No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple’s anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can’t even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don’t even own it.

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    I hadn’t heard of Force Touch, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. Isn’t that difficult to control? It sounds annoying more than anything else.

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      Significantly better than the old hinged ones because the feedback from clicking it is completely even across the entire thing. Can’t go back once you try, IMO.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve used both hinged and non-hinged Apple touchpads, and the difference is noticeable but minor to me. Certainly not enough to make up for everything that’s wrong with Apple hardware.

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          I just don’t like carrying a mouse with me if I want to use my laptop as a laptop. To me the difference is pretty big.