Hi. As apps like Photoshop have Touch Bar support built-in, could you share on how the Touch Bar has helped with your workflow?

That being said, I wonder if the heavily-hyped Hyperdrive will have similar issues (like affecting Wifi signal, etc.).

Poor EMI shielding

Great to hear that! Thanks for sharing.

Hey guys. What's up?

Finally bit the bullet and got my very own 2016 MacBook Pro.

My initial impressions after a day of usage, is just WoW! 😳

Build Quality is just impeccable. And this display is just awesome especially with the noticeably-improved contrast ratio over the previous generation of Retina displays of the previous MacBook Pro notebooks. And the Space Grey colour, Oh My God it is GORGEOUS!

And the speakers, holy crap, I think these are hands down the best notebook speakers ever, period! There's actually really good bass response!

The Touch Bar is just amazing. I could do great stuff like easily bold, underline, italicise, colour my text in Gmail and format text quickly via the Touch Bar in Microsoft Word. And being able to scrub through a YouTube video playing in full screen is just plain awesome too. Last but not least, I love the tap-and-slide function to adjust volume and brightness on the Touch Bar. It is kind of like a Mini-iOS touch screen. 👌🏻

The keyboard is a joy to type on and accuracy is just way better than the previous non-butterfly versions of the previous MacBook Pro notebooks. Sometimes I do find that the limited physical travel can be a bit fatiguing for long typing sessions, but then I'll just plug in my Razer Blackwidow Chroma mechanical keyboard for such usage.

Battery life is truly remarkable so far for me for light-to-average app usage. After updating to the latest macOS Sierra, typing a long email (for roughly 20 minutes) on the Gmail web interface in Safari only sipped the battery and the usage time remaining showed a staggering 9 hours+ remaining (constantly) via my monitoring app. My display was set to 30% brightness, and it is sufficient for dimly lit indoor conditions since the total overall brightness output has been increased a lot since the previous generation.

All in all, if you are wondering whether this laptop is worth the price, I would say a big YES if you are the type that appreciates bleeding edge state of the art technology. There's just something about the thin build, extreme light weight, and power in such an amazingly-put together and engineered package.

Just sharing. 😊



This post has been edited by shockk: Feb 24 2017, 03:25 PM

So far so good.

The thing about the keyboard complaints I have read on various forums (before I even purchased my own one) is that a lot of them are due to dust / grime under the keyboard keys, and some users have reported that initial keyboard issues with their 2016 MacBook Pro went away after some time of usage. So perhaps this new second generation Butterfly mechanism needs some burn-in time.

Also, I bet many users use their 2016 MacBook Pro for gaming too. What I would want to say is that this keyboard is really NOT MEANT for gaming, and I personally do not recommend to game on it. And in my opinion, heavy gaming sessions will cause the keyboard to wear out quicker than it should. At least, plug in an external keyboard or use the Apple Magic Keyboard for gaming. Hehe.

This post has been edited by shockk: Feb 25 2017, 12:39 PM

This model is selling in Machines but it can only support the MacBook 12 and 2016 MacBook Pro 13" only apparently.

There is a new model coming out soon that will have support for the 2016 MacBook Pro 15" which has much higher power draw, and I'm planning to get that.

After checking the link given by Hanabi12 earlier, it seems that there are so few backers on the Indiegogo project. Very weird. Anyone from here successfully backed it?

Oh. I was looking at the deals section whereby only a few actually selected each various deal. Seems that this resets back to zero after the earlier batch perhaps.

This post has been edited by shockk: Mar 2 2017, 10:44 PM

Oh yeaaaaa. Just got my Moshi Clearguard keyboard protector for my MBPtb 15. My first impressions (with photos) below.



The packaging is just amazing. Very premium even for just a keyboard protector.



Been using it for the day and it feels really good! The tactile feel of the butterfly keyboard still can be felt.

Best part is the Touch Bar area is protected as well. There are also adhesive strips to hold down the protector (which I have not removed just yet).

Also loving the 'Moshi' wording on the protector itself.



Highly recommended and no regrets at all for me.

This post has been edited by shockk: Mar 3 2017, 12:26 AM

You can try Skin Plus Malaysia. Look them up on Facebook. Their outlet is located in Ikano Power Centre, IIANM.

As for me, I'm planning to order from Slickwraps some time this month.

I bought it from Mac Studio, Bangsar Shopping Centre

Haha. Exactly my thoughts as well.

And even if they scratch the MacBook Pro, you probably will not be able to see it since they would have applied the skin over it.

I rather just have skins like DBrand or SlickWraps which do not require blades.

Btw, just FYI, the price of Skin Plus Malaysia for a full body skin on the MacBook Pro is a whopping RM488 based on the price list I saw at their booth last week.

This post has been edited by shockk: Mar 10 2017, 07:23 PM

You sure they did not confuse a MacBook Pro with an iPad or Tablet?

Here's the price list I saw. RM488 for full body colour skin for MacBook Pro.


Or perhaps after nego or asking them online, it can be much cheaper.

This post has been edited by shockk: Mar 10 2017, 11:58 PM

Sounds neat. How much did you buy it for, and from where?

Probably towards the end of 2017?

Anyway, if Apple cannot improve the battery capacity in the MacBook Pro for the next refresh, battery performance will still be pretty similar to the current range of MacBook Pros.

The thing is, the chassis in the MacBook Pro is just too compact to allow for any large battery capacity to be placed in, unless of course Apple rearranges the Logic Board to make way for a bigger battery or through technological improvements in battery sizes (like how the sheet-style battery was implemented with the MacBook Retina 12-inch).

This post has been edited by shockk: Mar 13 2017, 08:19 PM

Thanks. Very reasonable price for a MacBook charger (together with cable too).
Looks awesome to boot!

Now if only they would release a higher watt output version for the MacBook Pros.

Yup. Waiting patiently now.
Thanks for sharing your experience.

Just placed order for the MacBook Pro skin from XtremeSkins UK.



After comparing a lot with other pre-cut stickers like DBrand and SlickWraps, I believe that XtremeSkins still offers the better overall deal (full body, more customisation options for colour/ on diff areas).

For those of you who want a better typing experience, you guys can consider the Anne Pro wireless bluetooth mechanical keyboard that can be paired with the MacBook Pro too! 👌🏻

Don't need any messy cables. 🤣

Here's some pictures of my setup with custom keys.

Space Grey all the way, man. It is the future.

Don't bother with boring silver. Plus, dirt and stains are less visible on the Space Grey finish.

Which cover did you buy? Have any pictures to share?

I ordered some skins from the UK. Awaiting arrival now.

Do share your review with us on the MX Master after you have set it up.
After reading user reviews, it seems that the MX Master has bluetooth issues with Macs.

Will await your confirmation. Cheers!

Forgot to reply this message earlier. Not many retail locations carry the Anne Pro, probably because of shortage of stocks. This particular model is actually very famous especially after it got popularized by Reddit.

You can try to search here under Keyboards section in Trade Zone for some of the sellers. Mine I got from KuzumiTaiga.