Without unnecessary noise Apple has introduced a new top-end laptop - MacBook Pro 16 ". He became a full replacement for the 15-inch model in the line of actual laptop manufacturer - and got an improved stuffing for the same price. In this case, the body size they have the same (although the novelty was the 0.77 mm thickness). Weight also increased - up to 1.54 kg.
The display resolution was increased to 3072 × 1920 pixels, but pixel density remained unchanged. The same can be said about the processor: here are the same 6-core Core i7 or 8-core i9 from Intel - the two ninth-generation and expanded to 16 GB of RAM. how writes TechCrunch, for the lack of improvements to blame rather than to Apple, and Intel - which simply did not have time to release new chipsets. Data protection meets the updated chip Apple T2.
The new MacBook Pro Apple has finally abandoned the problem Butterfly Keyboard and moved to scissor switches. Such a mechanism where reliable controversial "butterfly", which many users have complained of the frequent sticking. In this case, the tactile difference between the old and the new keyboard is almost not noticeable. The laptop also got improved dynamics and noise-canceling microphone - it will improve the quality of FaceTime conversations and recordings from the recorder.
Battery 100 Wh provide 11 hours of operation - an hour longer than the previous model. But from the point of view of connectors all remained as before: four Thunderbolt 3.
In Russia, the price of MacBook Pro 16 starting from 199 990 rubles for a model with Intel Core i7, Radeon Pro 5300M graphics and a 512GB drive. The older version with Intel Core i9, Radeon Pro 5500M and SSD worth 232,900 rubles for 1 TB. In the US the initial price tag for the new model - 2399 dollars, or about 154 500 rubles.
On the Apple site, you can improve the laptop components, adding more powerful hardware in it. In its maximum configuration, you get an 8-core Core i9 with a maximum frequency of 5 GHz mode Turbo Boost, 64GB DDR4 memory, Radeon Pro 5500M graphics with 8 GB of memory and SSD to 8 TB. There is such a monster 6099 dollars (about 392 900 rubles). In the Russian version of website builder is not yet available, but less certainly will not be.
Apparently, fans of more compact models will have to wait for an update 13-inch MacBook Pro until next year. However, this is not the last Apple computer in this year: the company officially confirmedThe new Mac Pro and the "best professional display in the world» Pro Display XDR will go on sale in December.