Entry-Level 13-Inch MacBook Pro Updated With 8th-Gen Processors, Touch Bar, Touch ID, and T2 Security Chip

[Glockworkorange]

$200 cheaper. From 1,299 -> 1,099. 999 if you’re a qualifying student.

Ah, missed that---thank you!

My poor brother in law just bought a new Air last night from some discount outlet in NY--hopefully, he can cancel his purchase!
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I'd wager this has less to do with doubling down on the touch bar as it does with reducing cost by simplifying the manufacturing differences between models, as well as targeting students with some needed freshness in the base model of a laptop design that is on its last leg.

I'm also sure this was planned out a few years in advance---probably when they realized they were going to remake the Air.

 

[sinoka56]

Damn 200+ USD for a 128GB increase is greedy.

 

[djcerla]

Pretty sure it’s a fair statement given that these laptops still use butterfly keyboards. Unless you’d like to ignore the trend for the past 3.5 years

Apple just stated they modified the keyboard with a new material so you literally have no clue about its future performance.

 

[PickUrPoison]

So people wanted them to get rid of the touchbar and they just doubled down on it lol

TouchBar is standard now? That's gonna go over well here.

A couple dozen (or even a couple hundred) complainers here on MR forums (or Reddit) don’t affect Apple’s plans in the least.

 

[jezbd1997]

Pock might not be THE killer app for TouchBar, but it's the best use case for it that I know of.

I don't have a touch bar mac but just checked this out!! Wow it would be handy

 

[newyorksole]

$200 cheaper. From 1,299 -> 1,099. 999 if you’re a qualifying student.

Nah the Air started at $1199. It is now $100 cheaper starting at $1099 and is $999 if you’re a student.
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Ah, missed that---thank you!

My poor brother in law just bought a new Air last night from some discount outlet in NY--hopefully, he can cancel his purchase!
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I'm also sure this was planned out a few years in advance---probably when they realized they were going to remake the Air.

See my above response. A discount outlet in NY? Hopefully they have a good return policy.

 

[Rogifan]

So people wanted them to get rid of the touchbar and they just doubled down on it lol

Perhaps not as many people are complaining about it as the Apple centric internet thinks?

 

[ikir]

Title says entry level, but the image is the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.

Edit: Nevermind! Good update.

Yes pretty good indeed!!!

 

[Plutonius]

Touchbar on everything now? Apple is truly doubling down on stupid

Speaking about doubling down, another Mac with the T2 chip .

 

[chabig]

But the 13” models still only come with 8GB of RAM.

No. You can get 16GB if you want it.

 

[Roscorito]

So regarding the Eurasian database filing, it’s 2 down, 5 to go?

 

[ldenning]

I was just testing that and it looks like the 2 and 4TB SSD updates got price cuts...

 

[Glockworkorange]

Nah the Air started at $1199. It is now $100 cheaper starting at $1099 and is $999 if you’re a student.
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See my above response. A discount outlet in NY? Hopefully they have a good return policy.

Oh, I doubt it. It was one of those places that also sells on eBay. He's probably frucked.

 

[Glockworkorange]

Speaking about doubling down, another Mac with the T2 chip .

Every model except the iMac now.

 

[MrUNIMOG]

Haha small percentage? Ok there. If it was so great, Apple wouldn’t have made 4 revisions of it and is rumoured to replace it altogether later this year.

1. Of course it's a small percentage. With millions of devices sold, that's still a lot, and with the amount of attention the keyboards get obviously Apple strives to bring that percentage down by iterating on the design.

2. "Rumoured" isn't "confirmed".

 

[Pepe4life]

Apple just stated they modified the keyboard with a new material so you literally have no clue about its future performance.

Again, if they’ve had to revise this keyboard 4 times, I think it’s reasonable for me to have doubts about its reliability. No need to keep shilling for Apple.

 

[Plutonius]

Every model except the iMac now.

Except for the keyboard and display cable, I'm glad I have the 2017 MacBook Pro with the T1 chip .

 

[P-DogNC]

In the face of this terrific news, I see many of the typical hate-bags here at MR come out of their caves to complain, especially about the Touchbar, which I love, by the way. I guess price cuts, with formerly pricey add-ons now included, are somehow...bad?

 

[jameslmoser]

Perhaps not as many people are complaining about it as the Apple centric internet thinks?

Knowing how Tim Cook operates maybe this has more to do with eliminating supply? Though they just added this touchbar stuff to sidecar so maybe they are trying to make it happen.

 

[MrUNIMOG]

Hmm... the entry level processor in the MBP is oddly clocked: 1.4GHz Quad-Core Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz. Anyone have any experience with these super-throttling chips? What's the performance hit?

Also...does anyone like the Touch Bar? Still haven't seen a killer-app for it.

I do. I just want them to make an external keyboard with it already.

 

[AMP12345]

I was really hoping the next round of updates would have included the 8 core i9 from the 2019 15" MBP in the Mac Mini. An 8 core Mini with external GPU would be awesome!

 

[Scary Spice]

Oh, I doubt it. It was one of those places that also sells on eBay. He's probably frucked.

Return to a New York liquidator that sell things with dubious origins with virtually no margin because a better one came out and you changed your mind? fugetaboutit...

 

[lunarworks]

90% of people's complaints with the TouchBar would be solved if Apple slightly shortened it to include a physical escape key.

 

[pjny]

I really hate the touchbar as I often accidentally brush my fingers against the function keys. I have set the F keys to launch/hide different apps using Alfred 4. I loved this Alfred feature with my Macbook 12 and now it is unusable.

 

[AMP12345]

I do. I just want them to make an external keyboard with it already.

A magic keyboard with number pad and a huge touchbar along the entire top of it. Think of all the Affinity Designer tools or a long Final Cut Pro timeline it could fit!

Also, it needs to come in space grey.