Since the introduction of the first MacBook Pro that took place in 2006, the 15-inch MacBook Pro has been the preferred computer for many users to improve their work and especially among designers and creators.
While other laptops have come to offer greater performance even before the MacBook Pro, with the introduction of Intel processors or better previews, the MacBook Pro has always been a choice for those who like to be more honest about it all.
Availability and prices
There was a time when they might have chosen different models depending on their screen size, 13 or 15 inches, or even the 17-inch one that was available until 2011. However, retailers speak for themselves and the 15-inch seems to be the best bet.
With the current model introduced, Apple is able to win in the new display space 16-inch MacBook Pro, which is already on sale starting at € 2,699 with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD storage.
You can check different settings in the App Store. However, Apple continues on its website four models of 13-inch MacBook Pro with the 8th generation Intel Core i5 processors starting at € 1,499, as well as the new 16-inch MacBook Pro.
The biggest difference between those 13 and 16 inches lies in the fact that two new 16-inch MacBook Pro they just introduced the 9th generation processors of the Intel Core i7 and i9.
MacBook Pro: 15 inches compared to 16 inches
It may be that now your first question is: what extra inch of new MacBook Pro can offer? Yes, we agree that it's only 0.6 inches, because the 15-inch model has a 15.4-inch screen, while the 16-inch model is good.
But more than that, the real answer would be that the new MacBook Pro has a high resolution display, a redesigned keyboard based on the magic model of Mac desktop rendering, high performance, lots of RAM and better storage and sound
If in your day you liked what Apple did with the 15-inch model, without a doubt, you'll love the new one, which says the boat will soon be 4% bigger, and keep the pricing line for its predecessors.
For anyone who remembers the 17-inch model, they might think it's a super-sized laptop to go everywhere. Luckily, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is only bigger than the 15-inch MacBook Pro.
Use of frames and screen bezels makes the app only 1 mm. In the next photo it is possible to announce the size of both models, where the 16-inch MacBook Pro looks great but without the size or weight.
In fact, it's about the same size and weight as its 15.6-inch Windows competitors, such as the Dell XPS 15, Precision 5540 or the standard Razor Blade model.
If you are wondering what the right bag or backup size will be for transport, you should know that 15-inch laptops will be a good fit, since the brands arrange for them more machines and not the MacBook Pro 16 offers a clean size.
So, the difference in the size of your screen shouldn't be a problem when you think about buying a laptop to use in your movement, because the extra you get to solve is worth the small difference you have in about a 15-inch one.
Great and beautiful screen
If you're one of those who expect to be able to enjoy a 4K quality screen, as most MacBook Pro competitors laptops include, even though they're in Windows mode, you may feel disappointed.
Apple believes that with a resolution of 3072 x 1920 pixels, the MacBook Pro will guarantee longer battery life than if it had a 4K screen, and you wouldn't notice a difference in the screen size of these 16 inches.
Sure we can tell the difference with the previous 15-inch model, its resolution is low and sits 2880 x 1800, but the 16-inch model has 13% pixels and something we will test completely separately for the conditions.
The gamut of colors has also not changed: Apple has compared the color model with the standard DCI-P3 used in digital cinema instead of the Adobe RGB range used by Adobe applications.
The previous model produces about 87% of the Adobe RGB rate, compared to 100% for most competitors, including the XPS 15 or Precision 5540, HP ZBook Studio or Lenovo ThinkPad P1, but we'll try it again.
That said, it has very little light and the photos and videos look as clear as the original model: it can emit up to 500 light, so it doesn't matter if Apple doesn't offer the OLED display option as did Dell and Razer.
At the bottom of the screen you will find a touch strip and a completely redesigned keyboard. Personally, I've never been a fan of Apple's way of having a Touch Bar instead of the option to take a screen like Windows competitors.
It's easier to work with a full touchscreen than a smaller Touch Bar in climbing situations, like train food, but at least it's best supported by most of the most important creative application.
The new Touch Bar now features a separate physical escape key, an application from many developers as Apple noted. The touch ID fingerprint scanner is separated from the rest of the touch bar for easy identification.
Greetings on the butterfly keyboard hello to the Magic keyboard
The new keyboard is a definite improvement, and not only because it solves problems that have increased in previous MacBook models, but also because it provides excellent and natural writing.
Now the buttons are way deeper and very similar to the Magic keyboard of the Mac computers they are based on, so there is no need to put the whole keyboard in the position of a single key problem, as always.
Apple has returned to the design of the & # 39; tverted T & # 39; arrow buttons, which some users have chosen (and some will be affected by this change, now as they are used to).
Location of track track It's the same size as the previous MacBook Pro, that is, a large area in front of most laptops on the market, and with one of the MacBook's top hats to be able to show movement and touch of touch.
It makes it easy to pick and use points and features in times when you do not have a mouse when you can handle it, so you may tend not to need it on your trip or trip.
CPU, GPU and editing
Under the keyboard, Apple offers many of the same features as before, but has changed its readiness to improve airflow and, hence, performance. So, it has better cooling which allows the chips to run at a faster rate.
The MacBook Pro 16 offers the same Intel Core i7 and i9 chips as the latest 15-inch model, but now in its ninth generation, it even reaches the Intel Core i9-9980 HK, with eight clocks running at 2.4 GHz.
Many of these can be accelerated to 5 GHz if not all. Intel still has a tenth-generation chip line, but these are designed for lighter and lighter laptops like Microsoft & # 39; s Surface Pro 7, with lower operating requirements (so no tenth generation Core i9).
