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#Turbo boost switcher d mac

I expected worse from the battery, so I’m positively surprised. It has 4× USB-A 3.0, 1× USB-C port (only for power delivery, no data), Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI (up to 4K at 30 Hz), and an SD and MicroSD reader.

It has excellent build quality (aluminum!) and has been working well thus far, although it gets quite warm in use. I bought a relatively cheap (40 €) hub that provides USB-A ports, HDMI, Ethernet, and an SD card reader. Being able to charge from both sides is very convenient, as is having a single USB-C cable for an external monitor and power. Overall, I’m a fan of the new USB-C world, though. I miss MagSafe and the LED charging indicator. If you ask me, destructive actions have no place there as long as it’s so easy to invoke them accidentally.

#Turbo boost switcher d mac

If you’re a Mac developer, consider carefully which controls to place on the touch bar. And Apple, while you’re at it, please add back a normal Escape key. The touch bar needs haptic feedback and some amount of force sensitivity in order to ignore light accidental touches. However, I still don’t think Apple should have shipped it in this state. The unintentional touches will probably become less frequent as I get used to the touch bar. Often, these accidental touches are so light that they don’t even register in my fingertip - I can only deduce what happened when I notice something unintendend happening on screen. Xcode has a Customize Touch Bar feature, but it’s very limited: you can’t remove the four leftmost buttons.

#Turbo boost switcher d code

I keep hitting the Run or Stop button accidentally while writing code (where it’s not a big problem) or during debugging (where it quits the current debugging session). Unintentional back/forward navigation in Safari and Xcode. Some examples:Ĭlosing a dialog or cancelling an action by unconsciously resting my finger on the Escape key before having made a decision whether or not I want to press the key.Īccidentally stopping or restarting a debugging session in Xcode while typing in the debugger console. But any extra convenience is far outweighed for me by accidental (and sometimes destructive) touches. I can see its usefulness for some tasks, and I don’t mind the tap-hold-pan gesture for changing the volume or display brightness as much as I expected. The touch bar and I haven’t become friends yet. Reliability is much more important than a small improvement in comfort. If Apple hasn’t fixed the problems of the previous generation keyboards, I’ll have to change my verdict. Obviously, I can’t say anything about the keyboard’s long-term reliability.

With its low travel and “clicky” feel, it’s a contentious design. I also understand why some people don’t like the keyboard at all. It may be my favorite keyboard - laptop or desktop - I’ve ever used for any significant amount of time. This is my first MacBook since the 2016 redesign with USB-C and the touch bar, so many of my observations may be old news to you. I’m still looking for a nice sticker to cover it. The reflective logo in the modern enclosures is still too much for me - I’m not going to be a walking advertisement for Apple. Getting rid of it in 2015 was long overdue. I’m glad the glowing Apple logo in the lid is gone.