Impressions on the MacBook Pro

2 May 2015

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For context: I’m coming from an 11-inch MacBook Air. This is the 13-inch, early 2015 version.

• I love the Retina display. I would venture into saying that it’s the best one I’ve ever used. So so good. No image retention either. 
• The Force Touch trackpad feels like magic to me. I’m excited by its potential.
• Battery life is crazy good. This computer has better battery life than the new MacBook (10 hours vs. 9 hours), yet Apple doesn’t call this “All-day battery,” just “Long-lasting battery”. Maybe that’s reserved only for its ultra-portables (MacBook, Macbook Air, and iPad).
• Keyboard feels… different. But I’m getting used to it. I find myself typing faster. 
• Migration Assistant was super easy to use. It brought up some issues with iCloud, which I haven’t been able to fix even after a week.
  
• OS X Yosemite looks great on this. I can’t imagine going back to pre-Yosemite systems on any Mac.
• Photos app is fun to work on. When it syncs, that is.

I will be using this computer for a long, long time; I’m really happy with it.