Experience the innovative interface of the Touch Bar in the mid 2018 space gray Apple 15.4' MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. The 15.4' Retina Display has a 2880 x 1800 resolution. It also supports the P3 color gamut, which allows for more vibrant colors. This ensures true-to-life pictures with realistically vivid details, which are essential for graphic design, color grading, and editing. With True Tone technology, the white balance automatically adjusts to match the color temperature of the light around you for a more natural viewing experience. The Touch Bar places controls right at your fingertips and adapts to different apps to provide useful functions without having to navigate complex menus or memorize keyboard shortcuts. Replacing the function keys in the top row of the keyboard, the Touch Bar features a Retina-quality display and supports multi-touch input.
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The power button has been upgraded with a Touch ID sensor, so you can quickly log into your MacBook Pro using your fingerprint. You can also use Touch ID to make purchases over the web, thanks to Apple Pay. Touch ID enables a quick, accurate reading of your fingerprint and uses sophisticated algorithms to recognize and match it with the Secure Enclave in the Apple T2 chip. It also brings 'Hey Siri' function to the Mac.
The system features an 8th Gen Coffee Lake 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 six-core processor, 16GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 onboard memory, a 256GB PCIe-based SSD, four Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) ports, a Force Touch trackpad, a keyboard with a 3rd-gen butterfly mechanism, stereo speakers with double the dynamic range of its predecessor as well as improved bass, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology, and even a 3.5mm headphone jack. MacOS High Sierra is the installed operating system. Please note that this Mac may come with an earlier or later version of macOS.
You can upgrade to the latest version through the Mac App Store app. True Tone Technology With True Tone technology, the display and Touch Bar deliver a more natural viewing experience for design and editing workflows, as well as everyday tasks like browsing the web and writing email. Apple T2 Chip With the Apple T2 chip, the MacBook Pro delivers enhanced system security with support for secure boot and on-the-fly encrypted storage, and also brings 'Hey Siri' to the Mac.
Touch Bar The Touch Bar replaces the function keys that have long occupied the top of your keyboard with something much more versatile and capable. The multi-touch, Retina-quality display changes automatically based on what you're doing, from showing traditional system controls, such as volume and brightness, to more directly interacting with or browsing through content. Intelligent typing features like emoji and predictive text improve the typing experience, and you'll be able to customize the Touch Bar to fit your needs. The Touch Bar can also adapt to apps, such as Mail, Safari, Messages, and even third-party apps like Adobe Photoshop, so you'll have access to useful functions previously hidden in menus. Touch ID A Touch ID sensor has been integrated into the power button, so you can quickly log into your account, even when another user is logged in. You can also use it with Apple Pay to securely purchase things over the web, thanks to macOS Sierra.
Retina Display The 15.4' Retina Display has a 2880 x 1800 resolution and features brighter LED backlighting than its predecessor as well as an increased contrast ratio, delivering deeper blacks and brighter whites. Its larger pixel aperture and variable refresh rate make it more power efficient than previous generations. It also supports the P3 color gamut, which allows for more vibrant colors. This ensures true-to-life pictures with realistically vivid details, which are essential for graphic design, color grading, and editing. Force Touch Trackpad The Force Touch trackpad on the 15.4' MacBook Pro takes all the capabilities of multi-touch and adds force sensors that detect subtle differences in the amount of downward pressure you apply. This lets you have a deeper connection to your content, bringing more functionality right to your fingertip.
It also introduces haptic feedback to MacBook Pro, allowing you not just to see what's happening on the screen, but to feel it. With multi-touch, you can use realistic gestures like swiping or pinching to switch between apps, navigate your content, and get the most out of your desktop space.
Thinner & Lighter The 15.4' MacBook Pro features a redesigned enclosure design and all-metal unibody construction that creates a rigid and dense notebook that is also thin and light. At just 15.5 mm thin, the 15.4' MacBook Pro weighs just four pounds. Audio The speakers have been totally redesigned to provide as much as twice the dynamic range and up to 58 percent more volume, with two-and-a-half-times louder bass for maximum boom. Plus, they're connected directly to system power, enabling up to three times more peak power. Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 3 is a hardware interface that utilizes the reversible USB Type-C connector. Doubling the speed of its predecessor, Thunderbolt 3 features a maximum throughput of 40 Gb/s when used with compatible devices. The connector also transmits data via USB 3.1 at up to 10 Gb/s, and dual-bandwidth DisplayPort 1.2 allows you to connect up to two 4K displays simultaneously or one multi-panel 5K display.
