Reviews for the new Apple MacBook Pro with opinions on the ‘good or not so good’ Touch Bar are rolling in thick and fast. As usual whenever Apple introduce a new feature options vary massively on its benefits and usefulness with sites like knowtechie saying it’s not as cool as we thought it would be and macrumors citing remarks from ‘useful’ to ‘gimmick’.
We’ve rounded up the best of the net’s much-opinioned insights into the new 2016 MacBook pro which has been one of the Apples most eagerly awaited releases over the last couple of years.
The new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is finally getting into customer’s hands, with some lucky people receiving deliveries of their new laptops today. The MacBook Pro packaging features a side-on shot of the machine with the Touch Bar displaying a vibrant color palette. Based on reader tips, it seems that those who ordered early will be receiving their laptop this week or next with many deliveries confirmed for tomorrow. Customers start receiving new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, most early orders set to deliver this week
A ton of reviews were just published for Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptop featuring its new Touch Bar. Here’s what the critics have to say about it. The new MacBook Pro is finally here. Well, at least one of them. MacBook Pro Touch Bar review roundup – Not as cool as everyone originally thought
There’s an emoji button when you’re typing that lets you swipe through the entire library of icons (it was the favorite Touch Bar feature of everyone I showed the laptop to). MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Review Roundup: Confusing Touch Bar, Meant for the Future
Apple has started shipping its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to customers just as reviews of the all-new 13-inch and 15-inch notebooks are hitting the web. The reviews provide a closer look at the Touch Bar and whether or not the new MacBook Pro is a suitable upgrade for those with older models. The new MacBook Pro’s headline feature is the Touch Bar (Image: The Verge) Andrew Cunningham at Ars Technica said he “liked the Touch Bar a lot,” calling it “more convenient to use” than a traditional row of function keys. However, he noted the Touch Bar’s usefulness depends entirely on the apps you use and, to a lesser extent, how you use your computer. If you primarily use the MacBook Pro with a Thunderbolt Display and keyboard, for example, he said the Touch Bar will “do nothing for you.”If it’s being used as a desktop with an external keyboard a significant amount of the time, the Touch Bar does nothing for you. New MacBook Pro Reviews Mixed as Touch Bar Called Everything From ‘Useful’ to ‘Gimmick’
Reviews of the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar are beginning … But for the other 95 percent of the laptop market, the MacBook Pro remains a compelling choice. It’s far and away Apple’s most-advanced laptop. MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar Reviews Begin Rolling In: Touch ID ‘Awesome,’ Touch Bar has Potential
There’s an emoji button when you’re typing that lets you swipe through the entire library of icons (it was the favorite Touch Bar feature of everyone I showed the laptop to). MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Review Roundup: Confusing Touch Bar, Meant for the Future
“I had the chance to spend a few days with the new and very premium 15-inch MacBook Pro,” Patrick Moorhead 
writes for Forbes. Forbes’ Moorhead reviews Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro: ‘An incredible laptop’
The new MacBook Pro has been a long time coming. It’s been over four years since its last significant update. In the meantime, we’ve seen a bunch of impressive new takes on pro-level hardware, especially the Surface Book from Microsoft. REVIEW: The new MacBook Pro is the best laptop you can buy
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