This is now my second Macbook I've owned. My first was the touchbar 2017 Macbook Pro, and that pales in comparison to this. As I've grown older, I have less of a need to use the processing power from the Pro models, and just need something light to carry around and do 90% of my work. This laptop is that, and so much more.
I've been using this laptop very frequently for a little over two months now, and I'm in love with pretty much everything about it. I'm amazed at how light it is, while still feeling so, so premium. The metal curves around the screen and body feel so high quality when you graze your finger across them. One of the major gripes I had about my last Macbook was the keyboard -- the touchbar model keyboard was awful. The keys had a habit of failing occasionally. The new Macbook keyboards? Actually a keyboard now. Clicky and feel robust, a joy to type on! (which is something I thought I'd never say about a laptop keyboard)
I am not a power user, I do not use this laptop for heavy rendering or 3D graphics. I do not game on this laptop. I have a desktop in my office for those things. This handles what I actually use a laptop for really, really well. I love that I can go to a coffee shop with this thing, pull it out of my bag, and instantly open up to my 15 open tabs from my previous session and continue to keep working. The speed is insane, and there are no hitches. The battery life also is incredible. Big fan of the braided cable that comes with this. At the moment, I can get a few days of heavy browsing use out of this, which coming from my old pro model that would die in less than an hour on battery with the same workload, is nothing short of a miracle to me. Praise the M series chips!
The screen quality is super sharp too, I'm sure it's the same or similar screen to my old Pro model, but the bezels make up for it. Sure, it may not have Promotion, or whatever the Apple term for 120hz is nowdays, but I personally don't mind it, and don't notice it. Again, this is not a poweruser device.
So, at the moment, this is an incredible deal on a laptop. I wish this was around when I was shopping for laptops in college, because this would have been a no brainer. Will this laptop handle the test of time with its great battery life and fast speeds? Only time will tell us, but at the moment, it's worth investing in.
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