For a variety of reasons, the late 2019 MacBook Pro is a phenomenal last gen product that Apple (as of July 2022) still supports.The SSD is flash-based and read/writes at 2.5GB/s. That’s extremely fast. SSD’s are also more durable than spinning HDD. Drops can happen, and I’ve had to replace many HDDs due to failure after drops.The keyboard would be perfect with function keys. The Touch Bar is there instead, and that is something. It will be, in my prediction ok for the average consumer, annoying for a smaller percentage of buyers, and kinda neat for a similar group interested in this laptop.Again, this particular generation 16” MacBook Pro sees Apple bring back one of the features that made their  keyboards beloved by (professional) consumers during the years where Apple moved to Intel chips. It’s a very nice keyboard. Touch ID is a nice feature.The screen is beautiful, and bright with bold contrasts that make colors truly “pop.” Apple has been using on Retina displays for many years and this 16” MacBook Pro screen is highly rated.Battery life is pretty, I don’t know the word, but normal. Have normal expectations for it. It will likely last a full day of work, and depending on daily tasks, need to be put on a charger sooner or later. Some days it may pleasantly surprise you, but watching/creating content with too bright a screen, and the battery life may disappoint.This is probably the best 16” MacBook Pro (despite the 512GB SSD) that Apple released before moving to Apple Silicon.