In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new 16" MacBook Pro and how it performs as a web development machine.

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Show Notes

2:24 - Why did the old ones suck?

4:43 - What did we get and why?

Wes
- 32GB RAM
- 2.3GHz 8-core i9
- 1TB SSD
Scott
- 64GB RAM
- 2.4GHz 8-core i9
- 8gb AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
- 2TB SSD

9:40 - Is it still the best?

The MacBook Pro is the workhorse of developers
Keyboard is amazing
Screen is even bigger
Esc key is back
Touch ID is very fast
Heat is good
Speed is very fast. Great for video editing, recording, etc…
Trackpad feels great

15:18 - Still not good:

Webcam sucks
Ports

16:09 - Y NAWTS:

Why not Windows?
Why not Hackintosh?
Why not iMac?

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