Review on 16" Notebook Apple MacBook Pro 16 Late 2019 (3072x1920, Intel Core i9 2.3 GHz, RAM 16 GB, SSD 1024 GB, Radeon Pro 5500M), MVVK2LL/A, space gray by Wiktor Paul ᠌

Name: 16" Notebook Apple MacBook Pro 16 Late 2019 (3072x1920, Intel Core i9 2.3 GHz, RAM 16 GB, SSD 1024 GB, Radeon Pro 5500M), MVVK2LL/A, space gray
Item: 16" Notebook Apple MacBook Pro 16 Late 2019 (3072x1920, Intel Core i9 2.3 GHz, RAM 16 GB, SSD 1024 GB, Radeon Pro 5500M), MVVK2LL/A, space gray
Rating: 3

May 13, 2023

Not the best quality, but generally not bad.

Bought at the beginning of 2022 for 215k for remote work during a pandemic. Initially, it seemed like an ultimatum, but after the release of the first Apple Silicon M1, it became clear that this poppy was not worth the money, since in many aspects it was superior to the Macbook Air, which was 2 times cheaper.
After a year of use (when the warranty ended), when the monitor wire was pulled out, something shorted out on the board and there was a problem with the T2 chip. The Mac did not fully turn on, there was an emergency shutdown. The "repair" took 70k, although in fact it was a complete replacement of the motherboard.
I don’t know who is more to blame, apple or intel, but the poppy turned out to be strange and not worth the money.

Pros

+ Huge and comfortable touchpad + Gorgeous speakers. The sound is very loud and spacious. + The screen reproduces colors perfectly, and due to the huge resolution, any details are visible. + Scratch-resistant aluminum housing. + The cooling system is very powerful. + Charging can be connected from either side or connected to a monitor with powerdelivery function. Compared to the previous generation: + Excellent, quiet and non-sticky keyboard. + The Esc button here is physical, not touch.

Cons

- i9 is not a plus, but a minus, since it constantly heats up, and also with random loads it can drain the battery in an hour. - The fact that the cooling system is powerful as a result causes a lot of noise, for example, playing without headphones is unrealistic. - Switching between built-in and discrete graphics works strangely, sometimes some simple program for some reason turns on a discrete video card, which causes the poppy to heat up and drain the battery. - The Thunderbolt controller from intel is terrible. When you connect an external monitor and surf the internet, the temperature rises by 10-15 degrees. That is, as a result, it stays at the level of 75-80 degrees. When watching a movie on an external monitor, it rises to 85. (There is no such problem with Apple Silicon) - Weight! This Mac weighs 2kg, but don't forget the 96W PSU, which weighs another 400g. Carrying it with you all the time in your backpack is not the most pleasant experience. - In the second month of use, a crack appeared on the plastic frame right on the inscription "MacBook Pro", which is constantly an eyesore.