However, when you’re working, their position means that your hands will more than likely obscure some of the sound, so you’re best off using the headphone jack if you’re listening to music while working. Two sets of micro-drilled holes sit either side of the keyboard Music blared out at full blast feels nice, loud and clear, with minimal distortion at high levels. It has an almost sheer finish that’s as pleasing to the touch as it is to the eye. The MacBook Pro’s body is – like those earlier versions – made from a fetching metal alloy. The 2018 MacBook Pro 13-inch is virtually identical to the previous model and the 2016 model before that. Plus, the presence of Apple’s voice-activated assistant, Siri, also points towards greater accessibility.Īside from that it’s business as usual, with Apple presenting a compact and good-looking metal body that’s bulging with promise.Īn open 13-inch 2018 MacBook Pro viewed from the rear, with two of the Thunderbolt 3 ports visible. It features improved specs on last year’s model and a revamped keyboard, which should hopefully address some of the issues experienced by buyers of the 2017 models.Īpple’s True Tone software, which dynamically adjusts screen colour temperature to better fit with the ambient light of your surroundings, features in this year’s lineup. The MacBook Pro 13-inch is the more portable option and aimed at creatives that need a powerhouse mobile workstation, rather than anyone who needs a MacBook for general work – in which case, one of the MacBook Air 2018‘s hitting shelves later this month might be better fit.
We found that following the update there was a significant difference in the scores relating to the graphics processing.Apple’s 2018 refresh represents an incremental upgrade to the company’s range of MacBook Pro laptops, which are aimed at professional photographers and video editors – or, in fact, any power user who wants to be able to run-and-gun. As we mentioned above, the machine we had to review was the build-to-order model with i7 processor and 16GB RAM, a bump that takes the model up to the same price point as the entry-level 15in MacBook Pro.Īnother thing to note is that we ran benchmarks before and after Apple issued the Supplemental Update that addressed an issue where early MacBook Pro models were being throttled when they reached high temperatures. We ran a collection of benchmarks to test the performance of the 13in MacBook Pro. 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz, with 128MB of eDRAM (an extra £270/$300).The non-Touch Bar models offer 2.3GHz dual-core i5 Kaby Lake processors with Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz and 64MB or eDRAM. 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory (same as 2017 model).This extra eDRAM for the integrated GPU should translate to a boost for graphics tasks 128MB of eDRAM (up from 64MB on the 2017 model).2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz.
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