[NEDM64]

Which alternative has a 3 gigabyte per second SSD?

And four USB-C 3.1 ports with TB 3.0?

And a TouchBar?

And really last 10 hours on battery (Microsoft advertised 12 for the SurfaceBook and it only lasted 6 on the same test the MBP lasted 10)

[vladimir-y]

Those things is not a deal breaker, it doesn't make sense to pay double price in comparison with similar laptops just to get above things, especially TouchBar which costs about $500 and will make you fill uncomfortable with laptop at least for a first time (but I guess constantly).

[NEDM64]

Yes they are, along with real life battery usage, trackpad, keyboard, size, screen, etc.

I dont know where you got the $500 touchbar, and I don't want to know.

[vladimir-y]

Keep rest mate, I'm glad you made your choice.

[NEDM64]

> TouchBar which costs about $500

Still waiting...

[vladimir-y]

You will have to wait a long time since

> I dont know where you got the $500 touchbar, and I don't want to know.

A small hint, just compare prices for touchbar based laptops and those with usual fn keys (13 inch model is optionally shipped with usual fn keys, not the 15 inch though).

[zimpenfish]

Comparing the 13" with and without the TouchBar from https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/, the price difference between the $1499 model and the $1999 model covers: TouchBar; faster CPU; an extra 256GB of SSD; slightly better GPU; two more USB-C/TB3 ports; an extra microphone.