The new MacBook Pro is kind of great for hackers
I returned my MacBook Pro 15&#x27; earlier today. Here&#x27;s why:<p>* Graphics card glitches - I paid close to 4K so I don&#x27;t have to deal with quality control issues.<p>* Touchpad is just too large. I found myself resting my palm on it all the time, and sometimes (clicking) without realizing it. Also, if you like lying down and working (which I do sometimes because of a lower back problem) the size of the touchpad will make you work extra hard to avoid accidental clicks.<p>* Had the machine for ~ 10 days, used the touch bar less than that. Definitely not worth the money. Hopefully in the future, they&#x27;ll have the 15&#x27; option without it.<p>* The bootcamp experience just sucks (this was my primary reason for returning it). Currently, there&#x27;s no way to gracefully switch between discreet and integrated gpu, so the battery life is terrible, like two-and-a-half-hour maximum battery life terrible. gpu-switch doesn&#x27;t work either. In fact, if you use gpu-switch you&#x27;ll have to rebuild both macOS and Windows as the machine will just hang when you try to boot into either.<p>* Recovery mode has many issues with network connectivity. A few times, I had to tether&#x2F;connect to my iPhone hotspot for it to go through.<p>* Sharp edges everywhere.<p>The specs are very underwhelming too, but I was willing to tolerate lower specs for higher build quality. I actually just picked up an XPS 15 9550 from Microcenter. Got the 2.6Ghz, 16GB (expandable to 32GB), 512GB SSD, 4K touchscreen for $1350 (an open box, new for $1499).