<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> and the base model seems to be worth getting only if you plan to use it as a computer lab machine, front desk type jobs, or casual work that doesn't require a bunch of accessories plugged in. The extra $200 gets you TouchID keyboard, gigabit ethernet, two more T-bolt ports, and two more CPU and GPU cores. Feels like Apple really wants you to spend that extra $200.</p>