Apple 16-Inch MacBook Pro for Photography

The MacBook Pro has long been the standard, go-to laptop for working photographers. It combines the power we need along with the portability to bring on location or along while traveling. It’s the perfect combination that just got even better with the recent release of the new, late 2019 16" MacBook Pro. I had a chance to use this new model for a few days, and decided to jump in head-first and use it in lieu of not only my 2015 13" MacBook Pro, but also my 2013 Mac Pro for a photo book project I’ve been working on. I spent the few days using it as I would either of my own computers, but ended up treating it in the same way I would my Mac Pro. The obvious difference was now having the ability to work on serious photo editing and design away from my home.

Before getting too much into how the new computer handled editing a series of photographs (*spoiler alert* it was great), I want to talk about some of its distinctions versus simply diving into how it’s faster and better, as how essentially all new computers are. One of the key differences (pun intended) of the 16" MacBook Pro is the keyboard. Returning to a scissor key design, opposed to the butterfly key design that has been in place since 2015, this new model returns to its former glory as a computer with impressive haptic feedback.