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I thought it was odd the maxed out 14 and 16 have such a large gap in power requirements (99 watt charger vs 140 watt), but this makes the pricing a bit less palatable since 16 is only about $200 more.

Still got the 14 since the 16 seems too bulky and heavy for a daily carry.

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The new 16" is ~.8 pounds heavier, and a bit larger, than the 2016 15" model, whose size and weight I was pretty happy with (though I was less happy over time with the butterfly keyboard, poorly placed touchbar, missing physical esc key, and poor trackpad palm rejection.)

It is still thinner than the 2012-2015 15" model (which had a perfectly functional keyboard and trackpad) but ~.3 pounds heavier.

The max is actually 4.8 lbs, not 4.7lbs. Not sure if that was factored in. But seeing as how I use my laptop to work in weird places portability and weight are actually important factors for me. I could manage the 16” size but the previous gen 16 inch was already pushing it for weight, especially if there are other things in the backpack. But seeing how this thing needs a big 140 watt supply means i can’t and even use the ultra compact 60 watt charger I have. So we’re looking at 5-6 extra lbs on my back!

That 140w charger is just for fast charge. You could get the 96w charger and be fine. You could also get a third-party charger like the GaN ones from Aukey and Anker that may be smaller and lighter.

You can use a smaller charger; it will just charge slower.

I started out with a 17 inch 3.7kg workstation and now literally everything feels light compared to that.

I really don’t get all this talk about how heavy laptops are…

Oh thanks for bringing to my attention that it’s thinner than 2012-15 MBP! That one was thin enough already. I suppose the 0.3lbs could be shaved off by not carrying around a power supply

70Wh vs 100Wh battery, so the bigger charger can hit Apple's fast charging targets.

> Still got the 14 since the 16 seems too bulky and heavy for a daily carry. 16" is still lighter than my old T430 and T440p, never had a problem stuffing those in bags. Tiny bezels and weird aspect ratios mean it's not much bigger either.

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