After having 13 inch MBP for 8 months with 2 logic drive failures and crackling issues, Apple finally offered me a refund(after several weeks of phone calls).
I decided that since I was planning to get a 27 inch imac, i might as well get a 16 macbook instead and use that for portable + docking to monitors. Many youtubers everywhere talk about how the 16 inch is Apple's return to glory with the Macbooks since the 2015 model.
I received my MBP yesterday. It has a Core i9 2.3 Ghz, 32 GB ram and 5500 8GB GPU.
My initial impressions are that this MBP is really fast! The keyboard is good(though i did like the butterfly too). The size is larger than i imagined.
However i have been experiencing issues like speaker popping, freezing touchbar(like it is right now as i type) and random shutoff error(once). My computer monitor also blinked off for 10 seconds too. None of these issues occurred with the 13 inch MBP i had. The computer can also run quite hot, especially on Windows 10(battery life is terrible, heard it's because bootcamp only used the GPU). I also don't think i can get as comfortable with the increased size and extra heat, this laptop is best used on a hard surface.
I am thinking of returning it before the 14 days is up and getting a new 27 inch imac instead. It is a tried and true design, unlike the current design of the MBP, which Apple can't seem to get right. I may consider an ARM Macbook after those are released, like the rumored $799 version.
Are you happy with your MBP or have you had issues?
I decided that since I was planning to get a 27 inch imac, i might as well get a 16 macbook instead and use that for portable + docking to monitors. Many youtubers everywhere talk about how the 16 inch is Apple's return to glory with the Macbooks since the 2015 model.
I received my MBP yesterday. It has a Core i9 2.3 Ghz, 32 GB ram and 5500 8GB GPU.
My initial impressions are that this MBP is really fast! The keyboard is good(though i did like the butterfly too). The size is larger than i imagined.
However i have been experiencing issues like speaker popping, freezing touchbar(like it is right now as i type) and random shutoff error(once). My computer monitor also blinked off for 10 seconds too. None of these issues occurred with the 13 inch MBP i had. The computer can also run quite hot, especially on Windows 10(battery life is terrible, heard it's because bootcamp only used the GPU). I also don't think i can get as comfortable with the increased size and extra heat, this laptop is best used on a hard surface.
I am thinking of returning it before the 14 days is up and getting a new 27 inch imac instead. It is a tried and true design, unlike the current design of the MBP, which Apple can't seem to get right. I may consider an ARM Macbook after those are released, like the rumored $799 version.
Are you happy with your MBP or have you had issues?
