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The 16" Macbook pro I bought in 2019 has been a source of constant irritation to me - unexpected fan thrashing, overheating, the usual stuff - and the performance and low cost of the new M1-based MacBooks has done nothing to improve my mood.

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I don't blame you. That "pinnacle" of hardware design is an Apple poop-bomb.

I have one with 32GB that was provided by my employer. It is bad. I hate using it. The keyboard on it is bad, the performance is bad, and the glitchiness is deeply frustrating.

I loved my 2015 Macbook Pro 15" that it replaced and wondered why I thought it would be any better.

My M1 Macbook Pro 16 is a joy to me.

I put an order in for a 14" one last night to replace my 2019 MBP, this makes me feel better about the price.

I have one of these for work (employer-provided) and it is the worst machine I have ever used. The touchbar is useless. It's heavy and bulky as hell. Just watching a Youtube video or opening a page with some gifs causes the fan to spin up and sound like a jet engine. The dual fan situation was supposed to improve cooling, but it only made it LOUDER.

Incredibly embarrassing to be in a quiet meeting room and accidentally open a slide deck with a gif for 2 minutes and have the machine ramp up its fans to maximum speed. Why?? Meanwhile on my M1 Air I can have the same content open + some Twitch stream + 3D map view open with no fan, no sound at all, and it runs great.

Try customizing the fan curves to spin up at lower temps. Not much more noise over all if at all, but much more responsiveness.

> The 16" Macbook pro I bought in 2019 has been a source of constant irritation to me

This. Worst Mac I've ever had to use.

Same situation with mine. Even had to have the battery replaced after showing errors, after a whole ordeal to have it covered under warranty. I suspect this was related to the constant overheating.

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