Used Apple MacBook Pro 15" with Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon Pro 460 GPU, Space Gray (Late 2016)

2017-02-18T04:50:27

One of the things that I believe makes Apple so successful is the thoughtful balance of smart design choices they make on every device they sell. The 2016 15" 2.9GHZ, I7, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, AMD RADEON PRO 460 Laptop I purchased is a piece of art and certainly no exception to this rule. There are many different tradeoffs in laptops. I could have purchased a laptop with a more powerful graphics card or a higher resolution display or more memory etc., but each choice comes with consequences that ultimately lead to a much bigger battery or much less battery life. Weight, size and battery life are all important considerations for a portable computer. Mac OS Sierra: After using every Windows operating system from Windows 3.0 to Windows 10, I am happy to change to Mac OS Sierra. My previous Dell XPS computer came with Vista on it. After over 20 times of having to format the hard drive and reload all software and updates, I went to War-Mart and bought a copy of Windows 7. More than 5 years of reasonably problem-free use followed. Then I "upgraded" to Windows 10. After about 4 months, my Start Button menu stopped working completely. I went to the Knowledge base and discovered this was a fairly common, well documented problem with a number of suggested work-arounds. After trying the first 5 recommended work-arounds without success, #6 was to reload Windows 10 and all software. I purchased my son and daughter each a MacBook Air for college and one of the things I noticed, was how reliable they have been. In fact, neither of my children have ever had an issue with their machine. I would estimate that I have spent over 1000 man hours troubleshooting Windows issues and reloading the software and operating systems over time. The main reason I purchased an Apple MacBook Pro is because of the problem free reliability of the Mac OS operating system. Overall Pros: The 15" MBP is a really smart balance of choices that produce outstanding overall performance (i.e. graphics, speed, storage, size, weight, battery life) with minimal compromise in any area. From my standpoint, the biggest pro is the reliability of Mac OS. I buy computers to do work, not to spend my time troubleshooting problems and reloading the operating system, software, and hundreds of software updates. Cons: The biggest con is cost. Apple computers are expensive compared to other alternatives and you either believe they are worth the extra cost or you believe they are not. Another big con is gaming/software availability. There is allot more software that is available (especially games) for Windows than for Mac OS. This can be partly offset if you use Boot Camp to dual boot your MBP. Other laptops beat the MBP when you only consider a single area of focus (e.g. graphics card or display resolution, etc.) rather than the whole package.

Bennie T.

2017-02-03T09:46:26

I love it! Well done Apple! And it's so nice buying it from Adorama, no need to pay all that tax!

Johnson C.

2017-01-26T11:13:41

Good and fast service. The laptop is overpriced for what you get.

Khanh T.

2017-01-26T08:34:39

I love that it is very thin and light. And it runs very cool and quietly. The USB-C ports are small and feel a bit delicate, but they haven't been a problem. There are very inexpensive adapters from 3rd party manufactures that work well and can be left on certain cables. I like the functionality of the Touch Bar quite a bit more than I thought I would. I do wish it still had an SD card slot, but other than that I am very happy with it.

KEVIN H.

2017-01-20T07:29:04

I was very impressed with how light it is. Very nice design, and color (space gray). Impressed on how quickly it boots up also the battery life is very good (better than 8 hrs). Overall I would say and excellent buy.

Jose A.

2017-01-12T11:07:50

Fast. Amazing

DENIS G.

2017-01-11T09:40:04

Love my new MB Pro. Have to learn all the keypad gestures and Touch bar. Battery life excellent! Beautifully designed. Once the laptop was available, Adorama's delivery was fast!

SHOMA C.

2017-01-05T16:27:15

Better in every aspect.... still too new for me to give a full review ... it is fast, the Pro 460 video card is a big plus since I work with images ... The price is too high ... other than that great machine.

Maria S.

2016-11-19T02:48:03

'Tis the season to be "generous" (; I'm going to finally hand over my beloved macbook pro early 2013 in return for this brand new macbook pro that, after reading the specs, has me excited to see it in person!

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