It worked GREAT and had good integration to share resources between the OS's. Parallels is a 3rd party virtualization platform to run Windows on Mac. If you use an iPhone, that is a REALLY great integration! Being able to get texts and type them on a full keyboard is GREAT! There we some good things about the MacBook Pro: Those were the primary reasons I returned. While Apple touts its 'retina' screens, when side by side with the SB, the SB screen was much more sharp and pleasing to look at. So I used multiple dongles for all those needs. I saw one that was to be released soon.but it was like $400. I found no equivalent for the MacBook Pro with Touchbar. While not perfect, it gave me two external monitors, Ethernet, audio out, and USB. Not a great 'dock/hub' solution that I could find.This lead to lots of leftover files in the OSX filesystem due to lack of Program management feature. Some programs some with uninstall scripts. But if you install a Program outside the appstore, it is a crapshoot to uninstall. No easy uninstall for Programs (vs Apps).It boggles my mind that iOS can do it, but not Mac OSX. It can only sync email.not calendar or contacts. Well, the native Mail, Calendar and Contact apps don't work well with. This makes certain apps, like Messages, just work better. Much like on the iPhone, it makes sense to have your email, calendar, contacts synced with the native MacBook apps.Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, is not nearly as full featured and smooth as on my SB.Side note: the Touch bar was neat for fingerprint login.other than that, I never used it.I kept trying to scroll or touch the MacBook screen. Touch Screens are a requirement now! You don't realize how much you use the touch screen until you are on a device that does not have one.Below are the things that made my decision: Well, long story short, I returned the MacBook. I really enjoy my iOS devices, and see lots of Macbooks in the wild, so I figured.must be great, right? That happened recently and I purchased a 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Relevant to this forum, my current device is a Surface Book with Performance Base.Įvery once in a while I get 'device envy'. I have primarily had Windows devices, but have played with Linux in the past, and own an iPhone and iPad. I am a technology person and a gadget freak. Hey all, wanted to share my experience as some of you might be of similar mindsets.

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