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  1. W

    Touchbar: Volume button behaves differently in High Sierra

    The touchbar button behaves differently in High Sierra after pressing it. Since I've installed high sierra, the volume bar doensn't automatically restore to the default bar, but stays until you hit the X. Anyone an idea how I can revert that change since High Sierra?
  2. mikel07star

    MacBook Pro 13’ vs MacBook Pro 13’ touch bar model

    Looking at buying an MBP and I'm struggling to decide between a 13 and the 13 touch bar model. If I were to get the 13 inch core i5 ,get 16gb ram, and 512gb ssd. If I were to get the 13 inch touch bar I would get the base model 8gb ram and 256gb ssd -.I use chrome, a lot of media consuming...
  3. J

    External Touch Bar Keyboard

    Does anyone know of an external keyboard with Touch Bar that can work with a 2017 13.3" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar? Thanks, John
  4. Geckoooo

    2016/17 tb keyboard problems stats

    Hi all I Just took advantage of a massive discount on a 2016 tb mbp 13” base spec model (-30%) and after a bit of reading, I am realizing that the keyboard problems might be a dealbreaker (I’ve tried it and I don’t dislike it, my concerns are mostly about reliability) Basically I was initially...
  5. pedzsan

    MacBook Pro Touch Bar Usage

    I like the Touch-Id and use it to unlock my Mac. And, I use it to do normal function key things like hitting F7 as well as adjusting the volume, etc. Aside from that, I can't recall ever using it. How about others? Do you find it useful or not?
  6. wrembry

    Touch Bar in Google Docs?

    Hey everyone! So I love using the text editing features that appear on the touch bar when typing in Pages, Word, or other text boxes that allow for the use of bold, italicized, underlined, and other text editing and customization features. For some reason, though, MacOS doesn't show these...
  7. D

    2017 MBPs can't connect to external display

    Hey guys. Thought maybe some of you could resonate with my issue. We got the new 2017 touch bar 15/13" MBPs at work in two or three batches. First two had no issues connecting to DELL 2715 via the DP>USBc adapters out of the box, but last three laptops from the third batch refuse to identify the...
  8. P

    Continuing problems with Touch Bar

    I wrote earlier about a problem with TB:chttps://forums.macrumors.com/threads/touch-bar-on-facebook.2059031/ On my MBP the TB-screen turns black if I touch the grey smiley close to the esc-button. I have now fund out that the problem continuing even after I reboot the computer. The problem...
  9. LillaK

    Resolved Macbook Pro 13" with 2.9 vs 3.1 GHz processor

    Hi all, I've decided to purchase my first Macbook. I've chosen Macbook Pro 13" with Touch Bar+Touch ID, but I'm torn between two options: should I choose the older model with a 2.9 GHz processor (i5+Intel Iris Plus Graphics 550) or the new one with a 3.1 GHz processor (i5+Intel Iris Plus...
  10. J

    Conclusion of Keyboard Issue (MacBook Pro with Touch Bar)

    I've been had this issue since last year, I write down my conclusion about this issue. I tested 10 different 15' 2016 model, and 2 different 2017 15' Model. I personally had a connection with Engineer Team through Agency in Apple. This thread is for helping people who are struggling with this...
  11. Hexiii

    TB vs nTB

    Hi, I know that his has been posted quite a few times already but I'd still rather have opinions on this specific case. I am looking to buy a MacBook, since I am leaving for 4 months and won't be taking my main PC with me. I can't make up my mind however which would be the better option. I am a...
  12. T-Bob

    Touchbar 'contacts' visible

    Had 13" TB 2016 all year and wanted to check if this is normal or new, don't remember seeing it before. On default touchbar layout slightly to the left of the mute button on the bottom you can see a 1mm strip that looks like a contact or anchor, slightly to right on mute on top there is a...
  13. D

    Macbook Pro 2017 13" NTB vs TB

    Hello everybody, I am interested in buying a new Macbook Pro. I aready decided that i want a new 2017 model and even though i don't use it for heavy tasks, i would like to buy a model that is future proof. Now i have already read different topics about the difference between the two models but...
  14. J

    Perfect fit sleeve for 2016 MBP?

    I've been diving into amazon once a month at least, to search for a sleeve case for my 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. It seems every time I go to the 1, 2, or 3 star reviews, people always complain that the sleeves are not perfectly suitable for the model required (usually because they are...
  15. S

    Touch ID No Longer Works + Can't Setup New

    Over the last week, I noticed my Touch ID wasn't responding. Kinda brushed it off as a glitch. But today, I had had enough. I deleted the current print and was going to just set it up again hoping it would fix the issue. But to my dismay, it won't let me set up a new. Keeps erroring out. Yes, I...
  16. CAWjr

    One of 4 USB-C ports not working

    I have a refurbished 15" MPB with touchbar that I got in April. I have only been using it as a laptop until this weekend when my wife Brough home two Acer 27" monitors from work. I bought two USB-C to DVI cables to plug the monitors in & they work like a champ. I the plugged in power into the...
  17. Damonito10

    Shipping time help!

    so I ordered my 13" MacBook Pro with touchbar, with One day shipping. This was on Saturday evening. It is now Tuesday but it still says processing?! My estimated delivery date is tomorrow the 14th. I live in Los Angeles. Is there really a way that it's going to finish processing, get shipped and...
  18. T

    My 2016 Macbook pro is perfect but how to fix this???

    i accidently dent my 2016 13 touch bar macbook pro, my heart is broken, any tools can fix this??
  19. Darajavahus

    First benchmarks shows radeon pro 560 a lot worse than 460

    4:04, 4:17, 4:20
  20. ivanicin

    Speech Central - Fully Featured Text To Speech Suite

    Speech Central is a fully featured text to speech suite for Mac. It has a full support for the web, text documents (pdf, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, email etc) and e-books (epub and fb2). You can bookmark important paragraphs and mark important documents as favorite. All items are stored...