on the edge of purchasing...

[unphased]

I also particularly enjoy ST's ability to "wrap" a selection if you type a character that it makes sense on (a bracket or paren or quote).

Try it, select a word and then type a double-quote, it will wrap the word in the quotes. Super slick.

Also I think this is a digression.

To bring it back on topic, I sure did pay for ST3 once I got my rMBP and couldn't be happier. I never use anything else to edit files.

[qgates]

I find the "end" key to be handy in situations where you want a semicolon at the line-end. End->;->return gets me there. If that fits your workflow, you could easily create a macro to do all three and bind it to a key of your choice (alt+enter etc.).

The thing with Sublime, as with any good text editor, is that you invest some time moulding it to your needs with plugins, prefs, macros and keybindings.