15' MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Drama!

Is the 2016 MacBook Pro slower than the 2015 MacBook Pro? Is the Touch Bar a gimmick?

My unboxing, speedtest and more of the 2016 MacBook Pro which features an all new, thinner, lighter design. Both the 13" and 15" MacBook Pro come in Space Gray, are equipped with Touchbar options, Thunderbolt 3/USB-C and feature improved Retina Displays that are brighter than ever.

[TLD]

🙌🏼 <---- Used the Touch Bar to type this 😂

[WalterKingstone]

Here's why the Touch Bar is worth it: You can literally use the scrubber to scrub THROUGH ads before YouTube videos, even non-skippable 30-second ads.

[WhatsInside]

So true how much people struggle with change. Great point. Loving this review! Thanks! You just cost me $3, 500...

[nickackermanchannel]

Great video Jonathan looking to switch from windows to mac and this was the video needed appreciate the video! keep going and take care!

[LeBeautiful]

*TLDW:* Save your time. Save yo money...save your soul from confusion, and buy yourself a refurbished 2015 Macbook Pro.

[MauroSanna]

1) No upgradable RAM. It's soldered on the motherboard.

2) No upgradable SSD. It's soldered on the motherboard.

3) The touch bar actually makes you work with more actions than needed. The dedicated physical keys are still the fastest way to work.

4) Touch screen Touch bar.

5) Too many dongles required to actually make this machine productive out of the box.

Sorry, but I can only see flaws that make this laptop an overpriced piece of kit.

There are plenty of actual PRO laptops out there that can and do perform way better for the same price tag.

[LaMorrisHampton]

For someone who is upgrading from a 2011 MacBook Pro, would you suggest the 2015 model or the 2016 model?

[sierrraleone]

"Cool and fun to use"

AKA a gimmick?

[JaVvii]

When you're a college student and you really want one but student loans are heavy so you just spend time on YouTube looking at MacBook Pro videos

[tipoomaster]

Which GPU is in the test model? Only 10fps faster in Tomb Raider, I'm hoping that's the base 450 then? And which 2015 were you testing, Iris Pro or M370X?

[jmiquelmb]

"Ok guys, I'm gonna trash the Macbook Pro 2016, be warned Apple fans": Proceeds to make a >10 min completely apologetic video. These machines have some nice improvements, but there's several things wrong here (other than the lack of ports)

First, the previous processors were really dated, so it was normal to expect a significant increase in performance, not just a marginal one.

Second, you DO lose usability for not having function keys. You have to use them for many shortcuts. The point of shortcuts is that if you learn them, you can use them without taking the eyes off the screen just by mechanical memory. With non tactile response, contextualized virtual buttons, you must take your eyes off the screen and search the action you want to use.

Just consider the difference between pressing crl+c (or the mac equivalent), to having to look at the touch bar, having to search the copy button on the touch bar, and then pressing and look again at the main screen. I use the function keys all the time, even just when I'm browsing. Now I can't imagine how impractical it must be for someone who has learnt +30 shortcuts for any professional program.

So yeah, the touch bar could be a somewhat interesting feature if they hadn't taken off the fn keys AND the escape button. It's a stupid casualization of a supposedly pro machine.

[shubhamoa]

3.5 mm jack on MacBook but not in iphone is apple on high

[joelbimercado]

Jonathan, answer this question please.

What kind of laptop you use?

[AnishSomawar]

People complaining for Jon calling "Thunderbolt 3 port in USB C form factor" still think that Thunderbolt is a port invented by Apple.

[DavidKarlsson]

The thing about the touch bar is that you have to look down to use it. That renders it useless for me since I already know my keyboard shortcuts by heart.
That means I'm paying like $300 for something that isn't optional and is forced on me even if I won't use it. Also, I need that escape button.

[Engusgames]

Why is everyone still hating on this? If you don't like it don't buy it and shut up -_-

[MrIrishTech]

Hey Jono,

Its not so much that the touch bar is not a good update over the standard function keys, to me, it is that I have waited so long for a Macbook Pro update and how they integrated the touch bar is not good (its just not, admit it).

I feel it would have been awesome to use some of that track pad real estate and add an AMOLED track pad that adds some extra functionality (most used function button on the side), as when I used this touch bar I had to look down and what I wanted to touch, where as with the standard function keys I can feel them and have muscle memory as to where they are so there is no need to look up (I felt myself using the onscreen options with the mouse over the touch bar).

The touch bar should have been place above the track pad, or replaced the last line of keys on the keyboard such as the space bar, CMD keys then you will not need to look up and reach OVER the keyboard to add an emoji.

I did purchase the Touch bar model, actually the exact model you showed in your video. I then changed this and took a maxed out Macbook Pro with no touch bar as that bar is not a game changer it is a gimmick, no matter how you sugar coat it, it does not warrant the price jump. I also have a Macbook (2016 model) and I find myself using this more than the Macbook Pro. At the end of the day when you are choosing an Apple product and have the money to purchase one, every spec and function MATTERS. Purchasing a Windows laptop you tend to make more exceptions to functionality as it is cheaper and generally has better specs (optimization of OS aside as apple is the best here).

Should you have a Maxed out or standard older Macbook Pro only upgrade if you can sell it for a decent price. Love the videos, dont like that you, MKBHD, Austin etc....are all clones of one anther, same angles, camera styles and presentation, a little more personality would be great as if I watch an Austin video I automatically know you will have the same product to showcase and will be reading from the same script, only with some word changed.

Dont be a sell out dude, this video overall looks like one big Apple commercial LOL, Youtube audience will call you out, we control shit.

[squirebentley]

Strong work, best review I've seen. Appreciate addressing the benchmark issue

[hunterfulton]

I got this exact model with specs you mentioned, and it's great! The battery life lasts more than 10 hours, and I do gaming for about 2-3 hours, and it doesn't heat up that much. I have no complaints for this laptop.

[braydennturner]

You posted this so late, like 2am here on the East Coast. Haha.