Black Friday 2017: Save $1,000 on High-End 2016 15-Inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

[chatin]

Keyboard sucks. Apple needs to totally rework the Macbook Pro keyboards.

Small and robotic.

 

[maflynn]

Explain to me the benefits of having more than 256 gb of internal storage?

In what use cases would 256 gb be insufficient? I ask b/c I just bought a base model and may want to swap if I can be convinced

Also, someone above described themselves as a 'content creator'... what is that, exactly? what kind of 'content' do they 'create'

Well there's plenty of scenarios that have people needing more then 256GB of space.

Take photography, they could find themselves needing more space, or how about someone using virtual machines. For my work, I find myself creating multiple VMs each with a 100GB of space. I have a specific computer for that work, but the point remains, I'm using over 256GB of storage for virtual machines, let alone the space needed for the OS and what not.

 

[latweek]

Yep and you could drive from A to B in a much cheaper car. You could also mix an album on an iMac G3 if you wanted to. It'd take you a lot longer but you could do it.

Nope. No you couldn't, but I'll assume you wouldn't know anything about the subject of the processing required to mix and master audio recording.

 

[PickUrPoison]

Yeah ..... good luck with the premium keyboard friend

Yes, top notch keyboard Typing faster and more accurately than previous model, what is your complaint?

 

[keysofanxiety]

Nope. No you couldn't, but I'll assume you wouldn't know anything about the subject of the processing required to mix and master audio recording.

You do mixing and mastering while driving?!

 

[macsrcool1234]

The fact that they can afford such a massive price drop just goes to tell you the absurd markup on these machines.
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Yet many could justify the cost when they were first released and I'm sure a lot of those laptops have already paid themselves off with the work they achieved.

Just goes to show that value is in the eye of the beholder.

key word: justify

 

[doctor-don]

Yes, but look at who you’re buying from. One of the most disreputable sellers in the business. I’ll pass. I rather save up and buy directly from Apple, even with the outrageous premium they charge.

NEVER have I had a bad experience when ordering from B&H. It makes me wonder what your motives are in making such a comment.

I have never dealt with B & H, are they that bad?

I haven’t purchased from them in years so maybe they have changed. I always had bad experiences buying camera equipment and such from them years ago. They had a very bad reputation in the New York area. They would frequently sell gray market stuff without marking it as such. Lenses new in box with mold on the elements because they were sitting in a damp basement, etc. At that time there were limited places to buy camera equipment so they had a captive audience. Maybe having competition has made them up their game. Once bitten, twice shy I guess.

My last camera purchases have been from B&H. I was perfectly satisfied with the entire process. Nothing hidden in the on-line descriptions. My experiences date back to 2006 with DSLRs by Canon, earlier than that for CF cards. I would consider that "years" ago, wouldn't you?

Some of these negative comments may come from those who have a bias concerning the days that no orders can be processed due to religious holiday reasons. People don't complain when Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving or religious holidays.

 

[PickUrPoison]

The fact that they can afford such a massive price drop just goes to tell you the absurd markup on these machines.

Yet many could justify the cost when they were first released and I'm sure a lot of those laptops have already paid themselves off with the work they achieved.

Just goes to show that value is in the eye of the beholder.

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key word: justify

Cost justification is hardly a problem for pros who use their machines to generate tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

 

[ryannel2003]

I've had a 2016 MacBook Pro 15" since June of this year and I can say its had no hardware issues whatsoever. The keyboard has been fine with a regular cleaning (just like I did with my earlier Pro's) and performance is incredible. I've had more issues with software than anything else but I will do a clean OS installation with the .2 update comes out for OS X.

 

[doctor-don]

Anything on Cyber Monday deals?

 

[ateslik]

Geez, I REALLY need to replace my mid-2010 mbp, but I will not spend my money on this portless dumpster fire. I'll wait one last time until Phil's supposedly truly pro machine... and if that's a fail I'll be strongly considering a Razer, which has a 4Ghz quad core with 2 USB3, 1 USB-C, HDMI, and headphone jack for $1249 right now on black friday special. This is honestly Apple's last chance for my business.

 

[bladerunner2000]

The lack of upgradability is the reason I purchased a Grade a/b MBP mid 2012 fully upgradable for less than $700.

I'm still holding onto mine. The sad thing is, the CPU isn't far behind the ones from today.

 

[jsalda]

Nice savings,just a shame the laptop sucks so much. Hopefully, App,e can see past the sales numbers and get professionals a laptop with a decent keyboard and drop the gimmick touchbar

I bought a refurb 2017 model, up from a 2011 model and I couldn't be happier. The keyboard has taken a bit getting used to, but I can now type on it faster than the 2011 model or Apple keyboard on my iMac. The Touch Bar is starting to grow on me and I'm starting to figure it how to use it more efficiently.

