Apple

8 Reasons to Buy the MacBook Pro 16 and 3 Reasons Not To

Published

4 years ago

11/13/2019

Josh Smith

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Buy for Better Performance

You get more powerful processors, an upgraded GPU, and better thermals to make this MacBook Pro a portable powerhouse.

This new 16-inch MacBook Pro is capable of 2.1 times the performance of the quad-core MacBook Pro and you can choose up to 64GB of RAM for the first time. Here's what the new performance is capable of;

Music producers can play back massive multi-track projects with up to 2.1 times more Amp Designer plug-ins in Logic Pro X.
Scientists and researchers will benefit from 2.1 times faster simulation of dynamical systems in MATLAB.
Developers using Xcode can compile code up to 1.8 times faster.
Photographers can apply complex edits to photographs 1.7 times faster in Photoshop.

The 28%increase in airflow and 35% larger heatsink helps enable the MacBook Pro performance gains, and it is capable of handling up to 12 more watts of power during heaving tasks than the older MacBook Pro.