In reply to veteye:
I went for the touchbar one but that was because I wanted the most powerful 13" machine I could get, rather than for the touchbar. I rarely use the touchbar. I went for the i7 processor, 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM. It's lightning fast. I can edit Photoshop, Lightroom or Final Cut Pro from an external HD (LaCie Rugged 2TB, USB-C) while listening to iTunes on the same external drive. There's no lag on Final Cut Pro X either.
Negatives: The 'H' key did a double H every now and again after I got it but it is normal now so I assume it was a software issue which has now been fixed. Battery life could be better but I have nothing to compare it to as my last machine is an iMac and my work laptop is an HP which lasts about 30 minutes without being plugged in. This lasts me a few hours doing all the aforementioned things. Wouldn't call it 'all day' though. It can get hot when tasking the processor but it is silent so the fans aren't coming on (I've heard they don't come on until really late).
Overall it's great. I don't regret it. I wanted to future proof myself and I'm satisfied that I have. If I could have waited until iteration 2, then I would have done, perhaps for a faster processor again and better battery. I don't normally like to be an early adopter but I wanted a new machine now (old iMac still going strong from 2006 but it's not fast and won't run newer software which I need it to).
I don't understand dongle-gate either. I have a lightning to USB-C cable to sync my iPhone, I have a USB-C external hard drive and for everything else, I have a 4 USB/HDMI to USB-C dock. I carry a tiny USBA/C plug with me in case I every need to plug a pen drive in or something (but I never have yet...)
Hope that helps! Happy shopping
Phil