In fact, he'd like to see the Touch Bar incorporated into desktop keyboards for Mac as the it gains more capabilities. Still, he sees potential with the Touch Bar for video editors, especially if Apple allows them to customize the buttons in Final Cut Pro. Often at the expense of traditional processing and graphics power, memory, and price. "It can be helpful at times, but I think a keyboard and mouse will always be faster." Every few years Apple flips the table on MacBooks, going thinner and lighter in design and more cutting edge in display, input technologies, storage, and ports. Apple 2016 MacBook review: More practical than you’d think, and stunning in pink. "I don't think it will be a determining factor for people to buy it," he told me. The mid-level 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro (1,799) gives you better connectivity and a faster 2.9GHz Core i5 processor than you get from the 1,499 base model. But when it comes to the Touch Bar, he doesn't think it's totally necessary for most people. Overall, the MacBook Pro was plenty fast and powerful for Justin's work. Our review of the new MacBook Pro 2016 weighs up Apple's super-high-end laptop in terms of design, build quality, features, tech specs and value for money - and focuses in particular on the Touch. However, he said it's not faster than using the traditional trackpad or keyboard. He also likes how the Touch Bar gives you a general overview of your timeline, which makes it easier to jump to certain points you're working on. USB-C standard that will eventually replace the "regular" USB you're used to.įinal Cut also lets you scrub through a video timeline on the Touch Bar, which Justin thought was a cool feature. These are used to charge the computer and connect accessories using the new There are four Thunderbolt 3 ports on the 15-inch MacBook Pro. I had him detail some of his thoughts from a video editor's perspective. Justin Gmoser, one of our video producers here at Business Insider, has been testing the 15-inch model of the MacBook Pro for a little over a week. So while I already tested the MacBook Pro from a generalist's perspective, I thought it'd be worth it to have one of our own in-house professionals give the computer a spin. The MacBook Pro also only has one type of port called Thunderbolt 3, which makes it tough for those who need SD card slots or HDMI ports to connect their external monitors. For example, you can only get up to 16GB of RAM, while many are asking for 32GB of RAM. The most common complaints are the lack of ports and power compared to rival computers.