Apple MacBook Pro 16 Retina, Space Gray 512GB 2019

Macbook Pro

Autumn 2019 can now be safely called the “PRO” era at Apple: flagship smartphones that were presented at the September presentation, the “October” update of our favorite wireless headphones, and in November we were pleased with updated MacBooks. Incredible performance, and, accordingly, new opportunities for purchase for fans of apple technology! By the way, according to information on the official website of the company, the new MacBook Pro 16" has replaced the beloved line of 15-inch ultrabooks.

Main Features and Specifications

The new MacBook received not just an increased Retina screen size and body size, but also top-end system performance and graphics capabilities, an improved cooling mechanism, a full-size backlit Magic Keyboard and an updated scissors mechanism. Powerful stuffing is represented by 9th generation Intel processors with 6 and 8 cores, as well as AMD Radeon Pro graphics processors. RAM is on the gold standard here - 16GB, and drives in standard models are available in 512GB and 1TB. Now let's take a closer look at each of the features.

Design and display

The 16-inch Retina screen has become the largest for all modern Apple Mac ultrabooks. And it has everything we love about Mac displays—clear whites, deepest darks, and amazing brightness, detail, and realism.

We haven't forgotten about True Tone technology, which automatically adapts the white tone depending on the ambient light and Night Shift, which allows you to independently adjust the image tone from warm to cold.

The display module consists of several backlight layers, each of which plays an important role in maximizing the realism of the image.

- Narrow band LEDs can be called the "top layer", providing a wide P3 color range and high image detail at the output. Losses in the display of natural shades will be minimal, almost imperceptible.

- Oxide thin-film transistor (TPT) (difficult, but as it already is :) This is a layer that transfers charge to pixels ten times faster and maintains a constant voltage in them. Thanks to this, you see the image in high quality, and your MacBook is guaranteed a long service life.

- A layer of metal , this is another way to increase the bandwidth of the pixels. Accordingly, the brightness level increases, the colors are displayed uniformly without visual artifacts or crosstalk.

- Improved specular reflector in one of the backlight layers, allows the display to "beat off" 98% of the light falling on it. It is thanks to this final layer that the MacBook Pro 16 delivers a brightness level of 500 cd/m² while remaining very energy efficient.

What else matters? Specialists from Cupertino worked on the display resolution, and increased it to 3072x1920 pixels. The predecessor of 15 inches had 2880x1800 pixels.

According to the design of the case, everything remains in its place here: 4 connectors for charging and synchronization, a headphone port, speakers, a Touch Bar, a backlit scissors keyboard. Only the dimensions have changed, but the weight has increased by a few grams.

Performance and Power

For a long time now, MacBooks from the "O" line have been considered the benchmark for performance, speed and power. Due to the high system and advanced technological equipment, it is used for such complex tasks as video rendering, code compilation, creating 3D effects, photo retouching, application testing.

The MacBook Pro 16 was equipped with two processor configurations: a 6-core Intel Core i7 processor with a clock speed of 2.6 GHz and an 8-core Intel Core i9 processor with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz. Both of them received Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz in 6-core, and up to 4.8 GHz in 8-core.

Ultrabooks use high-speed DDR4 2666 MHz RAM, from 16GB in standard configurations to 64GB in custom ones. Even if you open dozens of files, run several programs, and download images with a resolution of several million pixels, each of the processes will work quickly and smoothly. And compared to the 15 inch version, which had 16GB of RAM with 2400 MHz DDR4, the MacBook O 16 will run 4.3 times faster.

Solid state drives (SSD) from Apple's new items are endowed with 512GB and 1TB volumes, respectively. Custom options can be equipped with drives up to 8TB in size, the read speed of which can reach 3.2 GB / s.

The graphics processor AMD Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M series, with 4GB of GDDR6 memory and the ability to automatically switch graphics to Intel UHD Graphics 630, is responsible for high-quality images, work with photo and video content. New GPU architecture, high memory frequency, 7 nm process technology - all this positively affects the energy efficiency of the device. As a result, you get fast playback response, smooth and incredibly detailed picture, new opportunities for comfortable work and implementation of the most daring creative projects.

The new improved heat dissipation and cooling mechanism, which the specialists from Cupertino have worked on, also deserves attention. It increased the size of the fans, added a few more plates responsible for heat transfer, optimized the blades, which will allow even more efficient and faster cooling of the device. To be specific, the upgrade will bring 12W more power to the MacBook Pro 16, 35% more heat dissipation surface, and 28% more airflow inside.

The magic of sound and touch

We are already familiar with the name Magic Keyboard, and now the built-in keyboard in the novelty has the same name. And there is some magic in it, because now it is equipped with a new mechanism (not a butterfly!). The 1mm stroke scissor mechanism is smooth, silent, and can be said to be an elegant way to quickly type. The Escape key returned to us, which was highlighted in the upper left corner, immediately next to the Touch Bar. The touch functional range and the TouchID sensor remained unchanged.

The sound of the MacBook Pro has received a big portion of the changes - six super powerful speakers, with a clear, natural, smooth sound. And yet without vibrations or tremors, thanks to two woofers with the ability to reduce resonance.

And progress is not only in sound reproduction, but also in recording. The creators have added a system of three studio-quality microphones with a high noise / signal ratio. They boast the clarity found in third-party professional microphones.

autonomy

It seems that the creation of a giant among MacBooks was approached with great inspiration and responsibility. They took care not only to ensure that the device meets the needs of users in terms of power or comfort, but they also did not forget about autonomy.

We installed a powerful and capacitive lithium-polymer battery at 100 W / h. This means that even though the new product is more powerful and has a larger diagonal, it will last as long as the MacBook Pro 15", or even an hour longer!

Why and where to buy a new MacBook Pro 16?

Let's summarize the main advantages of the new model over the MacBook Pro 15".

– Display: the diagonal has grown by 1 inch, and thanks to the thin frames it looks even larger. The resolution of the novelty is 3072x1920 pixels. The predecessor of 15 inches had 2880x1800 pixels.

- Memory: Compared to the 15-inch version, which had 16GB of memory on board with a frequency of 2400 MHz, the macbook pro 16 "has a similar amount of 16GB with an increased frequency of up to 2666 MHz, respectively - to work 4.3 times faster. Storage volumes have also increased , the minimum configuration on board has 512GB, and custom builds up to 8TB.

- Keyboard: If in fifteen the keyboard worked on the basis of a not very successful "butterfly" mechanism, then in hexadecimal the mechanism was radically changed to "scissors". Experts promise that we won't feel any more problems with "sticky" keys.

- Cooling mechanisms: Often the MacBook Pro 15 in top configurations got hot, because the cooling system could not fully cope with the unpredictable load on the processor during extremely complex tasks. In the 16-inch version, the entire heat dissipation system has been rethought, the fans and blades have been enlarged.

The iCenter store brings to your attention the new MacBook Pro 16 (2019) at a bargain price and with a guarantee from the manufacturer and from the store. Why should you pay attention to this particular laptop model from Apple? The largest screen size among modern branded portable computers is very successfully combined with top-end system and hardware "utensils". This device is for real pros who require a reliable assistant and partner in any complex business, under any conditions and location.