Priced at $1,499, Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with dual USB-C ports offers an entry-point to the company's thinner, lighter and more powerful professional-grade notebook. Here are
AppleInsider's initial hands-on impressions with the revamped MacBook Pro.
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(iMac 27", Macbook Air 11", Macbook Pro (2), Watch (2) Time Capsule, iPhone 7 (2), iPhone 6+, iPhone 6s, iPad Mini, iPad Mini3, iPad2, iPad Air2 - perhaps I've forgotten something? Sold the old AppleTV a few weeks ago)
The good news, to me anyway, re battery life is for light to medium use the battery life looks to be on par with MBA. Ars reported 16 hours!!! of battery life in their web browsing tests. So that's awesome.
The bad news is price. The entry MBP here without Touch Bar is €1,749. The proc benchmarks of the 2.2 Ghz MBA (my model) are largely equal to this machine. I just wished Apple pushed the new machine a bit harder as a replacement MBA and priced it at the same €1,499 as the high-end Air and killed that model Air. That would allow Apple to convince us this is the new Air for some.
Right now the lineup is a bit messy and a bit confusing. I would have liked to see the 128 GB MBA lowered €1,099 (from €1,179). The 256 GB MB start at €1,299 (from €1,499) and this 256 GB MBP start at €1,499. In my book they'd still be considered pricey, but it'd be a lot easier to swallow and would make the new machines a lot more tempting.
Retina should be a feature, not an excuse to try to price gouge. Same goes to the large trackpad and the fast SSD: selling points.
"MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) can power one device that uses up to 15 watts and one device that use up to 7.5 watts."
Thank you for the video, especially for comments about the keyboard.
Sadly, you only focused on the GOOD and did not touch on the BAD. You made no mention of how the loss of the SD card slot will negatively impact photographers and people who like tiny always-in SD cards for storage. You did not mention how many dongles will be required for current MBP owners who are mulling an "upgrade" to this new model. You did not mention that while the headphone jack exists on the new models, it lacks optical out. You did not mention that if a PRO user needs 32GB of RAM, they cannot get it on any model of the new MBP. You did not mention the fact the Apple Pencil still cannot be used even on the massive new trackpad. You did not run a CPU test nor did you tell us the CPU is last year's Skylake at today's prices. You did not mention Phil Schiller's "there's a move to WIFI" defense of why so much was removed, despite the fact Apple still hasn't created a truly wireless environment that can only come once wireless charging is available. And why even put 4 TB3 ports on the machine at all if "there's a move to WIFI"? You did not mention the fact that the machines are more expensive while at the same time removing hardware features that MBP buyers expect to be present in higher priced "pro" machines. And while of lesser importance, perhaps, you did not mention the lack of a startup chime or lack of a glowing logo on back or mention that by skimming down the size and weight meant reducing the battery size (which means no battery life improvement over past models). You also failed to comment on the fact Apple hyped these Macs as being as ground breaking as the iMac as per their surprising use of the "Hello Again" phrase -- a phrase that increased expectations considerably among the very PRO users who are the target buyer for these Macs.
We love Apple. We love Appleinsider. But the new MBP's leave out a lot. Please don't just sing to the choir. Present all facts, bad and good.
Thank you.
That's a good way to think about it. Anyhow, I'm keeping my current rMBP (my older dAughter has the other one) and pleasantly surprised at the resale value of a 2010 MBA 11. The MacBook arrived today and my younger daughter is thrilled.
YMMV.
Hang on on to a Mac for close to a decade and you'll find out why you paid what you did for it.
Pretty sure he was was at least partly being facetious.
Good idea, but then it wouldn't be Apple Insider (would be more like MacRumors, Verge, etc)... this is the place for folks with their entire savings and future banked in AAPL stock and must push it forward regardless of facts more blindly than a Trump supporter