![]() ![]() I frequently control iTunes through the function keys, and the touchscreen simply doesn't provide the same feedback as a button. It's not that the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is a bad machine - I've worked on it, traveled with it, and generally used it heavily, as I expected when I purchased it.īut I shouldn't have to deal with daily annoyances on what is a premium laptop. Read more: Hands-on with Apple's new redesigned MacBook Air: This could be the laptop that Apple fans have been waiting for Now, I've got an expensive laptop that I'm not completely satisfied with that I expected to own through 2023, and my wandering eye is looking towards Apple's latest and greatest. ![]() It's not really a knock on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar - although there are issues - it's just that the new MacBook Air is the right machine for what I need to do, and I'm frustrated that there was no similar option when I needed a new Mac. I had owned my last MacBook Air for over six years, so I was ready to spread the roughly $2,000 cost over a long period of time.Īnd now, just over a year later, I regret my purchase. I loaded it up with lots of bells and whistles, including an upgraded processor, additional RAM, and extra storage space. I researched the specs, saved up, and waited until Apple refreshed its laptops with the latest Intel chips, so I wouldn't be buying old technology. I thought I had made the purchase correctly. ![]() When I received my MacBook Pro with Touch Bar in August of 2017, I was pumped.ġ5 months later, I have mixed feelings about my major purchase - and many of them are caused by Apple's new MacBook Air with Retina display, which is the laptop I wish I had bought.
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