MacBook Pro 16-inch Review | Gadget 2020

MacBook Pro 16-inch Review: Back to basics and getting them right

Apple's latest MacBook Pro has a new size: 16 inches. But apart from the size, everything else in the latest MacBook is about the good old basics, exactly the way MacBook fans prefer it. It's a pricey laptop but worth it.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. The MacBook Pro 16-inch comes with a sharper screen and a redesigned keyboard.
2. The Macbook Pro 16-inch price in India starts from Rs 1,99,900. Its Core i9 variant costs Rs 2,39,900.
3. The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch is aimed at working professionals, and while it is pricey, it is also stupendously good.

MacBook Pro 16-inch Review | Gadget 2020

Let's settle that question first. It's not. The new Apple MacBook Pro comes in a new size that accommodates a 16-inch screen. This is bigger than the screen in the 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop that was the company's de-facto machine for professionals on the go before Apple discontinued it last month. But that is just on paper. In reality, and the facts bear that out, the MacBook Pro 16-inch is narrower than the MacBook Pro 15-inch, even if it is marginally thicker and heavier. In fact, for a laptop with a 16-inch screen, the new MacBook Pro is remarkably compact, so compact that it will fit in most laptop backpacks that can accommodate a 14-inch laptop. So no, the MacBook Pro 16-inch is not too big.

This is the reason why Apple has discontinued the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The company now sells MacBook Air (retina display), the MacBook Pro 13-inch and the MacBook Pro 16-inch. The result of this lineup simplification is that if you are looking to get an extremely powerful laptop for working on the go -- audio-video professionals, developers, design-experts this is for you -- the best option, and likely the most viable option for you, is going to be the MacBook Pro 16-inch.

MacBook Pro 16-inch Review | Gadget 2020

The good bit is that this is one great option, because not only the MacBook Pro 16-inch comes with powerful hardware that can handle tricky jobs, like encoding 4K videos in a jiffy, but it also has several improvements, fixing the pain-points that users encountered with earlier MacBook Pro laptops in the last couple of years. Yes, it's the keyboard I am talking about.