**The Current Machine: MacBook Pros**

In recent years, Apple has made significant updates to their MacBook Pro lineup, but with each iteration, it's becoming increasingly challenging for users to decide which machine is the best option for them. The latest update, unveiled in mid-2019, brought some minor spec bumps to the table, making it harder for buyers to justify the cost of purchasing a new machine, especially if they purchased one just last year.

For those who purchased their MacBook Pro before 2016, upgrading is definitely worth considering, as the CPU has been largely updated. However, for users who fall into the middle years (2016-2019), it's more complicated. The upgrade process depends heavily on your workflow, which we'll explore in the next section.

**Workflow: Consumers vs. CPU-Intensive Task Groups**

When it comes to workflow, there are three main groups of people: consumers, CPU-intensive task groups, and GPU-intensive task groups. Media consumers are those who spend most of their time watching videos, reading emails, or browsing the web on their computers. For these users, unless they really want the new features like the larger screen real estate, it's not worth upgrading to the latest MacBook Pro.

On the other hand, CPU-intensive task groups include people who do a lot of processor-heavy tasks, such as video editing, 3D modeling, or even gaming (although the latter is not as common). For these users, the new MacBook Pro offers significant performance improvements due to its revamped cooling system and updated processors. However, if you already have an i9 processor in your 15-inch MacBook Pro from 2019, it's unlikely that the upgrade will be worth it on its own.

The third group is GPU-intensive task groups, which include professionals like video producers, photo editors, or gamers who rely heavily on graphics capabilities. For these users, the new MacBook Pro offers a huge difference in performance and graphics capabilities. The updated machine comes with a larger brighter display, making it perfect for watching movies or working on creative projects.

**GPU-Intensive Tasks: A Must-Upgrade**

If you use GPU-intensive tasks frequently, such as video editing, 3D modeling, or gaming, the new MacBook Pro is definitely worth upgrading to. The upgrade offers significant performance improvements and improved graphics capabilities. With its ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, this machine is perfect for professionals who require high-performance computing.

Additionally, the new MacBook Pro comes with improved microphones, a solid backup system, and immersive speakers, making it an excellent choice for those who engage in audio recordings, podcasting, or work with movies. The updated machine also offers improved battery life, faster storage options (up to 8TB), and a more reliable keyboard.

