despite so many problems that OP stated, he's still recommending it!
...or as a HN user said a while back:
tuananh 42 days ago | parent [-] | on: Why the MacBook Pro Is Limited to 16GB of RAM
all of this largely depends on personal preference.
to me, i value battery so much more.
it seems when people recommends stuff that has many flaws like this, it seems they set the standard pretty low and i find it hard to take the recommendation.