2019 MBP 16" - logic board failure rate?

[Chancha]

Does anyone here have had issues with the Intel Core i7-9750H model? I have one since December 2021 (Manufactured in April 2021) but I'm worried if this would happen in the near future.

I mostly use it to edit photos and videos, and doesn't runs "hot" (average temps are about 55-65ºC while editing and with "normal" use it idles at about 35-40ºC, sometimes even 30ºC).

I've watched both iBoff and Louis Rossmann videos and they didn't specify which models are more prone to fail. Sure, all 16" ones have the TPS62180 buck converter, -the chip that literally "fries" your SSD Nand, making your Mac unusable, but I believe that there are some models that tend fail more than the other ones.

Anyway, I love this machine but I'm thinking to sell it to buy an M2 Pro one, because soon or late it will eventually die because of its integrated "Hara-Kiri".

The core issue can already be traced to the power chip as you have known, so all boards with that are prone. And it is uncertain but can be assumed that the more power draw and / or heat of the overall system would then increase the chance of failure. For an i7 with a workflow not involving the dGPU much, it does sound like a safer scenario than not.

In your case since you don't even have the issue yet, I wouldn't worry about it. Though swapping to an Apple Silicon MacBook is just a matter of when. There are other issues plaguing the 2019 16" anyway, getting rid of it ASAP has always been the consensus.

 

[rowlands]

Anyway, I love this machine but I'm thinking to sell it to buy an M2 Pro one, because soon or late it will eventually die because of its integrated "Hara-Kiri".

Personally, I would recommend sooner than later. I replaced mine with a M2 Pro, and so far (touch wood) it's been fine. I also don't really push my machines, except for compiling and that doesn't last longer than a minute or two.