MacBook Pro 16" Laptop - Apple M1 Pro chip - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Space Gray

Beautiful, responsive, fantastic screen and incredible speakers. Improved camera over the past few years, great microphones and an absolute powerhouse! If you need something portable with a ton of power or just want the best Apple has to offer in a laptop, this is it. MagSafe <3

This macbook in 2021 is a game changer!! Being a multimedia creative, this MacBook provides the power & features for being able to edit right on the go!

Value every cent. Just recommended. I tried another one before and came back to get it. Don’t waste your time and money. Get it.

Absolutely amazing. The new chip is blazing fast. I'm going to just highlight some of the best things going on here. First, if you are doing any content creation, the 14" is not the way to go if you aren't docking. The 16" is so much more comfortable for editing; so far, the video editing is comfortable and easy to see, and scaling works well. It has a 10-core M1 Pro with 16 GPU cores, so it can shred 4k with ease. But... if time is really important to you, and you have disposable income, get the M1 max; it has twice the GPU cores and *can potentially* give you better performance with rendering if you are using video toolbox; I personally use CPU rendering for exact consistency so there isn't much of a difference if any for most cases. The camera is way better than the 720p on the MacBook Air and Pro of last year. It's not anything to call home about, but it is much more crisp, and works with the camera effects, adding a nice blur to the background with portrait mode. However, the camera introduces the infamous controversial notch. I see no issues with the notch, and it should not impact your decision. Why? Because the MacBook Pro has a 16:10 ratio, and the top chunk is where the "menu bar" resides. The notch is completely invisible when the UI is black, and even when it's colored, the notch is using empty space. For those who were concerned that it may cover functionality, it doesn't as long as the app developers adapt, and even then, haven't run into any issues. If anything, it's a benefit. With a camera, you lose screen space. Instead, Apple has tiny bezels, and that extra screen space that would've been lost in the bezel is retained; everyone who was making complaints on social media was neglecting to mention that they were using 3rd party apps that didn't change their code to adapt to the notch, whereas all first-party software has no issues adapting. Funny that the creators of apps are shaming Apple when in reality, it is their own negligence to adapt :P I am pro-Notch When Apple said they put high-res speakers, they weren't kidding. The EQ tuning is exceptional on these tiny speakers (apparently 3 on each side); the stereo is immersive and crisp. That leads me to the headphone jack... The headphone jack has automatic impedance voltage regulation, and using the new "Midi" software, you can configure the sample rate up to 96kHz. It can't compete with better external amps and DACs but it can absolutely dominate any consumer laptop in the market. The screen on the 14 and 16 inch models are the same DPI and brightness at 254dpi and 1000 nits (typical) compared to 400-500 on the previous generation Air and Pro units, and up to 1600nits when viewing HDR content. Gaming? Absolutely! I installed Steam and Epic to test performance. I could get 60fps on Rust which runs on Rosetta 2 for the x86 instruction translation, and it works well. The bottom of the chassis got warm, but the fans never turned on. Fortnite also runs, and at a solid 60fps on epic. I expect more optimizations to come from Rosetta 2, the M1 Pro chip, as well as Unreal Engine optimizations to see even more increases. While this is by no means a gaming machine, it is more than capable of casual to moderate use, and that is with a resolution of 3.5k... If you are in the market for a new Mac, chances are this is not for you. Most would be good with the MacBook Air 2020, but if you're tied, I would add that the 16 GB of Ram future proofs the unit even more, and if you plan on side loading Windows 11 with Parallels, it is a no-brainer, this thing shreds Windows too. HDMI port, dedicated MagSafe charging, and an extra USB C port for a total of 3, and a 3.5mm jack, much better than having to buy a dongle for everything. Apple does not disappoint with battery life either; I see anywhere from 15-22 hours depending on the workflow. Between the optimizations of efficiency cores, the huge battery, and adaptive display brightness, everything just fits together so well on the hardware and software. Speaking of hardware, they did away with the Touch Bar, and the physical keys are so much better now. This is the MacBook Pro you've been waiting for. Want some cons? Here they are. It's bloody expensive when there are Windows computers half the price. No Touch Bar; I think this is a con but some prefer it; the camera although improved is still not that good for a laptop starting at 1999 to 2499; the M1 chip uses arm technology, so it has to emulate x86 instructions which is somewhat finicky on some hardware, but since it can outperform an i9 10th-gen even via emulation, not a con other than bugs. Last potential con is the weight, it is a tank at right around 4 pounds compared to the 2.8 pounds of the Air.

