16-Inch MacBook Pro Debuts With New Magic Keyboard, Physical Esc Key, Up to 64GB of RAM, and More

[AustinIllini]

Man I want this.

 

[bryce13950]

512gb base storage

They bumped base RAM up to 16 gigs too

 

[powerslave12r]

Now that this is announced.. where are all the cool kids going to hang out next?

 

[AustinIllini]

Apple, now please update the 13" with the new keyboard too.

Man I want this, too

 

[keysofanxiety]

They bumped base RAM up to 16 gigs too

Base RAM was always 16GB on 15" since 2015

 

[mozumder]

How much of the cost is due to tariffs?

 

[waquzy]

They bumped base RAM up to 16 gigs too

It’s always been 16GB with 15” models

 

[mattb19us]

I'm pulling the trigger on the i9/16GB/1TB model. Been waiting for this!

 

[Ploki]

Considering the 2018/2019 these are actually pretty cheap.

 

[bbednarz]

How much of the cost is due to tariffs?

Seeing as most people are saying it isn't as high as they expected... I would say not much.

 

[alien3dx]

wow price

 

[mozumder]

Wow an actual ESC key!

And back to the inverted T-layout for the arrow keys.

This is perfect.

 

[yossi]

15" is gone and the new 13" has the smaller bezels as well

 

[Greg_Manila]

No Wifi6 Wifi AX?
Still 720P facetime.

Was hoping for something new. Touchscreen option and or faceID

 

[0-0]

I can't believe apple released this and under 3000 . apple are returning to their roots

 

[dan9700]

It impressed at all, same display brightness and nothing new just slightly bigger, and the GPU 5500m is not even nvidia 1660 level so not great

 

[AustinIllini]

Seeing as most people are saying it isn't as high as they expected... I would say not much.

They're smart to ride it out.

 

[NMBob]

I can’t believe we still have to deal with the Touchbar! I don’t want to! Glad the keyboard is back to the scissor mechanism and there is an actual escape key though!

I’ll wait For the 13 inch MacBook Pro to update my current 2013 MacBook

Maybe there is a hack that forces it to just stay F-keys and brightness/play/pause/volume/etc. That would make it less annoying.

 

[fgengineer]

My build:

2.3 GHz CPU
2 tb ssd
64 GB ram 😍
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB
AppleCare

For ‘just’ $4478

I could compromise by dropping AppleCare and upgraded video and storage but the price would $3599. Not sure if I should compromise.

 

[GoodWheaties]

Nice. The base model is pretty good.

Yeah to be honest the pricing seems actually reasonable now.

 

[Siannath]

I cannot wait for reviewers showing us data about this device also being in the infamous thermal corner; I mean, having high temperatures and thermal throttling issues.

Yeah, I know that some of you like your Apple devices being hot, but that is not any good. High temperature is against longevity and performance.

I've thermal issues in all my Apple computers and it is a shame. I wish Apple would do better in this regard.

Apple says that this computer has more cooling capacity. I really wish that is true in a big way.

Also, I hope the keyboard is finally not broken.

Edit: Inverted T arrow keys! OMG!, is Apple listening?

 

[iamgrim]

5500M 4 or 8gb ? Can't find any benchmark...

 

[Moonjumper]

I did not expect the 15" to be replaced entirely. It is great Apple didn't put out a product that was so expensive they had to keep the (relatively) affordable old model around.

The first Apple laptop I would consider buying since 2015. I just wish I had the money now.

 

[Stephen.R]

Interestingly the note about memory for the 16" says 'not user accessible' but for the existing 13" says 'built into the computer'. I wonder if this is just weird nomenclature or its socketed RAM again?

 

[AustinIllini]

Now I have to awkwardly pitch it to my wife

 

[dantracht]

I’m not in the market for one, but seriously, well done Apple.