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New 13" Macbook w/ Touchbar or Old 15" Macbook Retina for Designing?

over 6 years ago from Sandeep Sharma, Full-TIme User-Interface Designer

  • Jim SilvermanJim Silverman, over 6 years ago

    is the TouchBar useful for Sketch or Photoshop?

    2 points
    • Anton StenAnton Sten, over 6 years ago

      No, not really to be honest. I use the Touchbar for unlocking with TouchID (and accessing 1Password)... Oh and autofill in Safari form fields.

      0 points
      • Clay MacTavishClay MacTavish, over 6 years ago

        So it's fairly useful, the touch bar? It seems gimmicky and a waste of real estate.

        3 points
        • Anton StenAnton Sten, over 6 years ago

          Useful is a stretch in my experience but it has potential. I would wait a year before I would call it a failure.

          2 points
        • Nat BuckleyNat Buckley, over 6 years ago

          TBH all the function keys were a waste of real estate. I used them almost never, and when I did it was for all the extra gubbins they’ve added to them, like brightness controls etc.

          2 points
          • Clay MacTavishClay MacTavish, over 6 years ago

            See I disagree. I use the brightness, volume, and media keys all the time so I don't think it was wasted real estate.

            4 points
    • Lee Williams, over 6 years ago

      If you write any code the touchbar is an actual hinderance since you lose the escape button and fkeys.

      2 points