The Macbook Pro has four ports, with each pair using a dedicated bus. Rated 3 out of 5 by Timothy from Functional improvements they are not. I do not like the new 'butterfly' keys - I appreciate a more substantial resistance to my keystrokes. I find the touch pad overly sensitive - sometimes i swear it's registering the heat or the EMF radiating from my fingertips, rather than the actual pressure of my fingertip, such that, for example, I am frequently inadvertently right-clicking while hovering over the touchpad. Don't even me started on the USB-C ports only. Why I should have to fork out another $50 to hook up my $1000 Apple Thunderbolt display to a new MacBook Pro is infuriating, to say nothing of having to carry around a handful of converters so Jon Ivey can pride himself on minimalism is beyond me. I like the screen a lot and I suppose the Touch Bar will prove it's worth in time.
Rated 5 out of 5 by bruce from So far So good I brought this computer as a UI designer. I also have a 2015 Macbookpro in use so I can clearly find the difference between them. Pros: - Thinner than 2015' Macbookpro, looks better. The keyboard is better than 2017/16 but still can't compare to 15' - Better CPU, GPU.and everything you may not find the difference. Cons: - Once you get this MacBook Pro, you will need to buy a bunch of accessories like USB-C adaptors, mouse. And you can really throw your old mouses away.Tracking Pad is larger but not easy to use compared to my old one.
I am not going to use a large tracking pad to cook eggs. I am still getting used to the 'Truetone' screen, which is a good technology for some users but not for me. I still prefer my old MacBook's screen.
Rated 1 out of 5 by Blue from Expensive Trash! I received this MacBook Pro as a gift and.I hate it!!!
The new comically big trackpad is an absolute pain. I click and click and click and nothing happens! The touch bar/control strip is a bit strange and takes some getting used to, but it actually seems to make tasks require more clicks. I don't like the new power connector-surely the port will wear out in time (I like the older MacBook's magnetic power connector much better). Finally, I don't like the fact that I have to buy accessories (like a USB-C multimedia adapter) to have full functionality. Apple made some odd decisions with this machine-definitely not decisions for the better; they 'improved' the MacBook to make it worse. Do yourself a favor: Save your money and wait for the next model.
Maybe by then Apple will have returned to its senses. I just wish my relative could get her money back! Rated 5 out of 5 by Leland from Wonderful Machine I had to get used to the touchbar, and I am still getting used to it.
It is really useful part of the computer. I havent been able to see the speed of it, because I really dont have a power hogging App to use with it. The keyboard is different than my Old Mac book Pro. I am still getting used to the touch. The sound is better, and even more robust. I like the weight of the computer too. It is a big change in design in the last several years.
I had a Mid 2015, and in almost 3 years you can see the changes in this model. Rated 4 out of 5 by David from Creative workhorse I grabbed this laptop to handle some basic video editing in the field and so far it has not disappointed me at all. Lightweight, super fast, and impressive color and sound. The pressure sensitive touch pad take a little while to get used to (it can be frustrating just trying to move a doc to the trash). The biggest downside in this laptop has to be the USB 3 ports (4 in total). Kind of a pain to need dongles for almost everything. At least Mac was nice enough to keep the headphone jack though.
Tom Brant Which MacBook Should You Buy? Apple's MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air share similarly impressive, iconic designs, but which one delivers the right balance of power and value for what you do? Here's how they rank in our testing. Picking the Right Apple My hands were clammy with excitement one July day a little more than a decade ago as I obsessively refreshed the FedEx website to watch a very special shipment make its way from Suzhou in China's Jiangsu province to my home in Oregon, where I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of perhaps the most exciting graduation gift a college-bound kid at the time could hope for: a shiny white first-generation MacBook with an Intel Core Duo processor and 1GB of memory. A lot has changed since those anticipatory days I waited for my package to arrive. Aside from the obvious fact that the $1,289 worth of graduation money I spent on my Core Duo MacBook will get you far better components today, the sheer amount of choice in the Apple laptop line today would have boggled my high school brain. Of course, that choice pales when compared with what's available to Windows shoppers, but if you have your heart set on a Mac, you'll almost certainly find a machine to fit your needs.
