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prime

@wkleem I am on an El Capitan based Mac. The new MacBooks Pros thay were launched today, very tempting!

wkleem

Prime, I noticed that for the 2018 MacBook Pros, only the Touch Bar models are getting all the upgrades while the non Touch Bar models aren’t.

prime

@wkleem I saw. I’m ok with the touch bar, my mom wouldn’t. Her iMac just took a dump the other day and she needs a new one. I’m going to let her my Mac mini until the non touch bars are updated (I hope). A part of me thinks they will drop them when new MacBooks come out.

wkleem

The MacBook Airs (Broadwell) are still with MagSafe power adapters. No word yet on new models and MacMini (2014) are 4 years old.

AGAlumB

@prime: Excited about the new Macs myself. I'll be looking at reviews to see if there's one in the cards for me in a few months. :)

Also, I do love me some AC. Especially this time of year. :sunglasses:

Manaburner

I was also pretty excited about the new MacBooks, but as CNet writes, they still have the keyboard problems: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-says-new-macbook-pro-keyboard-wont-fix-sticky-key-issue/

And I honestly don't know if I want to buy a 2500$ notebook that gets broken keys by a bit of dust. It's not like I'm working in a clean room (ok I clean my room but you know what I mean) :)

AGAlumB

@Manaburner: You scared me there, but "may still be a possiblity" [sic] doesn't seem definitive to me. ;) I'm willing to wait it out and see if the 3rd generation is improved, if the replacements they're doing resolve the issue, or both/neither. :)

Manaburner

@brenty yes, I will also wait for some tests of those early adopters. I guess they will find out pretty quickly if dust is still a problem. And if the repairs are fixing the issue :)

AGAlumB

I guess they will find out pretty quickly if dust is still a problem.

I think you may be right. Early adopters are either pioneers or guinea pigs, depending on how things play out. :lol: :+1:

XIII

Isn't the Touch Bar great for 1Password? (Touch ID!)

I really hope Apple releases new iMacs with Touch ID in the keyboard or FaceID in the bezel of the screen this year...

wkleem

The Touch Bar is separate from Touch ID although I cannot recollect, now that the Touch Bar is here, if there is a Touch ID only MacBook Pro. There should be one.

AGAlumB

@XIII: Touch ID (or Face ID) across the whole Mac line would be sweet. :sunglasses:

AGAlumB

@wkleem: Touch ID and Touch Bar are a package deal. Can't get one without the other — which I suspect makes sense from a cost perspective: if you include just one, you still need the integrated ARM SOC; might as we'll include both features. :)

wkleem

Thanks @brenty. None for me then. The prices are just too high and Apple has dropped the 2015 models.

AGAlumB

Fair enough. :)