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For others who might be wondering, this replaces the 15-inch MacBook Pro. There's a small increase in size (15 vs 16): - Thickness: 1.55cm to 1.62cm (+0.7mm, +
by Ambroos 7y ago
For others who might be wondering, this replaces the 15-inch MacBook Pro. There's a small increase in size (15 vs 16):
- Thickness: 1.55cm to 1.62cm (+0.7mm, +4.5%)
- Width: 34.93cm to 35.79cm (+0.86cm, +2.5%)
- Depth: 24.07cm to 24.59cm (+0.52cm, +2.2%)
- Weight: 1.83kg to 2.0kg (+170gr, +9.3%)
The display alone is ~1.3cm wider (and ~0.7cm higher), so there was a small reduction in bezel sizes, allowing the screen to grow more than the rest of the hardware.
- spuz 7y agoThanks, I was actually wondering about this.
- retromario 7y agoThat's actually a thickness increase of 0.7mm.
- Ambroos 7y agoWoops! Thanks!
- theandrewbailey 7y ago0/10 Too thick, will not buy. Jony Ive wouldn't do this. \s
- rco8786 7y agoDang. My 15” is already a hit too big for airplane work and this won’t help. 13 is too small as a daily driver. Can a guy get a 14”??
- holtalanm 7y agomy thoughts exactly. seems theyre going the wrong way size-wise. rather have 14". drop the 15 AND the 13, imo. reduce skus, improve profit.
- yoz-y 7y agoThere are still people clamoring for a 17". The new 16" is apparently unnoticeably larger than the previous 15" model and I already feel a large difference when working on a 15" compared to a 13". If they enlarged the screen of the 13" to almost-edges it would be really nice tho.
- smiths1999 7y agoI expect the 13" will eventually move to a 14" similar to the 15 -> 16 change.
- savrajsingh 7y agoFWIW I successfully did some work on a United 787 in cattle class (economy) with my 15" macbook pro in a middle seat. It was tight, but it helped that the guy in the window seat fell asleep leaning to the wall... But yeah, I might resurrect my old trusty 2011 macbook air for situations like this...
- beatgammit 7y agoYup, this is pretty much the reason I go with Lenovo Thinkpads. 14" fits nicely in all my bags and is big enough to see two things side by side. So yeah, Apple is not even on my radar if they don't offer a 14" form factor. I also don't use other Apple products, so there's little reason for me to compromise.
- j45 7y agoThe size increase makes me hope for the 13" becoming a 14"
- freeplay 7y ago14", no touchbar, 4 USB-C ports, improved keyboard = the ideal MBP bonus: add the magsafe port back to achieve god tier
- j45 7y agoI could live with the new touchbar on a 14" MBP. A 14" MBA might be perfect. Will be interesting to see if these other laptops also increase their thickness.
- driverdan 7y agoAlso non USB-C ports so you don't have to carry a bag full of dongles.
- GloriousKoji 7y agoI'd also like the SD card reader back.
- seraphsf 7y agoNote that the previous display was actually 15.4”... so the increase to 16” is less significant than the headlines imply.
- bsimpson 7y agoThis new model appears to be just slightly smaller and lighter than the 2015 many of us still have. It's basically the same size as the 2015, but with more screen in the same frame. https://support.apple.com/kb/sp719?locale=en_US https://support.apple.com/kb/sp719?locale=en_US
- markus_zhang 7y agoI have a question for you Mac users. Assuming that you don't treat the machine badly, no extra care (e.g. never open up to do maintenance), and have to carry it around half of the time. How long do you think a Macbook would last in average? For the Lenovo I'm using I'd say about 5 years because I break things so easily...it's reaching retirement.
- dlannoye 7y agoI am using a 7 year old 2012 Retina MacBook Pro, it even got the update for Catalina. My wife is using an even older 11 year old 13" MacBook.
- m0xte 7y agoThey are fragile as fuck. Literally I dropped one three inches onto the carpet and the screen went pop. Also it slowly bent over time in my bag. This replaced a 2010 MBP which caught fire after I spilled a drink next to it. The case sucks spilled liquids up like a straw! I use a T470 thinkpad now. It cost less than a replacement screen for a 15” rMBP did! I have literally beaten the shit out of it for months and it just shrugs it off. I also had a T440 which was abused heavily and shrugged it off. I had an X220 I poured a coffee in and nothing interesting happened too. Stay with the thinkpads if you’re an idiot like me.
- AndrewStephens 7y agoExperiences vary, some people have had bad experiences but I have a 13" late-2013 MacBook Pro that I take everywhere. The one concession to its comfort is a soft neoprene case but otherwise it gets shoved into bags and moved about constantly. The thing is a rock. The keyboard still looks (and works) like new with no visible wear on the trackpad. There are a few scuffs and tiny dents on the outer case but nothing noticeable from any distance. One of the rubber feet on the base has fallen off in the last few months but that doesn't bother me too much. One problem that has developed is that the glass at the top of the bezel has what looks like air behind it. This is cosmetic except that it interferes with the camera, which now is permanently blurry. I replaced the original battery ($49) recently - it lasted almost 6 years and still held 60 minutes of charge. I figure I can get at least another 12 months out of this thing since it runs Catalina just fine. My next laptop will also be a Mac.
- GordonS 7y agoI was wondering - very strange that the aricle doesn't mention the weight of the new 16" MBP!
- xyst 7y agoThe beginning stages of MBP "depression". I wonder if Apple would bring back the 17in chunky boi? That thing was a beast to carry around, albeit somewhat more feasible than it's competition