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Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (A2141) review

Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (A2141)

CHOICE Expert Rating

79%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent keyboard
  • Excellent build quality
  • Touchpad area is huge
  • Very good screen quality
  • Very good sound quality
  • Very good screen luminance
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Webcam quality should be better on a laptop of this level
  • Short power cord
  • No SD card slot

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
macOS

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
79%
Performance score
65%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
84%
Battery life score
64%
Display score
89%
Audio score
80%
Wi-Fi score
78%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2855
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2755
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
40
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:49
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:11
Expert tester comments
Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro is available in beastly configurations that can boost productivity, especially for users keen on video and audio, as well as programming and design. Our test model produced excellent CPU performance, and also came equipped with extremely quick storage. Other worthy traits include a keyboard with some much-needed added travel compared to the older MacBook Pros, and screen and audio quality that are close to the best you can get for a laptop. The inclusion of the Touchbar might be a boon for some, and a head-scratcher for others.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$4,399.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
16
Native screen resolution (pixels)
3072 x 1920
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i9-9880H
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.3
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
983
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.4
Size (mm, H x D x W)
17 x 246 x 359

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
4
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
16

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