Do you hate it because you read a lot of negative initial posts about? I've used the new keyboard for half a year now and it become the one I enjoy more now compared to an older one. The touch bar is a nice addition, I can't say I can't leave without it but it's definitely helps me in a lot of apps and I certainly can't say that I hate it, why would anyone hate it? It's a helpful addition.
I was pretty wary of the new mbp because of the initial negative posts.. but figured I may as well give it a shot, so I've also had mine since a few weeks after they came out.
In my own opinion all the negative attention was correct. It's not at all unusable, but it's been strictly worse than the previous generation.
The lack of tactile feedback on the touchbar makes me have to look at the keyboard to use it which is a step back. It also doesn't attempt to verify that i'm actually trying to press a button which makes them easier to accidentally press than a real button.
The keyboard is okay, but the buttons occasionally stick and require finagling to fix, typing is marginally slower and less friendly on my wrists than the previous gen.
I preferred using actual right click on my trackpad and on the newer version that's entirely impractical and I have not seen any benefit to the size increase.
None of my issues are dealbreakers and I'm sure most people find the new version to be fantastic.
I got a new MBP 15" through work and I was also hesitant about the keyboard, touch bar and trackpad. I previously had a 13" MBP. I actually love the keyboard and trackpad. I find it hard to use the old MBPs with the smaller trackpad. The touch bar is mostly used for spotify and that's about it. Using the FN keys are fine. I wish it wasn't there but I don't think it's a reason not to buy a MBP (if you are willing to spend the money).
I dont mind the touchbar. Got used to the no-feedback esc key. But oh dear the keyboard, hell no. Been using it for 3 months now and I cant for the life of me use that thing. Its probably because i switch between this 2016 15" mbp and a 2012 13" mbp. The trackpad is just as good but cant see why they had to bump up the surface area to such an extent that the right click is soo far off to the right bottom. The missing (old) usb port and missing hdmi port is still a mess. I like my 2012 13" mbp which I upgraded to 16 Gb ram myself, better than the new one.
Edit: just wanted to add that I find the 2016 mbp is amazingly light and the screen is gorgeous. Battery life is great as usual. In summary just the missing ports and the flat keyboard that I do not like.
> that the right click is soo far off to the right bottom
Why are you not using two finger click for the secondary click instead of the area click? With new force trackpad you can click anywhere your fingers are it's so much more convenient in my opinion.
From trying it a few minutes, thinking about how I'd use it and from articles. I'm not saying I wouldn't change my mind after 1 year but at this point I don't think I would and I don't like those features.
Do you hate it because you read a lot of negative initial posts about? I've used the new keyboard for half a year now and it become the one I enjoy more now compared to an older one. The touch bar is a nice addition, I can't say I can't leave without it but it's definitely helps me in a lot of apps and I certainly can't say that I hate it, why would anyone hate it? It's a helpful addition.