Model that does not have a touchbar 13", 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd.
1) Construction quality: fly away, you don't often come across a product of this caliber. The actual laptop is light and compact, even coming in at a smaller size than the Apple MacBook Air.
2) The display has no glare, is extremely bright, and reproduces colors accurately (this is an advantage for photographers). Additionally, the quality is excellent; a 13-inch display with 4K resolution is an entirely superfluous addition.
3) The speakers are really good for such a small laptop; I have no issues in this regard.
4) The touchpad is flawless, and there is no other company that can compete with Apple in this aspect.
5) The keyboard features big keys, and each key has its own LED so that the backlighting is consistent across the board.
It is the most important factor for touch typing. It has come to my attention that those who are accustomed to typing by hammering on the keys dislike the keyboard. However, the advantage of this keyboard is that a little press is all that is required. Therefore, after you become accustomed to it, the speed at which you can type is significantly boosted in comparison to the "normal" keyboard.
6) It also has excellent performance. Consider purchasing a model with an i5-7360u (2.3-3.6 GHz), as this is the most advantageous choice in terms of the price to quality ratio. It is not a good idea to modify your computer with an i7 processor because the performance boost it provides is no more than 10%, it will heat up much more, and the cost will skyrocket as a result. It is in your best interest to purchase 16 gigabytes of random access memory (RAM), as it will not be feasible to add more RAM afterwards. In addition, the SSD in the model that does not have a touchbar can be replaced by the user themselves, but the cost of these upgrades is still insufficient.
8) Battery life (under specific situations) in conjunction with the ability to charge from external power banks! As a side note, the capacity of the battery is greater in the variant that does not include a touchbar.
9) macOS: When you purchase Apple hardware, you automatically gain access to high-quality applications as well as a reliable operating system. You won't run into any issues if you decide to install Windows on a second system, which is an option.