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Tomorrow is the day when I run to store.apple.com and buy the maxed out 11" macbook air - even though my current 11" macbook air works perfectly.

I need a decent laptop to do my work. A laptop without a physical escape key is not a decent laptop. Therefore, I will stockpile a second one so as to delay by 3-4 years the need to "switch".

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Do you have the caps lock key already mapped to control then? Or do you actually use the caps lock functionality?

I've had caps lock mapped to escape for years on my MacBook Pro for the sake of Vim. It's so much nicer to hit with the pinky than reaching all the way up to the tiny 'esc' button in the function row, it's not even funny.

You can have both with Karabiner (though it doesn't work with Sierra yet).

Caps lock can be control if held down and used as a modifier with another key, but if pressed and released sends Esc instead.

Have you considered whether you also need a laptop with a physical caps lock key to do your work? If you do not, then perhaps you do not need to invest in a brand new old laptop right now, but could instead remap your caps lock key to work as escape.

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