I don't like the Force Touch trackpad one little bit, but that's personal preference related to my usage habits.
I suppose you
can get used to it, but
I liked the Multi-touch trackpad from the get-go.
Yes, the Force Touch trackpad's click pressure can be adjusted in System Prefs, but not with a slider, rather it's a 1 - 2 - 3 setup that leaves me unable to get to where I"d like to be, and further, things I used to do effortlessly still require thinking, and unexpected things still happen...
after a year, which I consider a giant step backwards.
Apple hasn't got any similar MBPs listed in the
Certified Refurbished Store at the moment, but I'd be curious to see their prices
when they come up.
Nope,
Apple's got them; you've just got to know where to look.
And since Apple's got them, they'll eventually turn up in the Refurbished Store (which, incidentally, is my preferred source).
(In reality, Newegg isn't selling them...merely fronting for other sellers, same as Amazon does, and that doesn't appeal to me in the least.)
I'd spend money on the postage to get your iBook only on the assumption that V1 can bail it out, but if it actually
can be bailed out, my taking it wouldn't be fair to you.
Post the issue! You've got nothing to lose, and since it's only a backup machine, its age doesn't really matter.
Funny that early on you expressed disappointment at having to replace the "only 5 year[s] old" MBP, and now you seem to be hell-bent to buy a new one.
