Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is quite an amazing laptop, not only does my Apple Watch gain me access but it provides access to all my documents, is lightweight and works on the go since I'm a student. This loads any document quickly and easily. I highly recommend this laptop especially if you love apple products!

This is my first Mac computer. It was difficult to take the plunge because Macs are so expensive compared to PCs, however I think it is worth paying extra. The computer FEELS well made. After setting it up, it recognizes you by biotech (fingerprint) or your Apple Watch. I like how my Apple gadgets work together and function as backups. The retinal display is big, bright, and immersive. I have found the functionality and integration of the hardware and software to be easy to maneuver and I love the way the keys feel when typing; again solid. The only possible drawback is that it has no USB ports, only USB-C. I think that is their way of pushing the user to step up to the newer technology of the C and/or use Cloud technology. I live and work in China and bought a Xiaomi TV. I was pleasantly surprised that the computer wirelessly integrated with it through my WiFi network and Apple Air. My work PC had to use HDMI cables.

So far so good... I love my 2019 Macbook Pro 15” Using it for coding and gaming...

Great laptop for developers, I would recommend maxing out the RAM if you run virtual environments like me.

There is no such a thing as a perfect laptop. No matter how much money you have ready to spend, you can't get the *perfect* laptop. Let me explain: nowadays, companies are competing for the thinnest, yet most powerful laptop you can get. If your laptop browsing brought you to this Macbook model and this review, you probably already know that. I am a Windows user who has never owned a single Apple product before. I own a Samsung phone, Samsung Watch, custom desktop, Google Home... nowhere am I in the Apple ecosystem. But what's pained me about Windows laptops is there has not been a consistent manufacturer out there. What scared me from the Dell XPS 15 was it's reliability issues - people were reporting bad speakers, dying screens, etc. I actually returned this Macbook for a Razer Blade 15 for a solid day, but the USB ports were not properly aligned with the frame, meaning I had to jam them in. This isn't to say Apple isn't innocent either. So far no keyboard issues, but we'll see how that turns out for me down the line. So then, why did I jump into this machine? The i9 processor is killer. While it is thermally constrained in this laptop, the 8 cores gives my Premiere rendering a huge boost. The screen is simply unrivaled for me. I like a GLOSSY panel, not a dull matte one which a lot of other laptops use. It not being 4K is actually a plus, as battery life is quite reasonable. I'm also sick of a 16:9 screen in a laptop, the more square screen on this Macbook gives me more vertical room to work. And I don't see this mentioned as a big deal enough - I LOVE the charger. The brick seems tiny compared to other monstrous chargers, and it's over USB C, meaning it's simple to plug in and non-proprietary. Not to mention the included cable is LONG. Some of the things people mention as cons are actually pretty cool benefits. Yes, this laptop being thin makes it harder to cool, but it also makes it so much more pleasant to put in a bag and carry around. The IO is all USB C, but they're all Thunderbolt 3, meaning the speed is simply unparalleled on all of them - external SSDs simply go flying on this thing. Not to mention the ability to dock the laptop with an external monitor, or in my plans an eGPU. Well what's bad about it? A ton of things. As mentioned, reliability is in question for the long term. This laptop gets quite hot, so it isn't too pleasant to do demanding tasks while the system is on your lap. The GPU falls behind competitor laptops, the touchbar is just kinda weird(?). There's not as much compatability with MacOS (but Bootcamp can fix a ton of that), the keyboard travel is a bit shallow and that combined with the sharp edges makes my hands hurt a bit when typing on a table that's a bit too high. I can't upgrade this machine down the road (everything is non-upgradable), and did I mention this thing is EXPENSIVE. BUT. I've come to accept all of this. My tradeoff is for a trustable machine to perform video tasks, photo editing, and work. I've come to accept these trade offs for a machine that's thin and powerful while having an intangible quality that simply doesn't exist in other machines. It's battery lasts long, and it has a small charger I can easily tote with me. Don't come here for gaming, don't come here for the best value on the market. Come here for a machine you need to get work done fast and fluid above all else. That's what I needed, and those other laptops have too many tradeoffs in trying to achieve everything.

Apple gives you everything you expect from a Mac and more in the new 9th Gen i9 core processors. Graphics are better then some 4k branded TV's; running off the moderate Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB. Images and videos play smooth and crystal clear. I ran rigorous task with all processes being maxed out in activity and still had not one hiccup or slow down with the powerful new MacBook Pro. I recommend getting the 512gb storage just to make sure you don't have to carry around a additional HD plus adaptor accessories for the usb-c to usb-a conversion. Beautifully designed with state of the art internals. Cant go wrong with the Mac'.

