28 TECH ADVISOR • MARCH 2020REVIEW
the background as you work. It’s a sound that doesn’t
demand your attention.
The Touch Bar is still a part of the MacBook Pro,
whether you want it to be or not. Except this time,
Apple changed it so that the Escape key is no longer
integratedin theTouchBarandis itsownbutton.The
TouchIDbutton,ontheoppositesideofthe Touch Bar,
is also its own button. The arrow keys on the lower right
of the keyboard have reverted back to the inverted-T
layout, with the right and left arrow keys now half-
height buttons. These are welcome changes and bring
back a good amount of intuitiveness.
All that being said about the keyboard – they’re all
changes for the better – I can’t help but think aboutYou wanted it, you got it:
a dedicated Escape key