Reply to post: Re: Function keys are useless, good riddance

Farewell to function keys and swappable SSDs in the new two-port MacBook Pro

Richard 12 Silver badge
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Re: Function keys are useless, good riddance

Function keys are absolutely necessary for a huge number of professional applications. A machine without them is barely even usable for many professionals.

Escape is similarly essential. Pretty much every NLE and all live event applications use both Escape and all the function keys, often in combination with other keys. Which doesn't work at all on the Apple Touchbar.

Sure, you can buy something like an X-Keys to get them back, but that costs you a USB port that you don't have.

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