Here's what to look forward to, as well as some pitfalls to avoid. The MacBook: The Smallest Pick There are vast differences between the first MacBook (the one I bought soon after it went on sale in 2006) and the. Apple stopped selling the MacBook for several years while it completely revamped the design, and the result is stunning. Reintroduced in 2016 in its current form, the MacBook is a marvel of engineering that has spawned many clones.
The first thing you notice about it is the diminutive stature. Not only is the 12-inch screen on the small side, since most consumer these days have 13.3-inch displays, but the chassis itself is achingly thin and light at just 0.52 by 11.04 by 7.74 inches (HWD). It's Apple's smallest laptop, and if you can stomach the small screen size, it's the best choice for road warriors and couch potatoes, but not people who will use it on a desk all day. A small size doesn't mean the MacBook's screen is low quality.
Despite the fact that it's not the highest-resolution 12-inch display you can buy, the LED panel impresses with its brightness and clarity. The native resolution is 2,304 by 1,440, which results in a 16:10 aspect ratio that's slightly shorter and wider than your TV. The display uses In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology, which means that the remarkable picture you see while sitting in front of it doesn't degrade much if you turn it to show a colleague what you're working on. Still, it doesn't seem quite as bright as the screens on the 13-inch or 15-inch MacBook Pro, because its backlight is rated at 340 nits, compared with 500 nits on the MacBook Pros. It also doesn't provide the wide P3 color gamut that you'll get from the Pro screens, so it's not a great choice for multimedia color correction.
To fit everything into the small enclosure, Apple made a few sacrifices in terms of the MacBook's connectivity and power. The most limiting factor is the single USB-C port, which handles every connection other than audio output, from charging to connecting an external display or hard drive.
You will almost certainly need to buy a third-party expansion dock with additional ports if you choose the MacBook. Also limiting is the Intel Core m3 processor in the base configuration. It's fine for tasks like watching web videos and editing text documents, but it could struggle with multitasking, and will certainly balk at demanding requests like transcoding video files or applying filters in. Fortunately, if you're wedded to the MacBook's tininess, you can spend some extra money to max out the key specs, up to an Intel Core i7, 16GB of memory, and a 512GB (SSD). The MacBook is an ideal travel companion, and given its sleek styling and Apple's cachet, a bit of a status symbol to boot.
But since you'll spend at least $1,299 on it, you'll want to at least consider other larger Apple portables that offer more power and connectivity. The MacBook vs.
The MacBook Pro The closest Apple alternative to the MacBook is the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro. Both machines have identical starting prices for their base configurations ($1,299), but in return for a bit of extra bulk you get a more powerful Core i5 processor. In fact, every processor available on the MacBook Pro is more powerful than the equivalent CPU on the MacBook, since the MacBook ones have lower clock speeds that let them consume less power and generate less heat. On the other hand, the base-model MacBook Pro has a 128GB SSD, a paltry amount of storage in 2018 that you'll quickly outgrow if you have a large photo library or a modest collection of digital movies. Specs aside, the physical superiority of the 13-inch MacBook Pro over the MacBook is its key selling point. You get a second USB-C port and a larger screen, which means you might get away without buying a docking station and will spend much less time squinting to read small text. All of that fits into a slightly larger and heavier chassis: 0.59 by 11.97 by 8.36 inches and 3.02 pounds.
Out of the entire MacBook family, this is without question the model that most consumers should buy to use as their everyday workhorse, and as such it is our current Editors' Choice award winner for best Mac laptop. Now that you know our top pick, you could very well stop reading here, but I hope you don't. There's a unique aspect to the more expensive MacBook Pro models that you must consider if the 'Pro' part of the name applies to you: the Touch Bar. This long, thin, touch-enabled OLED screen mounted above the keyboard on all 15-inch MacBook Pros and higher-end 13-inch ones is unique and highly specialized. It's Apple's answer to touch gestures in Windows 10, and it's most useful in professional apps like the Adobe Creative Suite and, which let you use the Touch Bar to scrub through a video timeline, switch tool selections, and much more. The Touch Bar is not a substitute for the touch screens that you'll find on many Windows ultraportables, however.
You cannot use it to interact with basic screen elements like the menu buttons on websites, nor can you use it to draw on the screen. An or a are your best alternatives for these tasks. If you are a multimedia professional who might benefit from the Touch Bar, you'll need to consider whether you want the 13-inch or the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The factors to consider here are more than just the two extra inches, which help push the 15-incher's weight above 4 pounds.
