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  • 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro review: Apple's lofty promises are finally realized

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    commentzilla said:
    I don’t know if this also applies to the 13” but the SSD read/write speeds are insane.

    The APFS clone feature theory was false. These are really the read/write numbers using BlackMagic speed test.

    Plus, you won’t find this on any PC since this speed comes from a custom SSD configuration: two raw SSD chips (no on board controller) with the T-2 chip providing all i/o functions and on-the-fly encryption instead of taxing the CPU.

    The same custom setup that’s in the iMacPro.


    Our 2017 512GB SSD went from 2000 Write / 2700 Read to 2000 write 2100 Read while FileVault was enabled.
    It went down to around 1300/1300 while encrypting the very first time. We even had to plug in the power adapter for 20 hours while it finished encrypting.

    Literally no difference in speeds on a 2018 MBP, even right after turning FileVault on. (didn't have to plug it in or anything)
    T2 completely takes care of encryption.
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  • Apple targets thermal performance issues on 2018 MacBook Pros with software update

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    dws-2 said:
    Very happy news. I just need to wait for confirmation of this.

    Oddly, I don't think people realize what a great update this is. The speed alone is great, but there really is a lot packed into this.

    First, I don't think people appreciate the security aspect. This computer is almost as locked down as an iPhone now, so if I lose it, I no longer have to worry about anyone getting my business or personal data. That alone is worth a lot to me.

    Second, true tone is really nice for someone who stares at a computer screen for 8 hours a day.

    Third, the RAM!!! 32 GB makes running virtual  machines much better, and the two extra processors don't hurt, either.

    The last big thing is the keyboard, but that's still uncertain. I'm seriously thinking of updating from a 2016 MBP with touch bar, but I'm waiting to see how well the keyboard seems to be standing up. The keyboard on that 2016 drove me crazy until the second replacement.

    In short, with the possible exception of the keyboard, this is a very, very nice laptop.
    I've confirmed that FileVault encryption on the 2018 MacBook Pro has no effect whatsoever on SSD performance, thanks to the T2 chip. 
    Exactly the same speeds with encryption on or off, even shortly after turning encryption on.

    The 2017 model, on the other hand, took about 20 hours to encrypt the drive, with available speeds of 1300 read and write during encryption.
    With FileVault off, we saw 2000 MB/s write and 2700 read for the 512GB model. 
    After FileVault encryption completed, read speeds dropped down to 2150MB/s. 

    2018 MacBook Pro storage speed is completely unaffected by FileVault. (1150 write speed and 2500 read speed on 256GB SSD)
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  • Apple targets thermal performance issues on 2018 MacBook Pros with software update

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    wood1208 said:
    Now what we going to complain about 2018 Macbook Pro ? Well, one big complain still out there is 13" Function keys MBP not yet updated like it's counterpart with TouchBar..
    That's still technically the 2017 MacBook Pro. Sorry to steal your thunder. 
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  • Comparing the Dell XPS 13 9370 versus Apple's 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

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    toysandme said:
    Can this Mac run Windows as well as the Dell?
    Probably better. Mac has a better Windows driver update system than Windows does lol.

    Very easy to set Windows up using bootcamp.
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  • Comparing the Dell XPS 13 9370 versus Apple's 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

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    tjwolf said:
    You mention the XPS has double the SSD storage - but you didn’t give any information about their relative performances.  Not all SSDs are created equal.  Personal example: started a new job last year and they gave me a super powerful Lenovo Windows desktop w. 64gb RAM and a 1TB SSD.  A complete build of our application  - very IO intensive activity -  took 15 seconds.  Very fast compared to my colleague’s hard disk based times (30+ seconds).   When I needed to replace it with a laptop, I got a 2017 15” MBP with 16gb RAM and a 512gb SSD.   It builds the same application in 7 seconds flat.  Because the SSDs in Macs are the fastest on the planet.
    The XPS SSD was actually just as fast, so we didn't add it into the vid.
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