There's also no easily detachable magnet on the end. On the downside, there's no bundled extension cord, which is disappointing in a premium product like MacBook Pro, and no more fold-out wrappers on the brick, which made for clean cable storage. It's also easier and more flexible to pack. Notably, if your cable frays or otherwise fails, all you have to do is get another cable, which is much, much cheaper than a new MagSafe all-in-one cable and brick.

The new charging setup has some advantages. I suspect, for the vast majority of people, they will. For others, like me, they'll be absolutely terrific and once again deliver on the future, right now, today.Įither way, unless you loved the new MacBook Pro at first sight, I strongly encourage you to try before you buy, and when you buy, push them as hard as you need to, as fast as you can, so you can see if they meet your real-world needs. For some, the new MacBook Pro will be absolute, heart-crushing deal breakers. What this means to you will depend entirely on your personal preferences and professional requirements. And they're priced at a significant premium.

They've got Touch Bar and Touch ID but not a touch screen, and there's no option for anything but Apple's incredibly flat, incredibly divisive new keyboard. They've got a 16 GB memory limit that, while mitigated by compression and SSD speed, won't prove enough for the most demanding professionals. The potential unlocked by all of it is enormous.īut they've got graphics that, while they can run dual 5K displays at the high end, can't run VR or the highest end games. It's got a more expansive Force Touch trackpad and the option for an all-new Touch Bar input strip and new-to-Mac Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor. The ports, 2 or 4 depending on the model you choose, are the new, unified Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C and are faster and more flexible than ever. It's got SSD so fast you might just mistake it for RAM. The high density Retina display now supports wide color, higher brightness, and better contrast.

Often at the expense of traditional processing and graphics power, memory, and price. For people who want:Įvery few years Apple flips the table on MacBooks, going thinner and lighter in design and more cutting edge in display, input technologies, storage, and ports. Rather watch than read? Give us 6 minutes and we'll give you the 2016 MacBook Pro.

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