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Review on 15.4" Apple MacBook Pro 15 Mid 2017 2880x1800, Intel Core i7 2.9 GHz, RAM 16 GB, AMD Radeon Pro 560, macOS, MPTV2RU/A, silver by Bambang ᠌

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Overall it's not bad, but I expected more.

This is my first Mac, before that it only worked on Windows and Linux. After Windows, there are a lot of differences and the process of getting used to is very difficult. On the one hand, you really feel that this is an expensive and top-end laptop. On the other hand, the concept is not clear with the lack of familiar ports, there is not even such a regular USB port for a mouse. Surprisingly thanks to the USB-C ports - the laptop is well suited to Android phones, which also have a USB-C port by default, and does not pair well with the iPhone

Pros
  • 1. Beautiful, looks modern, reliable 2. Beautiful macOS 3. Interesting keyboard, pleasant to press buttons 4. I liked the panel above the keyboard, where the buttons appear depending on the applications 5. Cool and big touchpad 6. Already 4 high-speed USB-C ports, charging can be inserted into any of them from any side :) 7. Good sound 8. Beautiful screen 9. Powerful - top-end hardware, fast drive 10. Accidentally discovered that iWatch is unlocked - nice and cool 11. Harmonizes well with the Huawai phone, there is just a USB-C port by default, headphones from it fit, charging is interchangeable and much more
Cons
  • 1. The Apple icon is no longer glowing 2. Charging now without a magnet and backlight 3. After Windows, a lot of torment with the keyboard - a period or a comma is not convenient to press (you can choose a more familiar 2022 PC, but then the labels on the buttons will not match), switching the language is not convenient even the familiar Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V are now needed differently press. In general, I suffered with Claudia, after 3 months I was not used to it 4. Strange as it may seem, the Mac OS (ated to 102022) is not so reliable - it has already hung up and rebooted itself. In the standard viewer, I found a glitch when it freezes. 6. Unrealistically high price. 192 thousand for a laptop is expensive 7. It heats up and strongly, even if it is not loaded. 8. The usual Microsoft Office is here, but it is somehow stripped down. There is a lot missing in the Mac version. Microsoft Outlook starts to slow down after a while, restarting the Mac helps. Now I restart my Mac every day. 9. Weak battery. Without overloading the laptop barely pulls out 5-6 hours. In addition, the battery does not change like on all laptops. 10. There are absolutely no ports other than USB-C. If you want to connect a flash drive - connect an adapter, a memory card, a monitor, a TV, a mouse, a keyboard, a network, a phone, etc. Everything needs an adapter. Headphones from the iPhone are not suitable here, just like the iPhone itself cannot be connected without buying an adapter. 11. I connected a USB disk through an adapter - as a result, it opens only for viewing, and does not see many files named in 2022. They say it will be necessary to install a virtual machine with Windows

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