Another internal improvement over the previous models is the possibility to include 64 GB of DDR4 RAM, as was the case with the Dell, HP and Lenovo models mentioned above, with 9,960 more than the 16 GB that came with the standard model.
In the case of storage, you should know that you can bypass 8 TB of SSD storage, a fact that exceeds its competitors. The price that separates 1 TB SSD from that of the 8 TB SSD is just € 2,640, as you probably think.
Although it might not be available to anyone, there are some additional combinations, which jump from AMD Radeon Pro 5500 M graphics with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, to 8 GB of the same memory for another $ 120.
Working
To measure the performance of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, we did a series of bench testing. We also performed tests on the MacBook Pro Core i9 8-core 2.4 GHz speed and 15-inch screen to reach conclusions by comparison.
Both bookmarks have the same processor and have 32 GB of memory, but the 16-inch model has the Radeon Pro 550M models, while the 15-inch MacBook model has the Radeon Pro Vega 20.
- The 16-inch MacBook Pro has a 16-inch LCD screen with 3072 x 1920; an Core Core 900 processor with 2.4 GHz, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, AMD Radeon Pro 5500 M graphics with 4 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD and macOS Catalina.
- The 15-inch MacBook Pro had a 15-inch 2880 x 1800 LCD screen; an Core Core 900 processor with 2.4 GHz, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 graphics with 4 GB RAM, 4D SSD and MacOS Mojave.
Using Photoshop, as it is the most commonly used application by users and the Cinebench benchmark, based on the Cinema 4D CPU rendering engine, allowed us to evaluate the flow of air that makes a difference in performance as Apple said.
We will do a comprehensive set of experiments using Cinema 4D for 3D performance and after Effects for full performance. Here we have compared our 16-inch MacBook Pro test with our 15-inch MacBook Pro update for 2019.
GeekBench 5: Single Core
GeekBench 5: Multi Core
Not surprisingly, the two laptops have the same scores on the benchmarks of the Geekbench 5 Single CPU, and on the Multi CPU bench. The same thing happened when the Geekbench 5 bench was run on an integrated Intel GPU.
In the OpenCL and Metal tests, the 16-inch MacBook Pro scored 5231 points and 4889 respectively, while the 15-inch MacBook Pro scores 5243 and 4882.
GeekBench 5: Compute OpenCL
GeekBench 5: Compute Metal
The difference in performance is more noticeable when comparing the probabilities of the invisible graphics of both groups. At the Geekbench 5 Compute benchmark, the 16-inch Radeon Pro 5500M GPU provides the laptop with 15% more power than the 15-inch MacBook Pro Radeon Pro Vega 20 in OpenCL, and 5% on Metal.
CineBench R20 CPU
The CineBench R2 bench is a multi-thread compression test that examines the CPU performance in many cases. Here we see that the 16-inch MacBook Pro is 12% faster than the 15-inch Mac-Pro, even though both laptops have the same processor.
The big difference is that Apple has redesigned the new 16-inch MacBook Pro to allow better airflow and greater heat dissipation. This allows the CPU to travel at higher speeds for longer.
Uninstall Heaven
Unigine District
The benchmarks for Unigine Heaven and Unigine Valley are deep drawings and focus on discrete GPU performance. The 16-inch MacBook Pro also significantly reduces the 15-inch one at 24% speed in Heaven and 15% in the Valley test.
4K handshake
We take the Tears of Steel 4K video as a test to test the effectiveness of heat exhaust by laptop fans and explore how the new body design helps make the system more quiet.
Larger capacity battery
Fortunately, Apple used the extra space to increase the size of the included battery, something users were already looking for. In this way, the laptop has a 100 Wh battery, which reaches the FAA-approved limit.
So, according to Apple, battery life is extended over 11 hours (based on Wi-Fi web browsing and video playback), which is one hour faster than the MacBook 15-inch Pro offers.
The new battery is associated with the new power adapter that Apple integrates with the MacBook Pro. The adapter has a power rating of 96 watts, higher than the previous model adapter which was 87 watts. It is possible to buy it separately at a suggested price of € 85.
Although Apple has shown its willingness to keep things running, you won't see the instructions on the adapter upgrade that allow you to properly bend the cable. Remember that the adapter now has a USB C cable connector.
Six speakers and three microphones
Laptop speakers, as a rule, are not the category that makes the difference when choosing a new laptop. Unless you are traveling far from home and you have no other choice, the most common option is to pair the device with a set of speakers or use beautiful headphones.
Most laptops produce the resulting audio quality between metals and mediocre, but the new 16-inch MacBook Pro system makes listening more enjoyable, and more powerful.
Internal microphone updated to match. You may not notice the difference on the Skype phone, but if you are considering joining a growing number of users who are opening a podcast channel, you may not need an external microphone.
The decision
Apple is determined to serve the needs of its users with the 16-inch MacBook Pro, and has developed and installed a laptop with a range of features that you may want. Most people will not remember the increase in size, especially because it pays the same for a larger screen and larger area battery.
This is also translated into over an hour. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that no one will miss the butterfly keyboard, especially since the new scissor keyboard is so satisfying.
An increase in performance, though not a strong one, always impresses you: you will see them more as you devote yourself to the production and editing of video and image content.
Where the 16-inch MacBook Pro can disappoint somehow has people ready for Apple's next big thing. There is a growing feeling among users that the Apple version update is too great.
Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of new and great computations, ARM-based processors, next-generation screen, Face ID and much more.
Although no one but Apple is well aware of the company's plans, you can bet they are working on the next big thing and it's only a matter of time. Waiting is the hardest part. In the meantime, this team is also a tool that every professional should have.
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