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2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Unboxing & Hands on
Apr 30, 2024
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Hey, what's up guys, Stephen Culls of Mac here and in this video I have got the brand
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new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to unbox, so let's not waste any more time and get straight
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into it. So here it is, I've been waiting patiently for what feels like a lifetime, let's open
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up the cardboard and get to the MacBook Pro itself. So here's the box, pretty much standard for an Apple product, we've got a nice side profile
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showing the USB C ports and Touch Bar. On the top and bottom we've just got MacBook Pro and on the sides we've got the Apple logo
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If we turn it over to the back, you'll see that I've got the 13 inch base model which has the i5 processor with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD
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Let's peel off the plastic wrap and open it up. Pop that to one side and let's shimmy it out
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And here it is in all it's glory and it's absolutely beautiful in that space grey
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Let's place that to one side for a second and see what else is in the box
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So first up we've got a USB C to USB C cable for charging or to connect it to a monitor
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which can take USB C like the new LG monitor which will be arriving shortly
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Under the booklet we've got the standard power adapter with USB C connection for charging
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And inside the booklet we've got the usual quick start guides, warranty and Apple stickers
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Although it's a shame they don't come in this base grey to match the MacBook. So let's get to the main event and pull off that plastic which is so satisfying
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Lifting up the lid automatically boots the MacBook on and is ready for me to set up
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The touch bar is already lit up and is really nice and clear even in this bright room so
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it should be fine for using outdoors. So I'm just going to quickly run through the setup and wow this trackpad is huge
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So the touch bar at the top replaces all of the usual function keys. So here I have the brightness and volume and so on but the keys will change depending on
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which app I'm using. Let's just finish setting this up. The keys are going to take a bit of getting used to, there's a little less travel in them
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when pressing down but it still feels nice when typing. On the right hand side we've got those two USB C ports as well as the headphone jack
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and on the left hand side we've got another two USB ports so plenty of ports for all your dongles
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Something new in the setup is the addition of Touch ID. So just like your iPhone or iPad you can now unlock your Mac with a fingerprint
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So let's set this up, I just need to place my finger down on the little pad on the right
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and just keep raising it up the same way you set up Touch ID on an iOS device
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So I'm all set up now and immediately I can tell the colours of the screen are much richer
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and the blacks are nice and deep. When on Finder the touch bar is a pretty standard affair with your brightness and volume controls
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play buttons to play music from iTunes and a Siri button. All of which are really nice and responsive, there's no lag whatsoever and oh, it actually
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made me want to touch the screen. This is going to take some getting used to
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Let's open up some different apps and see how the touch bar adapts. So with Safari it gives me an escape button, forward and back pages, a search or address
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bar, new tabs and then the volume. When typing it gives me predictive words which is nice but I don't know how often I'll use that
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Let's try out the speakers really quick. Designed by Apple in California, it's the first official book from Apple's design team
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that has been responsible for a remarkable strength... So that sounds a whole lot louder than the previous MacBook which is great if you're
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constantly watching Netflix from your MacBook. If we open up the calendar and see how the touch bar adapts..
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It's surprisingly fun to use actually, I didn't think too much of it at first but I can definitely
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see where this is going to be useful. In pages it gives me some formatting options, so I can change to bold and type bold
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I can change the colour of the text. The screen is really outstanding on this new MacBook Pro, it's kind of hard to show on
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camera but comparing it to my 2015 MacBook Pro it really does stand out
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The new MacBook Pro with touch bar is also 23% smaller and 17% thinner and of course
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you've now got two different finish options and for me the change to a space grey is really
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nice and refreshing. So far it's all looking good with the new MacBook Pro
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Well that's it for this video but if you enjoyed it go ahead and hit that like button, it really
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does help us out and if you'd like to find out more about the new MacBook Pro with touch
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bar, make sure to hit that subscribe button as we've got loads more videos coming up
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I'll catch you in the next one
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