Review on 16" Apple MacBook Pro 16 Late 2019 3072x1920, Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz, RAM 16 GB, DDR4, SSD 512 GB, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M, macOS, RU, MVVJ2RU/A, space gray by Wiktor Skowroski ᠌

Name: 16" Apple MacBook Pro 16 Late 2019 3072x1920, Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz, RAM 16 GB, DDR4, SSD 512 GB, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M, macOS, RU, MVVJ2RU/A, space gray
Item: 16" Apple MacBook Pro 16 Late 2019 3072x1920, Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz, RAM 16 GB, DDR4, SSD 512 GB, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M, macOS, RU, MVVJ2RU/A, space gray
Rating: 3

July 04, 2023

Mediocre product, probably won't use.

After the perfect air of 2022, the controversial PRO 17, I “upgraded” to this model, but now I don’t even know how to determine when the manufacturer will fix all the problems in order to confidently buy a 16 "laptop of acceptable quality. Maybe the 2022 batches will be better or will have to wait for the model ate.
It is a pity that the manufacturer is testing a premium product on customers and its marketers have finally defeated the engineers.

Pros

Performance: working with raw 42 mpx in C1 comes close to working with JPEG in terms of comfort. The keyboard is nicer than a butterfly (there is 13 "2022). Thin screen bezels - looks good. The cooling fans on my device did not cause acoustic discomfort, they only worked under high load. Everyone noted about the sound of the built-in speakers - yes, it has become even better. I did not have time to notice in two weeks, it seems that the keyboard no longer scratches the display (unlike previous models).

Cons

Quality control of the manufacturer's products does not justify the asking price, especially in 2022. I came across a copy from the November 2022 batch - a couple of jambs during assembly were not critical for me, as well as not the brightest screen (from copy to copy the maximum brightness varies up to 10%), less bright than on my 13 "2022. But the noticeable crackling of the coils under load in a quiet room forced me to return the laptop to the seller (and with some loss of funds, since service centers are highly likely to refuse to recognize such a feature of the device as a defect or malfunction). When editing a photo in C1 or a video in iMovie, while watching a video in chrome at minimum volume, the laptop made quiet, but noticeable and annoying rustling and crackling sounds. Digging through the forums, mostly foreign ones, I found that this "effect" is present to one degree or another on many 16" devices, some buyers received devices with the same problem after three returns. I recorded a video with this "effect": youtube. Be/s_9RrVLcG3I