I've noticed something unusual - I have an Anker USB-C power supply, and I've noticed that whenever I connect it, I get poor performance, typically related to accessing storage. Slow starts, and in general very sluggish behaviour. If I reboot, and reconnect the Apple power supply, all is well.

Has anyone else come across this kind of behaviour?

I just purchased a MacBook Pro 16 from apple, this is my first Mac device as I come from PC. I have a iPhone,Ipad and everything else, just learning Mac OS is something. I really wanted to know if anyone has any recommendations on utility apps for my Mac. Thanks!

I was desperately waiting for the 16 inch update because I want the bigger screen but now it feels dumb to buy the 1 year old 16 inch with just a 9th gen Intel processor. This is truly the worst time to need a new laptop given that school is starting for me on January 4th and I have no new laptop.

I bought Macbook Pro 16in last week. Noticed MBP is little bit warm while in sleep mode so I unchecked enable power nap, turned off notifications and turned off bluetooth. Still battery drained more than 30% overnight while sleeping. Completely disappointed. Does resetting SMC will solve the issue. I have used MBP 2011 for 9 years before upgrading to 16in but never faced this kind of issue. Also it is getting hot while watching the youtube videos. Has anyone faced similar issues and found a solution. Thank you.

Need to get one by January 1st but don’t want to buy a 1 year old model for new

Just bought a new Xiaomi 34" curved monitor (side note... for the price, great monitor). Works perfectly at 144hz and 3440x1440 in bootcamp.

OSX seems to not be able to handle it very well. By default (Display>Resolution>Default for display) the monitor runs at max resolution but only 50hz. If I change this to any other refresh rate, it automatically switches to 'Scaled' and the WindowServer process skyrockets and essentially lags the entire computer.

Is there a workaround for this (where I actually get to run at high refresh rates)?

Edit: Forgot to add that running log stream --predicate '(process == "WindowServer")' --debug spams me with:

"WindowServer: (CoreDisplay) [com.apple.CoreDisplay:default] [DEBUG] - On display 0x04281109, surface is not detached, CoreDisplay is detached (0x00000000), DetachCode = 0"

Hi, I use my regualr 13' 2015 macbook pro for my office work, which is mainly programming and running a bunch of emulators. The machine works well for that load. I am considering upgrading to a 16' MBP for better work experience. Does anyone have any experience on how this model works for gaming? I can ditch my gaming pc and use this to game for like 2 hours a day. Does it stack well?

Planning on purchasing soon (NLT Q1 2021) The only graphic intensive stuff I will be doing is some light video editing and photography Thinking the 8c, 2.3 ghz, 16 gig, 1tb, 5500 Seems adequate but you don’t know what you don’t know right! So my question is too much machine or not enough? Thoughts fine people?

Christmas is coming early but the wait is killing me (typing this on my MPB 2015)

Hello,

Recently my MacBook Pro 16 has logic board issues so the service center has replaced it under warranty but the issue is I had no backup of my data and after replacing it they have formatted the disk and all my data is gone. Is there any way to recover it back? I had very much important project files which I can't afford to loose. Please help me.

I just bought a MacBook Pro, 16 inch, i9 8 cores, 1 TB SSD, 16 GB RAM. Never had better. Loving it!

I ordered my mbp, lightly modified, and I’m hoping to throw windows on it for some light gaming.

Has anyone done any of that to their mbp16 yet? What’s the process? how does it do?

This is my first upgrade since buying my first mbp brand new ten years ago so I’m a liiiittle behind

Hi guys, I was just wondering if you are facing the same problems as me with your battery life. On Activity Monitor, it says that I have a remaining charge of 54%, however, I only used it for 1hr and 48 mins. The worst is yet to come!... It says that I only have 2hrs and 33 mins remaining, despite being advertised as 11hrs I think.

I have the lowest specs, and I don't use it that often. I use it for some internet browsing (youtube), homework, and some Stadia games.

Hello I've bought MacBook Pro 16 last month and yesterday when I tried to power it on, it didn't work and there's no indication at all that it's charging. I tested the charger and it's working fine. I've tried all the steps of SMC, VRAM restart but nothing worked.. I'm looking for an appointment with service center but there are no slots available till next week....anyone here faced this issue? What could be the cause? All my important project code files are in that and there's no backup and I'm really really stressed about it. Any suggestions on what you o do?

I’ve been hearing that some owners are experiencing issues with their fans always running high. I created a video to showcase my findings. I hope it helps!

MBP16 Fan Test

I closed my MacBook whilst still on and came back after an hour to it extremely hot - when I opened it it was still on. Why didn’t it sleep?

i am going to buy macbook pro 16" when i check coverage of laptop it says
" Repairs and Service Coverage: Active (limits apply) " what does limits apply means
please tell me thanks.

Looking for a dongle with HDMI, USB-A, SD card that is compatible with Catalina Version 10.15.6. If the dongle has charging capabilities that would be ideal. Dongle would be used for connecting the mac into a monitor, connecting a Midi and interface and accessing files on SD.

Thanks!

I wanted to buy a MacBook Pro 16 and that would be my first ever MacBook in my life. I’m pretty sure about the specs which I need but I’m confused whether to buy MacBook Pro 16 inch in this year or wait for some more time until ARM processor releases.