I thought the trackpad on my new 15" was loud until I went back and tried my 2012 rMBP. It is much louder. I don't think I even noticed that the new trackpad was loud until I read it here and it definitely doesn't not sound cheap in my opinion.
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My Review of the Late-2016 15" MBP vs. Mid-2015 MBP in 37 seconds. ;)
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I thought the trackpad on my new 15" was loud until I went back and tried my 2012 rMBP. It is much louder. I don't think I even noticed that the new trackpad was loud until I read it here and it definitely doesn't not sound cheap in my opinion.
I don't have tap to click on. I don't think silent clicking is available on my MacBook.
Because the Apple page says it isn't available, and I don't see the option in the trackpad settings. That is why I said it.
Because you probably have tap to click enabled. That's not the same as silent click, which is not available on the late 2016 MBP.
Silent click dragging isn't available but click and right click is. How do I upload video?
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Ah I see. I am talking about the classic tap to click, which is silent obviously.
I'll be able to report on this later -- Photos Agent is constantly running in the background with about 40-70% CPU usage, so until that stops I won't really know.
For now, while running around 40-70% constantly, I'd say I get 2-3 hours on a full charge.
I would absolutely love a nice matte finish on my new MBP's screen, like all my previous ones had (I upgraded from pre-retina). I still wouldn't want it to be a touchscreen.
Why? I'm very curious. Imagine a smudge-free, matte device like the Touch Bar? What's not to like?
Touch screens can't be smudge-free, I don't think. That is not how skin oil works.
And yeah, I wish they'd make matte screens again. I'm pretty much stuck having at least one Mac laptop, I need it to be reasonably current, and I hate glossy screens.
And yeah, I wish they'd make matte screens again. I'm pretty much stuck having at least one Mac laptop, I need it to be reasonably current, and I hate glossy screens.
37 second Comparison/Review:
Machines:
Mid-2015; 2.8Ghz, 16GB, 512GB, m370x
Late-2016; 2.9Ghz, 16GB, 1TB, 460
Pros:
#1 - Beautiful. Just look at the pictures.
#2 - Quiet. Even when it is working hard.
#3 - Cool. Literally. And it's cool.
#4 - 460 > m370x. AMD’s engineering crew deserves kudos.
Cons:
#1 - Touch Bar. It's already a dead dream.
#2 - Trackpad. “Click” sounds cheap and is too loud. Mid-2015 "click" was spot-on.
Final thoughts on comments I've read here and other places:
#1 - I would pay Apple EXTRA money to get my ESC key back.
#2 - You can get nearly any cable as USB-C to X. Don’t listen to this #donglelife garbage.
#3 - Keyboard is good. You’ll get used to it quickly; I do like it more than the Mid-2015 after only one day.
TLDR; If I return this in January, it will be because I couldn't adjust to the Touch Bar and living without physical Esc/Fn keys. It's a great machine. I wish it had a Touch Screen, à la the iPad.
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Pros:
#1 - Beautiful. Just look at the pictures.
#2 - Quiet. Even when it is working hard.
#3 - Cool. Literally. And it's cool.
#4 - 460 > m370x. AMD’s engineering crew deserves kudos.
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Funny, all this describes my 2015 15" Macbook Pro as well.