Thank you! It's like people want to just read what they feel. It's the damn base model that got upgraded. The 4 port is still available and still running intel.
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Apple Announces New 13-inch MacBook Pro With M1 Chip, Starting at $1,299
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1. "Limiting for a lot" is probably overstating it by a lot. I'd say for a small percentage of buyers.
2. As someone who wants max performance in the smallest package possible, the 13" MBP has never really been pro: I have the maxed 2017 13" MBP which is 2 core i7, the 15" had 4 cores; the 2020 maxed 13" MBP has 4 cores but the 16" MBP has 8. So I've learned to choose portability over power; others will go the other way.
The REAL Pro machine you want is the Apple Silicon 16" MBP. My prediction? M2X with 16 cores, 12 performance cores, 4 efficiency.
I personally choose at least 1TB, but:
1) big local storage is becoming less relevant these days with cloud storage;
2) I recently shopped PC laptops for my father, Best Buy didn't even stock anything with more than 256GB. Had to special order, so I just bought something from dell.com.
Yes - clearly there was initial confusion that this wasn't the "end-all be-all" 13" MBP, but was really just replacing the base 13" MBP. Frankly, the Apple event presentation was not clear in that.
And personally, I agree that for many, this replacement ASi "Base" 13" MBP might not be worth of the "Pro" moniker, but for what it's worth, a lot of people said the same thing in the last Intel refresh, that the 10th gen 13" MBP (with 4TB ports) was really the real "Pro", and the 8th gen 13" MBP (with 2 TB ports) was more an in-between where they're trying to get more of the traditional MBA market to "upgrade" to the base 13" MBP as an entry way into the "MacBook Pro" world.
I totally agree. That base 13" pro was never really meant for too much heavy lifting. It was just something to sandwich between the air and 4 port pro. Seems they've kept that model.
It seems like an odd choice for a company that likes to have limited product lines, so I expect it will go away once the Pro line is redesigned.
Won't have to wait long for GeekBench results. Also, there are leaked benchmarks of an A14X with single core a LOT faster and multicore a little faster than the 8-core i9 MBP.
They specify both MBA and MBP have backlit scissor-style, not butterfly keys. I'm not a fan of the butterfly in my 2017 13" MBP; very clickety-clack, though it has been reliable for me. And I type a lot.
A lot of complaints about the 720p webcam... you guys are VERY confident in your looks, eh?!? I'm good with 720p; it's kinder on the wrinkles.
I just want better low light performance, which EVERY indoor setting requires.I agree the bezel isn't THAT big a deal... but what this world needs right now is a LOT of politeness and agreeing to disagree. (IOW, the more respect we give, the more we're likely to get.)
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max models have 6GB of RAM; the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini have 4GB of RAM. Don't confuse RAM with storage.
Chill yourself, man. Apple never gives out any benchmarks in their marketing announcements, but they pop up when users get their hands on the machines. We already have a MR article about M1 MacBook Air benchmarks.
The general public doesn't care about benchmarks to make their purchase decisions. If you care, then wait until they are published. Simple. Dramatically simple.
What does this even mean? What specifically are you claiming? You complain about a lack of transparency by Apple, then you make the mother of vague predictions here. More importantly, why exactly should anyone care if the lower-performance M1 Mac models are slower than the top processors from competitors? It's a spectacularly silly comparison!
Haven't you been paying attention? They never do! It's not a detail they choose to present in their product announcements. Anyone who cares knows to wait until product starts trickling into user/reviewer hands.
Why exactly are you complaining about this?
Apple today introduced a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, its third announced Mac powered by the company's custom M1 Apple Silicon chip with integrated graphics processor.
The first Apple Silicon 13-inch MacBook Pro replaces the low-end 13-inch Intel model, but Apple's M1 chip boasts a more powerful 8-Core CPU and an 8-Core GPU featuring a 16-core Neural Engine, which when paired with the MacBook Pro’s active cooling system, is up to 2.8x faster than the previous generation, according to Apple, making it up to 3x faster than the best-selling Windows laptop in its class.
Machine Learning is up to 11x faster, and for on-device Machine Learning tasks that use the Neural Engine, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is now the world's fastest compact pro notebook, says Apple. It also features up to 17 hours of wireless web browsing and up to 20 hours of video playback, which is up to twice the battery life of the previous generation, making it the longest battery life ever on a Mac.
Other new features in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro include 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 and studio-quality mics, while Apple’s latest camera ISP in the M1 chip enables sharper images and more detail in shadows and highlights on video calls. The new MacBook Pro also includes Apple's Secure Enclave in the M1 and Touch ID, and features two Thunderbolt ports with USB 4 support. The laptop weighs 3-pounds and features a Magic Keyboard and a Retina display.
Starting at $1299, the base configuration comes with 8GB of unified memory configurable up to 16GB, and 256GB of solid state storage configurable up to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB. Starting at $1499, the mid-tier model also comes with 8GB of unified memory configurable up to 16GB, but has 512GB of solid state storage as standard, configurable up to 1TB or 2TB. Pre-orders are now open on Apple's online store, with deliveries scheduled to begin November 17.
Article Link: Apple Announces New 13-inch MacBook Pro With M1 Chip, Starting at $1,299
Nice, but I still think Intel is much faster than this chip.. the reports are coming in stating that the so called Apple Silicon is very underpowered compared to a similar Intel based machine. The new processor in this macbook pro is equal or better in a mobile device, such as iphone.
Ummm... based on what? Any references anywhere?
Have you noticed the raft of reports noting that the M1 MBP is beating the pants off of the 16" Intel MBP, like this one:
Intel much faster my ass.