A few months back, Apple revealed MacBook Pro's physical and interface improvements. One that is most notable about the new MacBook Pro 13-inch is its Touch Bar which replaced all the function keys MacBook lovers used to have.
One of the first details which consumers look at is the price. The MacBook Pro 13-inch with a touch bar costs $200 more than the previous MacBook model which came before the new model was released. The MacBook Pro 13-inch that does not have a touch bar costs $1,500 while the one that has a touch bar costs $1,800.
According to Digital Trends' writer Matt Smith, this price is quite too much for a MacBook Pro 13-inch model which only has minimal tweaks on its internal specifications. While some consumers expect the new model should already have the Core i7 processor, the MacBook Pro 13-inch with a touch bar still has the Core i5 processor. Despite it falling short to most people's expectations, the model still is considered the most luxurious laptop one can have.
As for the new touch bar, most critics say that it does not really amaze much. Techno Buffalo writer Brandon Russel says the touch bar is partly just a gimmick and partly an innovation for the future. One thing that really frustrates Russel is how Apple removed the SD card slot on its new models. Also, he notes a lot of "productivity-halting" issues you need to deal with before you can fully use the functionality of the laptop, a big problem which he never encountered from earlier MacBook models.
New Atlas' writer Will Shanklin share the same sentiments with the two previous writers mentioned. He noted that the MAcBook Pro models with a touch bar is overpriced and that it does not entirely make users do their work faster. Users need to be accustomed to all the changes they needed to face because of the new touch bar and the use of several dongles for slots that were taken out.