When these launched, I was debating on if I should stick with my M1 MBP or jump to the larger screen. I watched countless hours of reviews on both the 14” and the 16”, as well as comparisons between these and the 13”; the reviews were all pretty much the same and said the same things, but nothing in them convinced me to buy it. A few days ago I got to see the 14” on display at Best Buy and the screen was beautiful, but it wasn’t much larger than the screen I already had, so I walked away and continued to research them. A few days past and after seeing the 16 Gig RAM and 32 Gig RAM models were operating about the same, I decided to give the base model 16” a try. So, I placed the order and procrastinated picking it up for more than a day, but I finally went to grab it. When I got the machine home, cracked open the box and pulled it out, I realized the it was physically an intimidating size for a laptop, but that wasn’t a huge issue, so I pushed forward. Upon opening the laptop and hearing the chime, I peeled away the film on the screen and this is when it hit me. The screen was massive and beautiful! I own an LG C1 OLED and a 5th Gen iPad Pro 12.9”, and those are beautiful images, but this is the first to truly blow me away! From this point on I was hooked on the machine,t he size and weight concerns to a backseat compared to the privilege of using the screen. As far as the performance goes, it is about what you would expect from it as everyone and their brother have already reviewed this thing. It works and it works well overall. So, if you’re somebody that is on the fence and you don’t have the money, then don’t even go see this thing as it will be very hard to resist at that point. If you have the money and you’re on the fence, go see the screen and I’m sure you’re going to agree, it is very impressive. If this is what the pro XDR is like, I completely understand why they charge so much, but that isn’t something I can afford, so I at least get a taste with this MacBook Pro.

I tried out the 13" M1 2020 and liked it a lot. 8GB wasn't enough RAM for what I was doing in school thought, and I wasn't a big fan of the 13" screen (just too small for my liking). At the time, the new Macbook Pro M1 Pro series hadn't dropped yet and the only option I had for more RAM (in stock at BB) without custom ordering it and waiting a long time was to go with the the 16" MBP Intel i9. That nearly burned my legs, was constantly thermal-throttling it's potential, and sounded like an F16 was being taxied to the runway every time the fans turned on to attempt to mitigate the heat (unsuccessfully). Thankfully, Apple released this series of MBP with the right RAM and M1 series (Pro) in their 16" size MBPs about 10 days after I went home with the Intel i9. What a relief it's been after exchanging it. Love everything about this computer. Quiet. Powerful. Some might complain of the keyboard change but it's honestly one my favorite differences in regards to the user input. Super bouncy keys and easy to type on. I don't feel myself picking my fingers up on each key like I had been and more so letting the keys bounce my fingers off them as a type. I average 80-100wpm on a normal keyboard (not with the previous MBP) and this has probably increased that to higher than a standard desktop keyboard. I use both PC and Apple very regularly being a computer programmer and they are 2 very different beasts. Overall, for school, media editing, general web-browsing, and ease of use, Apple is the way to go. If you choose Apple and consider yourself a higher end computer user or superuser, this is your beast. If you aren't going to be doing a whole lot more than browsing the web, creating Microsoft Office documents, and aren't super familiar with computers aside from the very basics or word documents and Chrome, this is probably a little more machine than you need. If cost isn't a factor and you're just trying to flex on your friends and classmates, pull the trigger.

As a Mac fan and not really a Windows fan I wanted to write this review on the new 16.2 inch Mac with the M1 Pro CPU. Let me start by saying that the battery would be rated 6 stars if that was an option. It seems twice as good as the 16 inch with the Intel i9, maybe even better. I have played a couple of games on the laptop to see if I could fire the fans up but this laptop is the coolest running laptop I have seen with this much power. I have not run the laptop thru any performance tests but I can tell that it is very powerful. There was a lot of hype about the mini-led display but although the display is very bright and crisp I did not see a noticeable difference to the eye when compared to the previous model. I kind of got used to the Touch Bar so I think I would have rather they kept it, but not a big deal. Now let me touch on the points that in my opinion bring this back down to 4 stars. The size - larger and heavier than the previous model but if that is what it takes to keep the laptop cool then I am ok with it. Still, the extra weight is noticeable. The keyboard according to Apple is still a magic keyboard but the keystroke length feels shorter and I seem to make more mistakes typing than on the magic keyboard released in 2019. I have seen other comments related to this as well but Apple just says it is still the magic keyboard. While I am on the topic of the keyboard I am not sure why they surrounded the keys with a black background rather than the color of the laptop but I think the previous model looked cleaner, just my opinion. Now let me get to the shortfalls. With all the technical expertise and pioneering that Apple has demonstrated, why can't they build in a face scan option like a Microsoft Surface which is more secure and makes it much easier and quicker to login. If the web camera is as sharp as they say it is then it should be able to support face scans. The fingerprint option is nice but you still have to type your password in initially to login. Seems like Apple is going in the wrong direction for logins. Also, maybe there is an option to change this but I like to tap my finger on the touchpad to select an item rather than actually pressing the touchpad to make a click. Not a huge deal breaker but still irritating. Microsoft has plenty of shortcomings too such as the constant need to install updates. Other personnel have commented on this but I would like to point out that my MSI 1700 dollar laptop smokes this laptop with it's Nvidia GPU. I'm not convinced that Apple cares about gaming but they still have some work to do if they want to be considered a gaming laptop, With all that said, I personally would not let this stop you from buying one of these incredible machines. Apple definitely improved this laptop with their M1 CPU's and I look forward to seeing what is next.

Since yesterday, I’ve been running some difficult tasks and I still haven’t heard the fan noise. Using my old 16” MacBook, the fans would kick in as soon as I start some software. With the M1 pro, nothing. Battery life is excellent, screen is excellent. Apple really knocked it out of the park with this computer.