For 100 more, you could get a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a more powerful processor and brighter screen that only weighs 0.27 pounds. Its not trying to do anything new or different at least not anything that wasnt introduced years ago. Apple MacBook Air (2018) review: the present of computing. The MacBook Pro’s body is like those earlier versions made from a fetching metal. The 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro is a truly great laptop. The line now includes quad-core processors for the first time, with the base model using a 2. After controversies over the keyboard and thermal throttling, can Apple’s latest laptops rise above the drama We tested the top-of-the-line 15-inch new MacBook Pro with a six-core i9, 32GB of RAM. In fact, the hinge you find on the MacBook is far better than we have seen on any laptop.
It’s a head turner when it comes to looks and what Apple has done well is that it hasn’t compromised on the sturdiness at all. The $1,799 starting price remains unchanged and you now get Intel's newest eighth-gen quad-core CPU, a bigger SSD and twice as much RAM.Ģ.9GHz 6-core Intel i9, Radeon Pro 560X (4GB)Ĥx USB-C (Thunderbolt 3), any can charge 1x 3.5mm headset The first take originally published July 12 follows.Īpple delivers a bit more for your money with this year's version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
The company says the issue was due to a previously undiscovered software problem, and that it has issued a patch in the form of the MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update ( download here) that should address it.Ĭheck out our forthcoming review to see test results before and after the patch is applied. CPU clock speeds were slowed down as internal temperature spiked during high-load computing sessions. Both Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models are available to order with immediate effect.
Update, July 24: Apple has confirmed the widespread reports of throttled CPU performance on its 2018 MacBook Pro models, which have emerged since the laptops were released earlier this month. Inside, there are some small tweaks - but on the surface, the 2018 MacBook Pro looks exactly like the 2017 version.