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Apple unveils new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard
The Pro (even the 8th generation in the base model) will be much faster at CPU-intensive tasks than the top-of-the-line Air. The Air has a 10Q processor that maxes out around 12W, while the base Pro has a 15W processor that maxes out at 25W, and the top-of-the-line Pro has a 28W processor. In English, it means that the Pros can run at those top Turbo Boost speeds for much longer than the Air. If you push the Air’s CPU, it drops down to about 1.6GHz for sustained use. It gets those Turbo Boost speeds only for short periods of time, which is fine for opening apps, etc. The Pros can sustain them, which is better for things like video encoding.randominternetperson said:A maxed out MacBook Air (with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB of storage) comes in a couple hundred bucks less than the "best" default option at the Apple store. The main difference between the two appear to be:
1. Form factor
2. "1.2GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz" for the Air and "2.0GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz" for the 13-inch.
3. 2 versus 4 thunderbolt ports.
4. (edit) "16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3" for the Air and "16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X" for the Pro.
Any guesses as to whether the Air with a slower i7 or the Pro with the faster i5 (but both Turbo Boosting to 3.8) would be faster on day-to-day work? They have the same video card and same number of cores, same amount (but different speed) RAM. There are likely to perform about the same, right? So it's just a matter of deciding which form factor you like?
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Compared: iPhone 8 versus iPhone SE
MacBook Airs and Pros essentially have 3D Touch. It has more benefits on a mouse-centric OS like macOS than on iOS.apple ][ said:
Indeed.crowley said:
As someone who has an iPhone with 3D Touch, I forget about it all the time. No big loss.dominoes said:Don't forget that the iPhone SE does NOT have 3D touch like the iPhone 8 has.
I can totally understand why Apple decided to abandon it completely. 3D touch is now obsolete and dead. It will never be included on any Apple product ever again I believe.
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Compared: 2020 MacBook Air i3 versus MacBook Air i7
It’s the thermals. Apple limits the voltage to stay roughly within the 10W TDP. By contrast, with the 13” Pro, even the base will boost up to about 25W despite the 15W nominal TDP because it has better cooling.MisterKit said:I’m surprised there was not an even larger boost with the i7.
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Lamenting the loss of the adorable 12-inch MacBook
The Air is the underwhelming notebook in the Apple lineup. It has the same processor as the MacBook but is nearly as big and heavy as the much more powerful quad-core MacBook Pro. Apple killed the wrong notebook yesterday.dmaxRP said:I guess I can see why they discontinued this especially with the recent updates to the MacBook Air. It would be great if Apple could get back to the days of exciting innovation & design, lately it just seems like small adjustments on the same old hardware. -
Surviving the most technologically advanced trade show solely on USB-C was a nightmare
Steve Jobs is the guy who dropped every legacy port from the original iMac in favor of USB-A. I’m sure he’d love the all-Thunderbolt 3-design of the MacBook Pro, and the single-port MacBook. Perhaps he’d have commissioned a better Apple hub, though, as well as a MagSafe-like charging cable. Fortunately, the third party market seems to be catching up (finally).davgreg said:The question I have regarding USB C is who signed off on this dumpster fire. Were Steve Jobs alive he would not OK the mess cables and dongles have become on Apple devices.