You also need to decide whether you need the extra graphics horsepower that a discrete GPU can provide. If you're a video or photo editor, you'll want to strongly consider the 15-inch model with an AMD Radeon Pro graphics card, which can speed up editing tasks even though it's not powerful enough for high-quality gaming. The 13-inch model only comes with Intel integrated graphics. Typing and Clicking Now that you've amassed the above laundry list of specs to decide on, the rest is easy, since pretty much every other attribute is the same across all Apple laptops.
They all have the same excellent, oversized glass touchpads with virtual 'haptic' feedback instead of a physical click mechanism. This increases reliability, lets you click anywhere on the pad with the same feedback, and even lets you disable the click completely and change other parameters in the System Preferences app.
No Windows laptop we've tested comes close to this level of touchpad luxury. Each Apple laptop also has the same type of keyboard, with ultra-low-profile key switches that extend and retract like a butterfly flapping its wings. It's a unique and polarizing feature. Some praise the stability and satisfyingly deep clicking sound that the keys make, while others lament the extremely shallow travel.
Whether you love or hate the keyboard, you'll quickly get used to it, and if you're a novelist or a gamer you should be investing in a larger external keyboard for most of your typing, anyway. The MacBook Air: Refreshed for '18 There's only one Apple laptop that you should avoid if possible: the 2017, which you can still buy at this writing. This model was once the pinnacle of thin-and-light laptop designs, but it hasn't changed much since it was introduced more than a decade ago. That means both the MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro are now thinner than the Air, as are many Windows laptops.
Even worse, the 2017 Air's specs are stuck in the past too, with an Intel processor that's several generations old. The good news is that there's a new MacBook Air on the block, and it's excellent.
Though no speedster, the has a Retina Display and an up-to-date Intel processor, making it a sleek ultraportable laptop worthy of its pioneering predecessor's name. Unfortunately, at a starting price of $1,299, it's also more expensive than its predecessor. That pricing puts it in the zone, too, of the straight-up MacBook, so a choice between the MacBook Air and the non-Air MacBook should be based on your desire for a bigger screen (Air) or a smaller, lighter laptop (non-Air). The 2018 MacBook Air has also graduated to the same keyboard as the rest of the current Apple laptop line, so that's no longer a differentiator; the 2017 model was the last holdout with Apple's classic board.
Perhaps given that pricing overlap with the non-Air MacBook, Apple continues to sell the old MacBook Air at a starting price of $999, which makes it the cheapest Apple portable you can buy. If you absolutely must have a Mac at the cheapest price, it's an option, but only if you are ruling out all similarly priced Windows competitors. In fact, ruling out Windows brings us to the final consideration for prospective Apple laptop owners: They all run. This simple, powerful operating system was the single biggest draw for me when deciding on my first, and that remains the case for millions of students.
Others vehemently disagree, of course, but don't forget that all Macs can run too, either from a separate hard drive partition that Apple makes easy to set up or via emulation software like Parallels. The upshot is that if you are a fan of Apple's superb design and craftsmanship, you can buy one of the company's laptops even if you need or want to use Microsoft's operating system. Investing in the Future So, what happened to that white-plastic first-generation MacBook I bought in high school? It lasted for three years before I traded it in for a similar model with Intel's upgraded Core 2 Duo processor.
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That second machine is still ticking away thanks to a few key upgrades, including replacing the hard drive with an SSD and doubling the RAM. I performed these upgrades myself in less than 30 minutes, something that is impossible with current Apple laptops, which have chassis that are sealed shut. I'm sad that Apple has turned a cold shoulder toward tinkerers, forcing people who want to future-proof their laptops to spend a lot of money maxing out the specs at purchase instead of upgrading later when the prices of components come down. Pros: Retina Display offers vivid colors. Very comfortable Force Touch trackpad. Secure boot capability.
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Excellent battery life. Cons: No CPU configuration options. Y-series, not U-series, CPU.
No touch screen. No USB Type-A ports or dedicated video output. Shallow key travel. Expensive as configured. Occasional fan noise. Bottom Line: Though no speedster, the refreshed MacBook Air finally gets a Retina Display and updated components, making it a sleek ultraportable laptop worthy of its pioneering predecessor's name.