Apple - MacBook Pro - 15" Display with Touch Bar - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - AMD Radeon Pro 560X - 512GB SSD - Space Gray

I bought a new MBP15 recently when my 2014 MPB-13 Retina had to go in for service and I couldn't be without a computer for a week. The video rendering speed is awesome: I can regularly render multiple videos SIMULTANEOUSLY at faster speeds than I could export a single video before. The multi-core advantage is massive if you use Premiere, Photoshop, and other apps that take advantage of it. This machine also runs cooler than my 13" because that machine had only one fan! I've had no significant heat problems and have detected no throttling. WARNING: after using this, you will be incredibly annoyed with other computers you touch— this is so fast, apps launch so quickly, files write at blistering speeds— even external SSDs can start to feel slow!!

I am working on Apple Apps, video editing, and photoshop. This laptop is a workhorse and I haven't had any issues thus far. I would recommend a DBrand cover to protect the finish of this awesome machine.

I teach at the local university and I use my MacBook Pro everyday. It can do so many things that I need for it to do. It is flexible, dependable, fast and has great capacity.

Thanks to my sale associate, Fransisco, for helping me choose the best computer for me. I love my new MacBook Pro-15"!! I am amazed at the speed of my new Mac and the integration of all my Apple devices.

Look at the configuration of this computer, I think it is the best I need.

What else can I say? It's a 2015 Mac book pro with a touch bar.

Solid look and bulid. Amazing specs. I was worried about the thermal but after using a week, didn’t face any issue

So I had a Macbook Pro 2012 model before this model and the computer has stood the test of time. It still works fine to this day, but its finally starting to really show its age in speed and workflow. I have been waiting for an 8th gen Intel refresh on either the Macbook Pro or the Imac in order to finally upgrade. When they released the Macbook Pro's a few weeks ago I figured I would give the Macbook a shot. I've had a few days to kind of play around with it and here are my honest thoughts. Its a beautiful machine. This thing chews through anything I throw at it. I am primarily a photographer so Lightroom is the ultimate test for me and it passed with flying colors. I am very happy with the overall performance of the laptop, in short its a performance Beast. BUT..here's where the Macbook starts to become an issue for me. I like to plug my laptop into monitors when I'm working at home. And with apple's choice to go completely USB-C it causes alot of issues with my current setup. I have 2 27 inch monitors, an older Cinema Display and a Thunderbolt Display. The Cinema won't connect because its not thunderbolt 2 and the Thunderbolt does not look good for some reason. The thunderbolt display also cant charge the Macbook itself requiring the cable and the monitor to eat up 2 of the 4 USB-C ports. Forcing me to maybe consider looking into a new monitor, but apple doesn't make them anymore so I have to look to an LG or replacement brand. There's no Audio Jack cable so I can't plug the computer into my desktop speakers. And I literally have had to buy an adapter for everything, I had to buy an Adapter just to be able to use my Anker 10USB Adapter. It's very odd to me that Apple would choose to get rid of such basic things. No SD Card reader either. These are very small and minuscule things that probably could have still remained in the design of the computer. It's even basic things like not even being able to connect a USB mouse to the laptop without an adapter. I know that these problems are probably nothing new or surprising to people that reviewed or have had the touch bar USB-C models for me, but its really crazy to me that Apple made this decision. I see no real benefit to them doing this and it makes the computer alot less functional. I am going to see if I can get a decent monitor setup going otherwise I may have to consider returning this and waiting for the Imac 8th gen refresh to hopefully happen later this year. At least that model will have an SD card reader and an Audio jack lol.