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3.0 out of 5 starsI miss my 2011 Mac Book Pro
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022
I'll say this for the machine: It's FAST!!!! No problem processing, that's for sure. However, the cons are a-pleanty IMO. 1) Whoever thought the huge track pad was a good idea should be fired. It's so big one can't help but inadvertantly touch it while typing and then your cursor is in the wrong place and you're typing away in the wrong place. Setting it to the "firm" setting doesn't help. 2) Function keys have been replaced by a touch bar. PC ads have made fun of this feature and I can see why. I've gotten used to it, but still havent' figured out how to dim the backlit keys. I've looked it up, but it's not intuitive. 3) It's Mac O.S. so it doesn't play well with others. 4) Apple's done away with the magnetic power hookup. It was such a good idea, MS stole it and put it on the Surface Pro! I grabbed the laptop forgetting I had it plugged into power and ripped the cord right out of it. Thankfully I had a good grip on the computer so didn't drop it (this time). 5) The keyboard is not near as nice as my old Mac Book. 6) Only two ports and one's for power leaving a mear one port and it's the newer type so you're faced with buying more add-ons to accommodate your older stuff.
Bottom line, the only reason I bought it was to run the newer programs, but other than that, I'm not impressed at all.
