I have owned many laptops over the years -- I've been buying laptops since the 1990s.  I have always been dissatisfied with them for various reasons. This is by far the best one I have ever owned.  I honestly didn't know Apple had it in them.  I'm not even sure why I purchased this, because I've been disappointed so often by laptops.  The keyboard on this is perfection.  The brain-to-finger-to-brain transition is seamless -- you have the thought and then it's appearing on the screen almost simultaneously.  Also, fwiw I needed a repair on this 1.5 years in and had purchased AppleCare.  The service was fast and first-rate.  I don't do much that's too intensive on this.  I do some photo editing and a lot of writing, watch videos, etc.  I write a lot and feel like the keyboard alone makes this a worthwhile purchase.