My 2017 left me feeling like I got scammed, so fuck Apple.
edit:
I went to buy a new macbook pro because my older one had it's battery expand and kill the machine after about 3 years. I ended up being sort of talked into trading it in to get (IIRC) the new 2019 model. I have a powerful imac in the house, so I didnt want to spend too much money, so I opted for a model without the touch bar to bring the price down. Firstly, I didn't realise at the time that if you go for one without the touch bar, you get a 2017 machine, so I'm already buying an older thing than I realised.
It's the model with the shit keyboard, and I've already had it repaired, but it still keeps getting sticky keys, and they're noisy as fuck.. The machine is inferior to the older model in so many ways. The battery is terrible. I used to get like 5 hours out of the old machine and that's when doing motion graphics work and really punishing the system. The old model gave me about 10 hours web browsing - the new one lasts 2 hours just sat web browsing. They even made lots of tiny downgrades. The magnetic power plug is gone so instead of safely popping out if the wire gets nudged, it pulls the system across the desk. They even got rid of the little green light that would let you know the thing was chargin when the screen was closed. Oh, and the useful couple of pegs on the plug itself to wrap the wire round when storing it away has been removed. Even the touch pad feels and sounds cheaper than it's predecessor.
This is supposed to be a luxury product. I'm seriously tempted to jump to PC but I'm so invested in the software such as FCPX and Motion 5 that I'm a bit commited now. I'm not giving them any more money for a new machine until I absolutely have to.
