Classic Keyboard ( Scissors, with decent Key Travel ), Classic MagSafe, Classic "Sane" Sized TrackPad ( so you dont get as much or zero false positives ), SD Card, HDMI.
Change the USB port to USB-C and upgrade the CPU. That's it. Dont touch anything else.
Pros:
- It doesn't have the new square styling I find ugly
- The trackpad is reasonably sized
- It already has the force touch trackpad
Cons:
- The bezels are looking a bit thick nowadays (though not preposterously so)
- The processor is getting a bit slow for heavy tasks
- It can't output 4k@60hz via HDMI (only realized that one recently)
- It doesn't have USB-C
This model with upgraded internals, ports (and upgradability, come on) would be a very solid offer.