Having owned many MacBooks over the years, this one compares favorably to those. The lack of any ports besides USB-c and Headphone jack were a bit worrisome at first. I did a universal adapter that Best Buy had that does HDMI, SD card, USB etc so when needed I could plug those things in, but so far the month I have owned the machine, I have not needed it. I will sometimes, but not a huge deal. The machine is fast, well built, sleek and everything I expect from Apple. I have my old machines that still work well, other than technology changing over time, so I know that the expense evens out over time. I can easily get 10 years from a machine when taken care of and put in a sleeve or case when taking it out. I like the apple ecosystem because from photography to email, to music, apple makes the programs, and they just work well together. things sync well with the phone, iPad, iPod etc. I also own PC's that are getting better over time, but in my humble opinion, not quite as easy to use, integrated or sleek as the apple products. I don't love the price tags until I am 5+ years into owning a machine, then it really makes sense since I have lots of life left and am not even considering replacing it. During that time I have had seamless integration and just enjoyed the product. I feel like I got what I paid for. Only you can decide.

Just got it yesterday. Haven’t had a MacBook since 2011. Fast and very easy to use, integrate and run tons of business services/programs at the same time. Starts up right away and handles multiple all my business programs with skipping a beat. Was getting very frustrated with Windows’ operating system. Compared it with the Surface Pro 2, and very glad I went with this instead. The current Best Buy $250 off right now made it the easy choice. And the new i9 processor is great.

Upgraded from a 4 yr old MacBook Air and what a difference in quality and speed. It’s a little pricey but was able to get one as an open boxed which saved me a bundle. Highly recommend for those who does a lot of photography and video editing. The touchbar saves a lot of time as it provides quick access buttons for ease of use for certain applications. Definitely love the 15” screen and the resolution is crystal clear. The speaker is much louder and clear. I had to get a separate docking station as a hub since it uses USB-C. Overall, I’m very pleased with the Pro and it’s worth every penny!!

This replaced my Mid 2008 MacBook Pro 13....I was a bit skeptical about going from the goto laptop with all the peripherals to a new unit without but omg...I simply love this thing and in usual fashion as the rest of my equipment, expect it will last until the OS goes end of life on me again and unable to upgrade any longer. For long time MAC users, there is a reason why we continue to by their stuff...and for the majority it's because we understand that we get what we expect even though it cost more usually. The stuff runs flawlessly, it's user friendly, it looks great, and the support of the equipment and software is world class. You can spend less for a windows machine no doubt...but then you get a windows machine and all the headaches that go with it.

Apple redesign of macbook pro line from 2016 has been plagued from the different issues. As, the company made some changes over those years, they finally have the refined product that is improved on different fronts. Let's start with the keyboard. The keys are the same mechanism but they are little quieter than previous version. It is still my least favorite keyboard but change in materials might mitigate some key failures. Apple keyboard replacement program is there for 4 years to take care for any keyboard issues. The laptop is runs little cooler than the 2018 i9 version. It can sustain the base clock speed all the way when pushed hard. The turbo boost is there but the advertises 5ghz turbo boost is from intel marketing not apple's one. So, the laptop would never reach 5ghz on all cores. Apple definitely did some thermal paste and undervolting magic to take care of thermal issues for this 2019 version. Overall, I think the 2019 version of macbook pro is the best in this design cycle. Apple took care of the some of the complains the people had regarding the previous iterations. The screen is same gorgeous one, battery life for causal use is around 7 to 8 hours and laptop does run cooler than the 2018's one. If you want to get a new Macbook this is the one. Just buy that applecare, as apple has virtually made impossible for third party to repair this machine.

Pros - 1. Very good display 2. Very Fast and even after installing VM 3. Nice Touch 4. Touchpad is good 5.Good power backup - 10 hrs after Energy Saving Cons - It gets hot, if you perform high intensive work. So needs SMC configure though it little improves Don't use on Bed, Use on Hard ground.

This laptop is excellent. From it’s blazing fast Core i9 Processor, to its dedicated 560X GPU, it’s able to handle almost any task thrown at it! I use this laptop everyday in college and it’s light weight and thin design makes it easy to travel from class to class. Also, it’s extremely fast processor and SSD storage allow me to access my work as fast as possible. In addition, it’s beautiful 15.6” Retina display makes it possible for me to clearly view all of my assignments at once. All in all, this is a great laptop for anyone to use. However, you will get the most value out of it if you are going to use it for video/photo editing, CAD design, or any other intense task.

