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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 Micha ochowski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Everything in the purchase suits, a very necessary product.

Switched to this model from a 2022 MacBook Pro 13. I took the gray version with the American keyboard layout (ANSI). Of course, in my case it was just a constant "wow" the first days of use. For those migrating from more recent MacBooks, chances are the difference won't be as noticeable. If you generalize and look at it as a whole, then this, of course, is an ideal computer for any person whose activity requires more than just a “typewriter”. The display is juice. The keyboard is good, with a normal stroke and no shortcomings of the "butterfly": for almost two months everything has been working flawlessly. The sound is super, really the best so far on laptops, it seems to me. There are no questions about the speed of work either - everything flies, from WiFi to frantic recording to disk (2022+ mb / s). RAM is also enough for the eyes. What can confuse (not counting macOS - for me for almost ten years there is simply no more convenient operating system): 1. Weight. Sizes - yes, good, a little more than the "tag" of the same year. But it weighs under 2 kg - suddenly it's too much for someone. 2. Webcam - sadness. 3. USB-C ports and no card reader. There is a double story here, because more and more peripherals appear under USB-C. In addition, if we take into account the “home-work-home” use case, then one adapter at home connects perfectly through a single port, delivering both the image to the monitor, and sound, and regular USB inputs. However, it may still be inconvenient for some. 4. Well, finally, yes, the price. "White" models should be taken only if you do not mind overpaying for a local warranty. But since the keyboard here is new, not breaking in the same way (like a “butterfly”), then I think it makes sense to save money and take a “gray” model without PCT, in my opinion.

Pros
  • 1. Super screen, both in size and resolution. 2. Excellent autonomy - 8-9 hours in the "typewriter" mode and a little less when viewing / editing media. 3. 512 GB SSD and 16 RAM in the base is super! Graphic and video editors, a browser and a bunch of other applications work without problems in the background. 4. The sound is really space: both in bass and in volume and purity. 5. Normal keyboard. Feels a little worse than on the old 2022 MacBook Pro 13 (before the retina), but still an order of magnitude higher than on the defective butterfly. 6. I can’t say anything special about the microphones, but on the whole it records decently. 7. As always, an unrealistically cool touchpad. 8. Four USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 3). 9. Not bad graphics and a powerful processor - the same Blender works very fast, and Final Cut eats 4K video without problems.
Cons
  • 1. A 720p webcam in 2k20 is a shame. 2. The touch bar is useless. Really. At first I played with BetterTouchTool, but then I gave up and just left a number of function keys. 3. Very rarely there is a pop when switching videos in the browser. They promised to fix it with a software ate, but they never fixed it. 4. For someone it may be heavy, but I'm ok. 5. Four USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 3). 6. There is no longer such throttling (as on the MacBook Pro 15 2022), but the case can normally get so hot - it’s better to install Macs Fan Control and sometimes overclock the fans yourself. 7. Price, of course, the PCT version is just terribly expensive.