MacBook Pro 13″ With Touchbar Late 2016 Post-Mortem

Episode #45 ▪ The Fringe #484

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July 23rd 2018 ▪ 6 years ago

Apple took a huge step in 2016 when they introduced MacBook Pros with butterfly switch keyboards and only USB-C ports. Ian is joined by Lilly Beyer to figure out if it was a step in the right direction.

Episode Summary

00:00 | Intro

05:03 | Display

08:21 | Build Quality

13:13 | Tech Specs

17:26 | Battery Life

20:11 | Ports

26:03 | Charging

28:52 | Keyboard and Trackpad

43:04 | Weight

44:12 | Speakers

The new MacBook Pro's speaker grilles are mostly cosmetic - The Verge

45:39 | Software

49:47 | Final Thoughts

52:26 | Outro

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Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor - Organic (electric edit)
Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

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