Thanks for sharing Mike. Since it's been a few months, can you provide an update? Did you go with the 16"? Are you still experiencing nominal fan noise? I am in desperate need to replace my 2015 MBP. Since the pandemic has forced me to work from home, I spend about 95% of the time in clamshell mode. Under very little load it sounds like a 747 at full power. So this is pretty important to me selecting a new laptop.