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- Apple's laptops that come with USB-C ports are bad.
- They have unreliable keyboards, they're difficult and costly to repair, they only have USB-C ports, and high-end models don't achieve their maximum potential.
- I've been using Windows laptops, and I've been loving them, although they're not perfect either.
- But at least the Windows laptops I've used have been cheaper, and there's a huge range of Windows laptops to pick from. There's surely a perfect model out there for all of us.
- If Apple is going to charge a premium for their laptops, they should be better than they are now.
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Recently, Apple blogger John Gruber blamed departing Apple designer Jony Ive for the keyboard issues on recent MacBook Pro, saying it was Ive's obsession with making thin devices that led to a poorly designed keyboard.
In his post, Gruber also said "today's MacBooks are worse computers but more beautiful devices," and I couldn't agree more - my 2016 MacBook Pro is better to look than it is to use.
It's all well and good that Apple's laptops are powerful, beautifully designed, and that macOS is a great operating system. But there are four things that put Mac laptops towards the bottom of my wish list. Three of those things can actually be attributed to the thin design of Apple's recent Mac laptops.
Recent Mac laptops, starting with the MacBook in 2015, the MacBook Pro in 2016, and the new MacBook Air in 2018 are the worst laptops Apple has ever made. Here's why:
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