Features 16–inch Retina display (3072x1920), 2.3GHz 8–core Intel Core i9 processor, 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory, Intel UHD Graphics 630, AMD Radeon Pro 5500M, 1TB SSD, Touch Bar, Touch ID, 802.11ac Wi–Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4x USB–C Thunderbolt 3 ports
Yes, it’s finally here! The much–rumored and utterly beguiling new MacBook Pro — armed with a suite of upgrades and improvements that make it one of the most significant Apple portable updates in years.
First, the most obvious change. The 15–inch MacBook Pro is dead. It’s been replaced by a 16–inch version, although its footprint (35.79x24.79cm when closed) is the same as the model it replaces, even if it is a little deeper and heavier — Apple’s narrowed the bezels around the screen to fit a 16–inch True Tone Retina display (3072x1980) in place of the 15.4–inch one.
Just as welcome is the new Magic Keyboard. Apple has finally ditched the butterfly switch keyboard, introduced in the 12–inch MacBook in 2015, and replaced it with a new scissor switch version that promises a better typing experience. More on this later.
It’s also solved another bugbear of the fourth–generation MacBook Pro: heat. Or rather, the throttling that occurred when the ninth–generation Intel Core processors inside them were under heavy load. Again, more on this later. And the final big change is the battery: the 16–inch MacBook Pro now has the largest possible battery allowable by the US Federal Aviation Authority. The new 100Whr version not only has the legs to power that larger display, it also delivers up to an hour more battery life, giving you up to 11 hours of wireless web or movie watching before it shuts down.
This story is from the February 2020 edition of Mac Life.
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