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MBP 16 quality
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I'll probably return mine, with this amount of ghosting I'd never be happy
So have you got one and notice the ghosting in normal use?
I just ask because for a lot of people the ghosting isn't an issue and they haven't noticed it.
Definitely return it then, or show it to them in-store and see if a replacement has the same issue? If it does then get your refund, but maybe a replacement will be better? Maybe not...
Could you tell me more that may be implemented on the 2020/21 refresh 16” mbp? It doesn’t feel like it would be more of a upgrade and now this makes me more miserable. Do we see a refresh with 10 icores at any time or a mini-LED?
I was thinking of upgrading to MBP 16", but reading these negative reviews, i think its better to wait for 2020 version. 3000 USD is lot of money i suppose
Reality check: Reviews for the 16" have been overwhelmingly positive
It's all speculation and considering Intel has had so many delays with their CPU's its anyones guess.
Intels 10th Gen Ice Lake CPU's bases on their 10nm process are only available in lower power forms so no good for the 16inch MBP and there has been no mention when suitable CPU will be available. I don't know of any info on AMD's next GPU's so that info is up in the air and the only possible future rumoured update is the possibility of MiniLED panels.
Apple could continue with traditional Retina panels and make the MiniLED a costly BTO option and currently no big jumps in CPU or GPU performance have been rumoured so I'd say now is a great time to buy a 16 inch MBP.
I have experienced absolutely NONE of the issues stated above. NONE whatsoever so I may be one of the few lucky ones if that's the case.
The issue that I DO run into is waking this thing up when connected to my external display with the lid closed. After it has been asleep for awhile it won't wake. I don't have this problem on my MacBook Pro 13" 2018 so it's kind of annoying. Other than that, the 16-inch Mac has been great.
You mean everyone has the same problems as I've had?
As I said in post #23, I really like the machine which works well. It's the crappy driver problems which are the negative hygiene factors. And the scratchtastic case.
Would I buy another; yes. It's great -- a thousand times better than the previous version with the crappy keyboard and no escape key (I hate using my wife's 15" machine)
This actually makes me so sad and the fact that they’re still using a 14nm process.. for the comet lake h, if we don’t get at least 10 cores. I would just have to wait a few more years.
Seems pretty much the same to me. You'd be right to expect and increaseI think as the number of Mac, (and phone and watch and ATV), users increase.
Without getting too into the weeds, I think there has just been an increased number of people with repeat incidents creating new threads. For a while, that ruined the MacBook Air board.
Very true. Many members (mostly new ones) start a new thread on a subject that has been discussed at length many times. Research seems to be a lost art these days.
Thanks for all the responses~ Went ahead and purchased the 2.3 GHz i9 with 16 GB ram and 1 TB storage. Paid $2,299 ($500 off) new~ Can’t wait to start using it!
good decision. I will back up what others have said on here and it is a great computer. I am happy with mine and it never ceases to amaze me how quick it is. I have no regrets on my purchase.
If I visited this forum before buying my 16" (and I'm glad I didn't) I likely wouldn't have due to the amount of complaints.
I'm incredibly happy with mine. I had some kernel panics early on but those have disappeared with software updates. I upgraded from a 2014 15" and I couldn't be happier. The lack of ports and high CPU temps on the 2019 16" are a step backwards from the 2014 15" but the 16" is a significant improvement everywhere else. I loved the 2014 trackpad and the 2019 is even better. Keyboard is great, screen is amazing, CPU is fast, AMD GPU is fine but I miss Nvidia/CUDA libraries.
I think many of the complaints are blown out of proportion and make it seem like there are a disproportionate amount of issues that really don't occur very often out in the wild.
I'm incredibly happy with mine. I had some kernel panics early on but those have disappeared with software updates. I upgraded from a 2014 15" and I couldn't be happier. The lack of ports and high CPU temps on the 2019 16" are a step backwards from the 2014 15" but the 16" is a significant improvement everywhere else. I loved the 2014 trackpad and the 2019 is even better. Keyboard is great, screen is amazing, CPU is fast, AMD GPU is fine but I miss Nvidia/CUDA libraries.
I think many of the complaints are blown out of proportion and make it seem like there are a disproportionate amount of issues that really don't occur very often out in the wild.
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Strange view. You should visit and use it to make an informed decision. I’ll wager there are quite a few that wished they’d did and escaped the keyboard issue.