but he said the read SSD was very impressive, so the issue is the write speeds? would that mainly affect downloads etc?
So you feel in the 1.4 model versus the 2.4 model you are going to see a large difference in general speed such as browsing, MS office, tabs etc?
The SSD write speed is a function of the size of the SSD and generally the number of NAND chips, so if you want faster write speeds, you need to move up to the 256 model or BTO up to the 512GB or 1TB SSD.
Write speeds are not going to affect downloads...people do still uses HDDs, you’re covered speed wise, even with the base 128GB. If you’re going to do video editing, you will need to pick up some sort of external SSD, either USB 3.0 or USB-C to achieve the speeds needed for dealing with the footage. Check Jonathan Morrison’s review from a couple of days ago.
Tabs and number of Office applications, any applications are as much a function of how much RAM you have as how fast the HDD or SSD speed is inside the computer. Lots of Chrome tabs open, you should have more RAM. Opening lots of apps simultaneously or keeping them open, you should have more RAM. 8GB is workable, and you can see how much DRAM you are using now in your existing computer to see if the upgrade to 16GB is worth it to you. Honestly, I can fly most of the time with just 8GB even with multiple apps open, but I have 16GB minimum on everything for those apps I work in that work better with more RAM.
The 1.4GHz model seems very competent speed wise, but may not have maximum gusto for prolonged renders, transcodes, etc as the TDP on the CPU is about half of the 2.4GHz. It can do the work, but it may take longer. If speed is an important thing in getting those tasks done because ka-ching, ka-ching, you should be buying a 15” MacBook Pro or an eGPU if you are video centric...see MaxTech’s video on YouTube that compares $2K worth of 13”MBP and eGPU to $3549 worth of 15” MBP with Vega 20. It is enlightening.
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Has anyone compared display and speaker sound quality between new entry level Pro and advanced 2.4/2.8 GHz 4x TB port models? Do you get as good display and sound quality in cheaper version?
Also is there difference in build quality and keyboard feel / typing sound (is it solid as in other earlier released 2018/2019 Pro models you or do you get cheaper hollow sounds from keyboard)? I mean by hollow sound that if you compare Air and Pro 2018 high specs models, you will notice that keyboards do feel and sound much different between the two being much more solid in Pro models.
The 13” P3 display is the same regardless of the CPU or price. Apple used the same display for the old 2016/2017 13” dual core MBP. The keyboard is the same as the 13” 2019 model they just introduced in May, which is different from the 2018 model in that the materials are different. Go to an Apple Store or a Best Buy and bang on one of the 28w TDP MacBook Pros. The chassis is indentical sans a difference in the number of fake speaker grille holes. Check out iFixit’s teardown.
