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With the 2020 launch of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and 13-inch MacBook Air, Apple no longer uses the butterfly keyboard. It’s softer on the eyes, without feeling pixellated. The 13.3-inch (1280 x 800) screen is old but not worse. This customizability also lets you repair parts for cheaper and more comfortably. It has space inside offering customizability that modern Macs don’t offer anymore. The 2012 MacBook Pro is home to a simpler time. The first unsupported macOS release for the 2012 MacBook Pro will be the release of Big Sur. The latest macOS still supports it even though it was released almost more than a decade ago. That wasn’t very smart.Įnter the 2012 MacBook Pro. I opted for the 250 GB SSD thinking I would get by just fine with external drives. The other big caveat: Macs are expensive, and I messed up. But the moment you want to work outside of an office, it’s simply too big. The profile is so slim, it feels like the keys are repelling your fingers, and after a while, it gets almost painful to type.Īnd many people have issues with letters doubling or dropping with butterfly keys.Ī 15-inch MacBook Pro is pleasant to work on at a desk. It got its name from the mechanical switches that gave it a slimmer profile. Starting in 2015, Apple introduced the butterfly keyboard. Why, would I take a 2012 MacBook Pro when I already own a 15” 2018 MacBook Pro? Updating a 2012 MacBook Pro I recently picked up a 2012 13” MacBook Pro from a coworker.
