The impression I get browsing these (and other) forums is that the 2016 MBP is a complete disaster and I would be better to burn my money in the garden and use the ashes to write on my walls.
I have a use-case for a 15-inch MBP but all the negativity has made me very wary of spending so much money on something that so many people seem to think is a lemon.
What's the truth? What are your real experiences with this thing? Particularly interested in base model 15-inch.
My 15" 2.7Ghz 460 DGPU is pretty perfect - at least for what I use it for...
- I write software for a large UK retail company - using XCode/Swift for iOS and macOS, and Android Studio/Java for Android. That's the 'pro' bit taken care of - It's fast and satisfying to use for that.
- My 15000-ish photos are already in iCloud, so the Photos app tends to be what I use. No problems with this at all. Also Pixelmator if I ever want to edit the photos more, or design icons for work apps, etc.
- Occasionally edit simple videos with Final Cut Pro X.
- The only game I play is WoW - which runs pretty flawlessly, with acceptable framerates at good graphics settings , with the native macOS version,
As far as the complaints go - none really:
- I haven't come across any graphics or other hardware-type glitches.
- The battery life seems fine - I have separate chargers at home and work anyway, but I tend not to bother with the one at work.
- I'm hoping that the world will adopt TB3/USB-C and I'll eventually be able to get rid of my USB-C to USB-A dongle. I'm hoping Apple didn't back the wrong horse (for reasons that seem valid at the time) - like they did with Firewire.
- The complaints about only 16Gb of RAM seem faintly absurd. 16Gb is tons for a laptop!
- The keyboard is great.
- I find myself using the Touchbar more and more - for doing simple things that would otherwise require me to use the touchpad (or my external Apple mouse) - eg. quickly switching tabs in Safari and Activity Monitor, doing stuff in Mail, etc. But it's still a bit of a gimmick.
- The size/weight/build is perfect - though it's a bit heavier than you'd think from looking at it.