#MACBOOK PRO 2015 MAC#

The post-2015 touchpad has grown to a ludicrous size. It seems that Apple has finally solved the keyboard-go-bad issue with this generation, despite never acknowledging the flaws in the butterfly design. Keep in mind that the differences are very small, and I will just as happily use the 2015 keyboard vs the MK2. My personal keyboard hierarchy is: Magic Keyboard 2 > 2019 16' MacBook Pro > 2015 15'/13' MacBook Pro. Yet, it's still not quite up there with the Apple Magic Keyboard 2, which I consider to be the best keyboard ever for coding/development.

keys have increased surface area, making them easier to hit.

the travel is smaller by a very tiny fraction less, which I prefer.

it feels less rubbery, hence more tactile.

I would put it above the 2015, for several reasons: I am happy to report that the 2019 keyboard (which has reverted to the scissor design) is quite pleasurable to type on. touchy subject (forgive the pun) and, having never used the butterfly generation, I can't really comment on it. Personally I know quite a few people with post-2015 MacBooks, and all but one have had various keys break, stop working, or had to be replaced entirely. Apple changed the classic design from scissor to butterfly switches (mostly for aesthetics and a misguided desire to make everything slimmer), but in doing so it introduced two major problems: a lot of people were put off by the new tactile feel, and, more importantly, the new keyboards tended to break in record numbers (due to gunk getting stuck inside the much narrower confines). After 2015, the keyboard on subsequent generations has been widely reviled as one of the worst regressions to ever afflict a Mac. Let's tackle the elephant in the room first.

But is it really that more powerful? Debatable, and highly dependent on your use-case. You'll notice that the new machine is approximately twice as 'better' (2x!!!) on paper, in most categories. Quick disclosure: the 2015 MacBook is my personal machine that I've been using for ~4 years, while the 2019 16' was issued by my employer, and I'm using it for ~5 months. Keep in mind that this is a biased, subjective review, and your opinion may be the opposite. The things that I dislike the most (there are more, keep reading) about the 16' are: lack of ports, weight, Touch Bar.Īfter a brief spec comparison, I will dive into various features and components and square them off against each other. To cut right to the chase, my personal, biased opinion is that the 2015 15' MacBook Pro is overall a better machine than the 2019 16', for a developer, when cost is an issue. Luckily, I own both the 2015 15' and the 2019 16', and I use them on an almost-daily basis, so I am in a position to compare them from the point of view of a developer. This new laptop flagship represents a coy admission of past failure and an attempt at redemption. In 2019, Apple redeemed itself in the eyes of many developers, by releasing a new, much improved 16' model. From there, things went downhill, and the MacBook Pro suffered several iterations of poor design, most notably the infamous fragile keyboard, but also the lack of ports and controversial Touch Bar. In many aspects, the 2015 generation was considered Apple's pinnacle of laptop design.

#MACBOOK PRO 2015 MAC#

If you're a Mac user, and especially a developer or IT professional, it's highly likely you hold the 2015 MacBook Pro in high regard.

Macbook pro 2015