-I never had the displeasure of typing on the butterfly keyboard, but this one is nice, very nice. Felt very natural from the moment I unboxed and turned this beast on.-Touch ID. Loving it! Makes accessing 1Password a joy, as well as using Apple Pay. I am sure there are others that I will find as I continue to explore.-Touch Bar. I really didn’t think I would be at all interested in using this feature, but I have found it quite handy. There are some customizable features you can add, but for now, I am continuing to learn what comes “stock”. For those unaware, the Touch Bar is a LED screen that changes, depending on the app you are in, giving what amounts to be shortcuts for various features. It replaces the physical F1-12 keys which can still be brought up. .-It goes without saying that I love the extra large screen, and to me, it is gorgeous!-Battery life has been quite good. The 100W battery (largest allowed by the FFA) is meeting my needs.-The 3 array microphones on the left side. Have not had time to play with it, but it has gotten some good reviews.-The speakers. Six of them. As I said, WOW! Force cancelling woofers keep the annoying vibration at louder playback at bay. How they make the sound appear up to a foot of either side of the laptop is beyond me, but I love it.My last laptop was a 2008 MBP, and it is still functional. Hoping that this will have a similar track record.