
The keyboard footprint is the same as my five-year-old model, though the keys are slightly larger on the new laptop with less space between. They are nearly the identical size, with the 2019 MacBook Pro a bit thinner and lighter. The two MacBook Pros are physically very similar. I own a mid-2014 MacBook Pro as the center of my edit system at home. And remember, great gaming PCs are not necessarily the best editing machines and vice versa.Īpple loaned me a space gray, 8-core 16" MacBook Pro configured with 64GB RAM, the AMD GPU with 8GB VRAM, and a 4TB internal hard drive. When you can make a direct comparison, name brand PC laptops are often more expensive. Few PC laptops offer this much RAM or SSDs that large, for example.

While there are great PC laptop choices, it's very hard to make direct comparisons to laptops with all of these same components. Side by side, the older 2014 15-inch model (right) next to the new 16-inch version (left) (*With AppleCare warranty, but no local VAT or sales taxes added.) Quite frankly the 6-core is likely to be sufficient for many editing and design tasks. Just stick to a 1TB internal SSD and back the RAM down to 32GB. A more realistic price for a typical editor's 8-core configuration would be about $3,900 USD*. The high-capacity SSD options contribute to the most expensive configurations, but those sizes may be overkill for most users. Prices start at under $2,800 USD*, but the full monty rings up at about $6,500 USD*. It boasts up to 64GB RAM, an AMD Radeon Pro 5500M series GPU with up to 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM and can be equipped with up to 8TB of internal SSD storage. The 2019 MacBook Pro comes in 6-core (Intel Core i7) and 8-core (Intel Core i9) configurations. This new model aims not only to be a serious tool for location work but to be powerful enough to form the hub of your edit suite, whether on-site or at a fixed facility.

Apple introduced the 16-inch model to replace its 15-inch predecessor in late 2019. Review: Creatives in all fields are the target market for Apple's MacBook Pro product line.
