New 13-inch MacBook Pro

[Arthur]

Not 14" as rumoured, but at least it doesn't come with a faulty keyboard as standard.

 

Source: Apple Store

 

www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performance

 

Apple today updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Magic Keyboard for the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook and doubled the storage across all standard configurations, delivering even more value to the most popular MacBook Pro. The new lineup also offers 10th-generation processors for up to 80 percent faster graphics performance and makes 16GB of faster 3733MHz memory standard on select configurations. With powerful quad-core processors, the brilliant 13-inch Retina display, Touch Bar and Touch ID, immersive stereo speakers, all-day battery life, and the power of macOS, all in an incredibly portable design, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is available to order today, starting at $1,299, and $1,199 for education.

 

New Magic Keyboard

The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro now features the new Magic Keyboard, first introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro and added to MacBook Air in March. Magic Keyboard features a redesigned scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel for a comfortable and stable key feel, while the new inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow keys makes them easier to find, whether users are navigating through spreadsheets or playing games. Magic Keyboard also features a physical Escape key, along with Touch Bar and Touch ID, for a keyboard that delivers the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook.

 

Double the Storage

Customers love the superfast SSDs on MacBook Pro, with sequential read speeds of up to 3.0GB/s. The 13-inch MacBook Pro now comes with double the storage of the previous generation, with standard storage starting at 256GB all the way up to 1TB, so customers can store even more photos, videos, and files. And for pro users who need even more storage capacity for large photo libraries and video projects, the 13-inch MacBook Pro now offers up to a 4TB SSD.

 

Better Performance

The 13-inch MacBook Pro lineup now offers up to 10th-generation quad-core Intel Core processors with Turbo Boost speeds of up to 4.1GHz. Customers who are upgrading from a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a dual-core processor will see up to 2.8 times faster performance. The integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics deliver up to 80 percent faster performance over the previous generation 13-inch MacBook Pro for 4K video editing, faster rendering, and smoother gameplay. The new graphics also enable users to connect to Pro Display XDR at full 6K resolution.

 

Faster Memory and More Memory

16GB of faster 3733MHz memory is now offered as a standard configuration on select models, and for the first time on a 13-inch Mac notebook, customers can choose a 32GB memory option. With 32GB of memory, users will experience better performance while running multiple virtual machines and up to 50 percent faster performance when editing gigapixel images in Photoshop.

 

Portable Design with a Stunning Retina Display

With a sleek aluminum unibody design in space gray or silver and weighing just 3 pounds, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is both highly portable and packed with performance and advanced technologies. Its stunning and brilliant 13-inch Retina display delivers more than 4 million pixels and millions of colors, along with 500 nits of brightness and support for the P3 wide color gamut. And with True Tone technology, the display offers a more natural viewing experience for design and editing workflows, as well as for everyday tasks such as browsing the web and writing email. The 13-inch MacBook Pro also comes with speakers that provide incredibly immersive wide-stereo sound, Touch ID for easy login and secure online purchases, Touch Bar with dynamic and contextual controls, and the industry-best Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and Multi-Touch navigation.

 

Built-in Security and Privacy

The 13-inch MacBook Pro comes with the Apple T2 Security Chip, Apple’s own custom-designed second-generation silicon, which checks that software loaded during the boot process has not been tampered with and provides on-the-fly data encryption for everything stored on the SSD. This allows MacBook Pro and any Mac with the T2 chip to deliver the most secure boot process and storage of any computer. The T2 also protects Touch ID information, so whether customers are unlocking their Mac, entering an online password, or making online purchases, their information stays safe.

[flyinghaggis]

Was mulling over ordering one of these (10th gen i5/16Gb/512Gb) to replace my old laptop (and faulty desktop PC)?

 

Has anybody tried one? I'd have gone to a store to check it out but obviously that's not an option right now

Edited May 31, 2020 by flyinghaggis

[XiJ]

I’ve not had experience if recent MacBooks save a bit of setting up - they quick, light and look great.

 

What I will say is that my 15” MacBook is 8 years old and I can’t justify buying a new one (and I try!). It was upgraded to 500gb (and 16gb ram) then 1tb ssd a long time ago. It’s still easily fast enough and is used every day. Even the 8 year old battery still gives me 2 hours use and I can replace that.

The main think now is that it can get pretty hot a bit again I think when I get around to replacing the heat paste that will help.

 

So imo the MacBooks are worth the extra investment.

[Edu-IT]

Was mulling over ordering one of these (10th gen i5/16Gb/512Gb) to replace my old laptop (and faulty desktop PC)?

 

Has anybody tried one? I'd have gone to a store to check it out but obviously that's not an option right now [emoji3]

Edit: Ignore this post.

Edited May 31, 2020 by Edu-IT

[Arthur]

Was mulling over ordering one of these (10th gen i5/16Gb/512GB) to replace my old laptop (and faulty desktop PC)?

 

Has anybody tried one? I'd have gone to a store to check it out but obviously that's not an option right now

These might help?

 

 

[flyinghaggis]

Cheers, I've been looking at a few videos/reviews/forums/etc. Currently I have a 12" 2016 Macbook as my laptop but it's one of the lightweight fanless models so the performance is pretty limited especially now it's 4 years old. Other than that (and the butterfly keyboard which is total garbage) I quite like the device. Handy being able to run both MacOS/Windows/etc.

 

Was mulling over buying one to replace my faulty 5 year old desktop as the performance of a modern laptop would be faster than it anyway plus I don't really game on my PC much these days either so I'm not bothered by the lack of a discrete video card.

Edited June 1, 2020 by flyinghaggis