**Conclusion**

Ultimately, the decision to upgrade to the latest MacBook Pro depends on your specific needs and workflow. For media consumers, unless you really want the new features, it's not worth upgrading. However, for CPU-intensive task groups or GPU-intensive users, the new MacBook Pro offers significant performance improvements and improved graphics capabilities. With its revamped cooling system, updated processors, and impressive features like improved microphones and speakers, this machine is perfect for professionals who require high-performance computing.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat is up everyone it is your guy Andrew here from Apple Insider and we are talking the 16 inch MacBook Pro this thing just launched is available now to pick up but we are gonna talk about something very specific which is whether or not you should upgrade it now this can be a difficult question and you're definitely not going to answer it for everyone out there but if you're on the fence and you need a little push in either direction hopefully this video will give you some idea on what to do let's go ahead and jump into a whether or not you should upgrade to the 16 inch MacBook Pro so MacBook Pro buyers are gentlemen fall into two camps that are going aside whether or not you should upgrade and then within those there are other granular aspects that we're going to talk about but the biggest two things are one where's the current machine that you're using and then two what is your work flow like and if number one doesn't answer a question then number two generally will so let's first talk about what machine you are using now now it's really hard for a lot of people out there because Apple did a just update the MacBook Pros earlier this year in mid 2019 Apple did unveil a minor spec bump to the MacBook Pros which makes it a little bit more difficult if you just pick one of those up really in this machine the graphics really the biggest difference there and the keyboard it's really hard to justify the huge cost to buy a new machine if you just got one in the middle of 2019 so recent buyers probably are okay to hold back especially since the CPUs are largely the same which means which one should you upgrade from you have a 2016 or earlier you are safe to upgrade there's a lot of people who fall into that camp that have been simply waiting to upgrade until there was a more reliable keyboard or you just have machine that is now becoming old enough that's worth the upgrade and with a significant revamp here it's definitely worth the upgrade up for those users out there both in terms of performance new features reliability everything else it has baked into this machine now if you fall into those middle years 2016 2019 and you're not sure what to do really could have come down to your workflow which is the part to the second camp of users that it really comes down to now within the workflow there are going to be three relative groups of people they're going to be consumers them not people who buy things but people who consume media on their computers then there's going to be the CPU intensive task groups and that's going to be the GPU intensive care task groups so looking at just the media consumers unless you really want that point for the small amount of increased screen real estate it's definitely not going to be worth it you're just consuming media on there and if you're falling into those groups of years in the middle it's probably not worth upgrading the new MacBook Pro a lot of its gonna be the same and you're just consuming mediators watching you're reading emails reading the web basic email kind of stuff it's not going to be usually worth it to upgrade if you're a CPU intensive person do a lot of processor having stuff but not worrying about the graphics and you have an i-9 processor don't worry about upgrading these do have the same processors as been made 2019 and the thing that makes them a little bit more powerful is a revamped cooling system so they're gonna be slightly better performance than the ones we saw a few months ago but if you have any of the i9 processors in a 15-inch MacBook Pro it's not going to be large enough a gap to worth the upgrade on its own the last group if you use GPU intensive tasks you're a video producer or photo guy anything like that that just do a lot of with graphics on your machine even just someone gaming you're gonna probably want to upgrade there's a huge difference in performance in the graphics here a big jump in the graphic capabilities aside from the fact that you have a newer brighter display which is gonna be really nice even though it's not worth the spring on its own but with the graphics capabilities baked in you could kind of that middle ground to really rely on the GPU and you don't want to use an external eye or an e GPU then definitely make the upgrade that's gonna be worth it there on its own you can take this thing with it it's got you can put up to eight terabytes of storage in there with crazy graphics no need for the GPU for most tasks you're probably gonna be very set with the upgraded 16 inch MacBook Pro so I want to hear what you guys think there are a ton of other features that people may see worth upgrading for those hugely improved microphones if you do a lot of audio recordings podcasting just one kind of that really solid backup built-in maybe that's worth it if you watch a ton of movies and you're huge into movies and you want that slightly bigger screen and those immersive really awesome sounding speakers then that could be the reason to upgrade but it's really gonna come down to you guys and they want to hear what you think so let me know over on Twitter at Andrew underscore OSU and if you want to pick one of these guys up you can find the best deals at the links down below in the description hey everyone did you guys like that video be sure to click on that like button so we can create content that we know that you guys want to see and follow Apple Insider on all social media channels if you want the best prices on any Apple gear check out the Apple Insider price guide that is updated daily and until next time we'll see you laterwhat is up everyone it is your guy Andrew here from Apple Insider and we are talking the 16 inch MacBook Pro this thing just launched is available now to pick up but we are gonna talk about something very specific which is whether or not you should upgrade it now this can be a difficult question and you're definitely not going to answer it for everyone out there but if you're on the fence and you need a little push in either direction hopefully this video will give you some idea on what to do let's go ahead and jump into a whether or not you should upgrade to the 16 inch MacBook Pro so MacBook Pro buyers are gentlemen fall into two camps that are going aside whether or not you should upgrade and then within those there are other granular aspects that we're going to talk about but the biggest two things are one where's the current machine that you're using and then two what is your work flow like and if number one doesn't answer a question then number two generally will so let's first talk about what machine you are using now now it's really hard for a lot of people out there because Apple did a just update the MacBook Pros earlier this year in mid 2019 Apple did unveil a minor spec bump to the MacBook Pros which makes it a little bit more difficult if you just pick one of those up really in this machine the graphics really the biggest difference there and the keyboard it's really hard to justify the huge cost to buy a new machine if you just got one in the middle of 2019 so recent buyers probably are okay to hold back especially since the CPUs are largely the same which means which one should you upgrade from you have a 2016 or earlier you are safe to upgrade there's a lot of people who fall into that camp that have been simply waiting to upgrade until there was a more reliable keyboard or you just have machine that is now becoming old enough that's worth the upgrade and with a significant revamp here it's definitely worth the upgrade up for those users out there both in terms of performance new features reliability everything else it has baked into this machine now if you fall into those middle years 2016 2019 and you're not sure what to do really could have come down to your workflow which is the part to the second camp of users that it really comes down to now within the workflow there are going to be three relative groups of people they're going to be consumers them not people who buy things but people who consume media on their computers then there's going to be the CPU intensive task groups and that's going to be the GPU intensive care task groups so looking at just the media consumers unless you really want that point for the small amount of increased screen real estate it's definitely not going to be worth it you're just consuming media on there and if you're falling into those groups of years in the middle it's probably not worth upgrading the new MacBook Pro a lot of its gonna be the same and you're just consuming mediators watching you're reading emails reading the web basic email kind of stuff it's not going to be usually worth it to upgrade if you're a CPU intensive person do a lot of processor having stuff but not worrying about the graphics and you have an i-9 processor don't worry about upgrading these do have the same processors as been made 2019 and the thing that makes them a little bit more powerful is a revamped cooling system so they're gonna be slightly better performance than the ones we saw a few months ago but if you have any of the i9 processors in a 15-inch MacBook Pro it's not going to be large enough a gap to worth the upgrade on its own the last group if you use GPU intensive tasks you're a video producer or photo guy anything like that that just do a lot of with graphics on your machine even just someone gaming you're gonna probably want to upgrade there's a huge difference in performance in the graphics here a big jump in the graphic capabilities aside from the fact that you have a newer brighter display which is gonna be really nice even though it's not worth the spring on its own but with the graphics capabilities baked in you could kind of that middle ground to really rely on the GPU and you don't want to use an external eye or an e GPU then definitely make the upgrade that's gonna be worth it there on its own you can take this thing with it it's got you can put up to eight terabytes of storage in there with crazy graphics no need for the GPU for most tasks you're probably gonna be very set with the upgraded 16 inch MacBook Pro so I want to hear what you guys think there are a ton of other features that people may see worth upgrading for those hugely improved microphones if you do a lot of audio recordings podcasting just one kind of that really solid backup built-in maybe that's worth it if you watch a ton of movies and you're huge into movies and you want that slightly bigger screen and those immersive really awesome sounding speakers then that could be the reason to upgrade but it's really gonna come down to you guys and they want to hear what you think so let me know over on Twitter at Andrew underscore OSU and if you want to pick one of these guys up you can find the best deals at the links down below in the description hey everyone did you guys like that video be sure to click on that like button so we can create content that we know that you guys want to see and follow Apple Insider on all social media channels if you want the best prices on any Apple gear check out the Apple Insider price guide that is updated daily and until next time we'll see you later\n"