After being a long time PC user for 3D animation work, I thought I'd get a MacBook for development work. Since I was starting fresh, I wasn't too concerned with some of the voiced concerns of Catalina not supporting 32bit applications (apart from development software, other major software was Adobe CC and MS Office). Although I did find my monitor calibration system (for critical photography) wasn't going to be upgraded to 64bit: so I upgraded it to a new unit (that also supports HDR, so I can use it with my OLED). I am impressed with the overall ergonomics of this generation Mac, and while it would be nice to have a touchscreen, the touchbar is useful (only Lightroom doesn't have touchbar functions, but I found a preset with Better Touch Tool). I was also looking forward to trying the free 1 year trial of TV+. When I first ran updates, my system was updated to 10.15. I was able to sign in to all apps (including the 3 new entertainment ones that used to be iTunes). When my software was upgraded to 10.15.1 (right before I could try enabling the 1 free year trial with TV+), I found I couldn't sign in to Apple TV, Music, or Podcast. The main support agent I worked with said that she could find other incidents but that there wasn't a resolution yet. I thought I might have to wait for another software update, but luckily found a suggestion on how to log out and kill iCloud. After restarting, I could sign into the apps and then sign back into iCloud. Viola! works now. So there's that bug (from new software feature). I've also noticed that if I try to airplay TV to an Apple TV device will just quit the application unexpectedly. If I want to share my library or TV+ with others, I do find I can airplay 4K Dolby Vision and Atmos using an iPad Pro 12.9 I've just gotten. Sidecar seems to work well for being able to use graphics apps with Apple pencil, though I can't calibrate the iPad while mirrored (my calibration program also quits unexpectedly. Perhaps that's another iOS 13/ OS 10.15 bug to be resolved. Anyway, some potential software issues are what's giving this a 4 star review. As I said, I like the hardware: the i9 processor does offer significantly faster render times with videos compared to my Lenovo, and the fans aren't as loud. My Lenovo might have fans going when even doing web surfing, but my Mac stays silent except really heavy loads.

While this design has come under some scrutiny, I have been using it since 2016 when it came out. I love how thin it is despite how powerful at the same time. This one, in particular, was interesting to me because of the i9, 8-core processor. I used this for abour two weeks and fell in love, although I gave it to someone else at my office so I could upgrade. I actually got the higher end (Vega graphics) for some of my more intensive uses, but this one gets the top grade from me for what it costs.

Had this computer for a couple months now, Purchased to replace an older mac I had that had just about overstayed its welcome as far as tech goes. Cant believe just how fast it is, performs all the stuff my old one struggled with, with ease. Very light and portable, keeps charge for all day use. Screen is really clear and portrays colors pretty true to life. I use it for video editing and photo editing and it has no struggles at all. Does 4k Videos with ease as well.

My previous 15" MacBook Pro is still going strong after more than 5 years, but it began to show its age, slowing down on some applications and showing short battery charge. So I decided to buy the current version of the same computer that has served me so well. The new MacBook Pro has the much-maligned touchbar, but I find it quite useful. The keyboard also has been much criticized and debated. I don't like it as much as they keyboard on my 2014 machine, but I'm not joining the chorus of critics. It works just fine and I love the smooth, hi-end look of the entire work area. The touchpad is brilliant, I love its size and responsiveness. The Intel Core i9 is super fast for all my uses, including the Adobe Creative Cloud applications. The Retina display needs no praise from me. It is stunning. This is an amazing computer. It is my workhorse machine, and it does everything I need. The speakers are superb, and the Bluetooth is version 5.0, though I have no Bluetooth devices that use 5.0. I'm not impressed with battery life, but I don't often use it unplugged.

I had a Toshiba laptop from 2011, which I got at Best Buy for 150.00. so I decided to finally bite the bullet 8 years later and get the best of the best. So I threw away my abacus, looked at my sundial in the backyard and noticed best buy closed at 9. so I got into my car, drove to Best Buy, dug deep into the wholes in my wallet, which I found out I didn't have any money on me, but that didn't stop me. so I opened up a Best Buy credit card and did the no interest financing. Would I purchase this again? ABSOLUTELY. this thing is lightning fast, has 4 lightning connections as opposed to the two on the 13 inches, I had to squint on the 13 inch Mac in the store, so go big is the idea, and this computer has the speed, screen size and picture quality, the capability of multi-tasking faster than the human Brian can process, can talk to Siri when I get into a fight with my girlfriend , connect wireless devices with bluetooth so if you have AirPods or any bluetooth printer, etc...this thing will find it, hunt it down, and take full advantage of it with its i9 processor. hope this persuades you.

I have been a fan of the Apple MacBook Pro for many years and this is my favorite model yet. Lightweight and attractive- with an awesome new touch bar - I am glad I made the purchase even though my 2012 model is still operational. Im very pleased with its performance so far. Set up was a breeze and I’m enjoying using it more often due to its amazing speed. I’d highly recommend this model.

I previously won a 2013 MacBook Air and used it for the last 7 years. That was my first Mac. It worked great that entire time. Recently my needs changed and the new software I needed to use was simply too much for the old Core i3 and 2GB of RAM. I bought this as a snap purchase and was concerned whether it would be worth the money and whether I was getting a decent deal. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. This MacBook Pro glides through work and multitasks without missing a beat. Even my work laptop, which is decently spec’ed, sputters and has significant load times etc. doing the same work. I also like the fact I can do video and photo editing without having to constantly wait for things to process while watching the spin. It even plays a lot of current games. The thing that stuck me about my previous Air was that, despite being the literal base model, it has still lasted nearly a decade and I expect my son to get several more years out it. Being that this is a higher end model I’m hoping to use this model for all of this decade and then some - or until Apple stops supporting it. :/ If you can afford the upfront cost you won’t be disappointed and the long-term ownership costs are on par with a windows PC if you factor in that you’d likely need 2-3 PCs over the same lifespan of this Mac.