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MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019)

Discontinued 18 Oct 2021

Released

13 Nov 2019

Announced

13 Nov 2019

Launch price from

$2,399

Discontinued

18 Oct 2021

Lifespan

1 year, 11 months

Category
MacBook Pro
Status
Discontinued
Apple support status
Discontinued, not yet Vintage
Release type
Refresh of an existing model
Previous model
MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019)
Replaced by
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max)
Official Apple page
No longer available on Apple’s website
Tech specs
Apple specs ↗
Press release
Apple Newsroom ↗
More information
MacBook Pro (Intel-based) on Wikipedia ↗

Notes

Apple sold the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) from $2,399, rising to around $6,099 for the fullest specification. It replaced the 15-inch model, which Apple took off sale the same day without mentioning it in the announcement, ending a size that had been the large MacBook Pro since the first one in 2006.

The Magic Keyboard was introduced on the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019), built on a scissor mechanism with a millimetre of travel. It replaced the butterfly keyboard Apple had used since the 12-inch MacBook of early 2015, which had drawn enough complaints to earn its own free repair programme. A physical Escape key came back with it and the arrow keys returned to an inverted T, though the Touch Bar itself stayed.

The screen measured 16 inches at 3072 by 1920, which worked out at 226 pixels per inch and 500 nits of brightness. Four Thunderbolt 3 ports and a headphone jack were the only connections, with no HDMI port and no card slot, both of which Apple had removed in 2016 and would not put back until 2021.

A 100Wh battery went in, which Apple called the largest it had ever used in a Mac notebook, rated at up to 11 hours of web browsing or movie playback. Storage started at 512GB and could be taken as far as 8TB, which Apple called the largest solid-state drive ever put in a notebook, and memory could reach 64GB.

A six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers handled sound, alongside a three-microphone array Apple said cut hiss by 40 per cent. It came in silver and space gray and weighed 4.3 pounds.

Apple dropped it from the line-up on 18 October 2021, the day the 16-inch returned with Apple’s own M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, which made this the last Intel MacBook Pro at this size.

It was announced on 13 November 2019, by press release rather than at an event. It went on sale the same day, while Apple Stores and resellers received it later that week, priced from $2,399.

Check out the MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) that replaced it.

MacBook Pro release history

  1. 2026

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max ReleasedCurrent

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro (M4) Discontinued

  4. ↑ 4 months later
  5. 2025

  6. 22 Oct 2025

    Macbook Pro M5 ReleasedCurrent

  7. ↑ about 1 year later
  8. 2024

  9. 8 Nov 2024

    MacBook Pro (M4) Released

  10. 30 Oct 2024

    MacBook Pro (M3) Discontinued

  11. ↑ about 1 year later
  12. 2023

  13. 7 Nov 2023

    MacBook Pro (M3) Released

  14. 30 Oct 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Discontinued

  15. ↑ 9 months later

  16. 24 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Released

  17. 17 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Discontinued

  18. ↑ 1 year, 3 months later
  19. 2021

  20. 26 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Released

  21. 18 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Discontinued

  22. ↑ about 2 years later
  23. 2019

  24. 13 Nov 2019

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Discontinued

  25. ↑ 6 months later

  26. 21 May 2019

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Discontinued

  27. ↑ 10 months later
  28. 2018

  29. 12 Jul 2018

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Discontinued

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Discontinued

  30. ↑ about 1 year later
  31. 2017

  32. 5 Jun 2017

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Discontinued

  33. ↑ 7 months later
  34. 2016

  35. 14 Nov 2016

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Released

  36. ↑ 1 year, 6 months later
  37. 2015

  38. 19 May 2015

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) Discontinued

  39. ↑ 10 months later
  40. 2014

  41. 29 Jul 2014

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) Discontinued

  42. ↑ 9 months later
  43. 2013

  44. 22 Oct 2013

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Discontinued

  45. ↑ 8 months later

  46. 13 Feb 2013

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) Discontinued

  47. ↑ 8 months later
  48. 2012

  49. 11 Jun 2012

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) Released

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