The 2017 MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touch Bar is a great machine but is Touch Bar necessary or is it just a gimmick?  From my experience, Touch Bar has been useful because even a few third-party applications that I use like Pixelmator have been supported!  Touch Bar really shines within Final Cut Pro X.  For Final Cut X alone, Touch Bar has been worth the investment for me.  Moreover, Touch Bar includes Touch ID for unlocking my Mac with my finger.  I feel that Touch Bar is more than simply a sales gimmick.

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