I just bought the 2018 13' Macbook Pro 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD and a 2.3 Ghz intel i5 (8259U) processor. This feels very snappy. The 15' was too big and expensive to me so that's why I opted for this.
So, expect a solid aluminum design, with the 13-inch MacBook Pro 2018 weighing the same 3.02 pounds (1.37kg) as the 13-inch MacBook Pro 2017, and with a. The MacBook Pro 'Core i5' 2.3 13-Inch (Mid-2018 True Tone Display, Touch Bar, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) is powered by a 14 nm, 8th Generation 'Coffee Lake' 2.3 GHz Intel 'Core i5' processor (8259U), with four independent processor 'cores' on a single silicon chip, 128 MB of eDRAM embedded on the processor die, and a 6 MB shared level 3 cache.
- 8.0Excellent
Pros
- ✓Slimline, lightweight design
- ✓All-day battery life
- ✓Quad-core Coffee Lake Intel Core processor
- ✓Attractive Retina display with True Tone technology
Apple recently launched a new advertising campaign called Behind The Mac, that focuses on professional Mac users such as photographers, musicians and coders (Apple's current flavour of the month). Apple has had many notable ad campaigns over the years -- some good, some bad -- and this current campaign pales in comparison to predecessors such as the iconic 1984 ad, directed by Ridley Scott, or Justin Long proclaiming I'm A Mac in 2006.
But the real significance of Behind The Mac is that the campaign is clearly intended to counter increasing criticism that Apple has neglected the Mac in recent years, while single-mindedly focusing its attention on the all-conquering iPhone.
The MacBook Pro typifies the problems Apple has been having with the Mac, as the new Touch Bar models that were introduced in 2016 received a mixed response from Apple's professional users. There was a minor update in 2017, with the introduction of Intel's 7th-generation Kaby Lake processors, and it was expected that there would be a similar update for the new Coffee Lake chips this summer. But, stung by criticism that the Touch Bar laptops lacked the high-end performance and features required by professional users, Apple has given the 2018 range a more significant update than many Apple watchers had anticipated. First out of the gate is the 13-inch version reviewed here, with the high-end 15-inch model due in August.
Pricing & options
The external design of the MacBook Pro hasn't changed since the last major revamp in 2016. The 13-inch models remain attractively slim and portable, measuring 14.9mm thick, 304mm wide, and 212.4mm deep, with a weight of 1.37kg. In fact, the 'entry-level' 13-inch model -- which does not include a Touch Bar or Touch ID sensor -- doesn't appear to have changed at all since last year: it still costs £1,040.83 (ex. VAT, £1,249 inc. VAT, or $1,299) with a 7th generation, dual-core Core i5 processor running at 2.3GHz.
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Thankfully, the Touch Bar model gets a more significant update. Again, the starting price remains unchanged, at £1,457.50 (ex. VAT, £1,749 inc. VAT, or $1,799), but the dual-core, 7th-generation Core i5 processor with 3.1GHz clock speed steps up to a quad-core, 8th generation Core i5-8259U running at 2.3GHz (up to 3.8GHz with TurboBoost). That model includes 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, or you can double the storage to 512GB, which brings the price to £1,624.17 (ex. VAT, £1,949 inc. VAT, or $1,999).
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