[ScottFree]

I'd buy an Intel mac from 2015. The modern ones all have their well-documented problems. The ARM based macs will almost certainly have a small period of instability and incompatibility when they first launch, just like the Intel macs did.

[btgeekboy]

I agree about not getting an ARM Mac on launch day, for the reasons you’ve cited. But I have a 2015 Pro for work, and a 2020 Air for myself. The Air is a fantastic machine, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it again, even after the ARM announcement.

[valuearb]

The current MacBooks (Air and Pro) are easily the best they’ve ever made, and have addressed all key complaints from the 2016 redesign.

[als0]

What do you think of the keyboard? I'm still lovingly holding on to my 2015 MBP which has keys that actually travel. For context, the last new Mac keyboard I tried was the butterfly variant.

[valuearb]

Lots of people actually liked the 2016 keyboards, less travel is fine for many people, including me. The real problem as the susceptibility to debris breaking keys, and not being easily fixable.

So the new MacBook keyboards seemed to have the debris issue licked, and a little more travel. That’s all I need, but if you want more travel I can see it’s not there for you yet.