The big headline is that you can now configure a MacBook Pro with 32GB of ram, a 4TB SSD drive, a 2.9GHz six-core 8th generation i9 processor and a fast video card for around $7000! That’s a lot of laptop!
Apple updated the MacBook Pro line on Thursday and discontinued the 2017 models and one 2015 non-Touch Bar 15-inch MacBook Pro. The non-Touch Bar 13-inch models survived the cut.
The new MacBook Pros feature the latest 6-core and quad-core Intel processors. You can now get up to 4TB of SSD drive which is simply amazing (I can still remember how thrilled I was with my new 100MB drive years ago!). Apple also listened and now allows configurations of the MacBook Pro with up to 32GB of memory.
The new MacBook Pro is the fastest yet with Touch Bar and Touch ID. It features the stunning Retina display with True Tone technology and has 3 ThunderBolt 3 (USB-C) ports.
The 13-inch model weighs just 3 pounds and the 15-inch MacBook Pro weighs in at a pound more at 4 pounds, The True Tone technology, now on the MacBook Pro delivers a more natural viewing experience by adjusting the intensity and color temperature to the ambient lighting of the environment.
The new Intel 6-core 8th generation Intel i7 and i9 Intel processors in the 15-inch MacBook Pro deliver speeds up the 4.8GHz with Turbo Boost. The 13-inch is no slacker, now featuring the quad-core Intel i5 and i7 processors with Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.5GHz.
Both of the new MacBook Pros feature the Apple T2 chip that was formerly only found on the iMac Pro. The T2 supports secure boot and encrypted storage but also handles task like “Hey Siri” to free up the main processor for other more important stuff. It handles things like the speakers, the fans, the microphone and other tasks.
Apple also says the new keyboards are quieter and I assume that they have solved the issues with the “butterfly” keyboards.
What’s new in the 13-inch MacBook Pro
Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors
Intel Iris Plus graphics 655 with 128mb of ram
Up to 2 TB of flash storage
True Tone display technology
Apple T2 Sub-system chip
What’s new in the 15-inch MacBook Pro
6-core Intel i7 and i9 8th generation processors
Up to 32GB of DDR4 memory
Radeon Pro graphics chip with 4GB video ram
Up to 4TB of flash storage
True Tone display technology
Apple T2 Sub-system chip
We should start getting stock on these new units next week. They are basically the same price as the ones they are replacing starting at $1799.99 and working their way up – way up to $6699.99!