If you want a new MBP, buy refurb, much easier on the pocketbook.

 

[bladerunner2000]

Why would people still rely on their internal drives is beyond me. Do your work and back it up ASAP to your externals or the cloud. Laptops are not storage machines.

I have to ask; do you like the fact that Apple's new laptops are known as Donglebooks?

Why should we have to connect more devices (external drives) for storage when the laptop is more than capable of having more storage? Do you have any idea how much of an inconvenience this is? Say you're out doing a wedding shoot and your photos are in RAW format at about 20mp. Each photo might be 30mb large and you end up taking 1000 photos. That's 30gb for one days worth of photography. Let that sink in.

Also, everyone should have a backup of their files on a secondary drive.

 

[bobdobalina]

B&H is a great retailer. Ordered from them numerous items.

They are trustworthy and responsive. But their shipment packaging is awful. I've received multi-thousand dollar items shipped literally in the corner of a box, protected on three side by 1/8" of cardboard and nothing else.

I think they have a running joke with Amazon that will end with a faberge egg being shipped in a manila envelop.

 

[melendezest]

Apple has rarely been the best solution for those seeking the highest specs for the lowest price. I suppose there are cheaper laptops that offer four 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports.

The issue is not necessarily price, it's value.

Apple was the best value around; they used to be top of the line in power, features, (arguably) portability, connectivity, build quality, and flexibility.

Now the value is not there. Nor the power. Nor the flexibility. Nor the build quality (those ridiculous keyboards)...Nothing remains, but the price and the OS. They're compromises in EVERYTHING else.

 

[trifid]

Sorry, soldered 256GB for such a beast of a machine is heressy, you can't get more planned obsolescence than that.

 

[jhudgins]

The touchbar is useless. Apple probably can’t give these away.

 

[mvtm]

As a macrumors reader i placed an order for this 15" 2.9Ghz in adorama.

I received yesterday an email saying that my order was cancelled. That's it without any calls, any prior pending notice or anything. By the time i checked the email they were already closed.

I attempted then to make a 2nd order but the Macbook Pro was sold out. The email was from Adorama verification department. First time buying in adorama, i'm wondering if they are going to honor my order. Money was debited.

 

[coolbreeze]

Hope they fixed the fame popping. I had my entire frame replaced free because of it.

If you press on the back bottom center of the display when it's open, it'll pop. Does this when the temps rise too.

Apple will fix free.

 

[pmcguiremd]

NEVER have I had a bad experience when ordering from B&H. It makes me wonder what your motives are in making such a comment.


You are free to wonder whatever you wish. However I wonder why some take criticism of any company or product personally? I’m sure I’ve had excellent experiences with companies or products others hate. It’s all good. As a medical professional, the majority of my patients like me and stay with me. There are a few that don’t and chose another provider. I send them off with their records and a smile; I hope they find another physician who suits them better. Some people just don’t click. The same is true with products and companies. I never take it personally and I couldn’t care less about their motives.



My last camera purchases have been from B&H. I was perfectly satisfied with the entire process. Nothing hidden in the on-line descriptions. My experiences date back to 2006 with DSLRs by Canon, earlier than that for CF cards. I would consider that "years" ago, wouldn't you?

Some of these negative comments may come from those who have a bias concerning the days that no orders can be processed due to religious holiday reasons. People don't complain when Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving or religious holidays.

My experiences with them go back to the 80’s. I couldn’t care less about their Religious holidays. There is very little that I purchase that I can’t wait a few days for.

 

[julesme]

It seems like deceptive marketing to say it's "down $1,000 from Apple's price last year."

What matters is how much it is discounted from the price prior to Thanksgiving.

 

[SoulLife9z]

This is such a good deal for people who were in the market for a high spec macbook. But, can anyone tell me why it goes on sale for so much? I want to know if there's a actual reason for such a huge discount like did it not sell well enough or something? Other stuffs like imacs don't go on sale this much.

 

[Tech198]

looks like a big discount, so what is the catch ? you gotta sign up to something, buy their other stuff, listen to the sales rep. drool on for hours how much he liked u being in the store.

 

[pkissel]

Here's my issue (beyond high pricing):
Deals are available but the storage space is insufficient and you can't upgrade it.

There are some really affordable, fast external SSD Thunderbolt 3 drives out there now and that option will only get better with time. I'm personally going to be going that route in the future and get a small boot SSD in the next laptop. I might even boot off the external drive so I can move it to another Mac and boot from it there.