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enthawizeguy

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Jun 10, 2007
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North Hollywood, CA
Well I was hoping to get a 14.1 inch mbp but the 13inch is not fast enough for me to upgrade coming from a late 2016 mbp. So I am stuck with the 16. Originally I was hoping the 16 would be the same size as the 15. How much of a difference is it between the two?

Is it really noticeable?
Is it super thick ?
The 15 now is super portable, I remember the 17 being waaaay to big, is it closer to the 15 in size or 17?
Will I notice it more on my lap?
 

bill-p

macrumors 68030
Jul 23, 2011
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15" 2018 dimensions: 1.55cm x 34.93cm x 24.07cm - weight: 1.83kg
16" 2019 dimensions: 1.62cm x 35.79cm x 24.59cm - weight: 2.00kg
15" 2015 dimensions: 1.80cm x 35.89cm x 24.71cm - weight: 2.04kg
17" 2011 dimensions: 2.50cm x 39.30cm x 26.70cm - weight: 2.99kg

So yeah, I don't know. Only you can make the decision.
 

ascender

macrumors 601
Dec 8, 2005
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It’s imperceptible. It’s hard to spot the difference when they’re side by side or on your lap.
 

06tb06

Cancelled
Sep 12, 2017
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If measured diagonally across the display you gain about 600 thousands of an inch in size. It's also a smudge thicker to accommodate for the redesigned thermal architecture. But it's barely noticeable.
 

Falhófnir

macrumors 603
Aug 19, 2017
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It's way smaller than the 15" from the time the 17" was around, almost identical in footprint to the 2012-2015 retina 15" but thinner.
 
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