

Side-by-side it certainly feels brighter and more colourful than the older MacBook Pro. With the entry-level model you don't get the Touch Bar or Touch ID unit, but you do still benefit from the new tighter keyboard, a much bigger trackpad, better speakers, and 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution display which claims to be 67 per cent brighter than the previous model. Raise the lid and you immediately notice Apple has redesigned and re-engineered the MacBook Pro here too. It isn't a radical design change like the Lenovo YogaBook or the Surface Book, it's a familiar evolution of the MacBook. It still retains the core design ethos of the MacBook Pro range of recent years, but manages to incorporate elements and lessons learnt from the 2015 MacBook. Overall the design is very smart, especially the space grey model. Gone is the glowing Apple icon on the back - it's about saving space and battery power - and gone is the menagerie of ports and connections down either side. Apple MacBook Pro (2016) vs MacBook Pro (2015): What's the difference?.

Apple MacBook Pro (2016) vs Apple MacBook Air: What's the difference?.It is lighter too, around 200g, thanks to a reduction in the physical battery in the chassis. In real terms, it is 3mm thinner than the previous MacBook Pro making it roughly the same thickness as the base of the older model. It is considerably smaller in size than the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro (which is still be available) weighing 1.37kg and measures 14.9 x 304.1 x 212.4mm. Best laptop: All the top notebooks, 2-in-1s and ultraportables to buy todayĪpple MacBook Pro (2017): Exterior designĬoming in silver or grey, the new entry-level MacBook Pro 13-inch model features the same exterior design as the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.Which Apple MacBook is best for you? MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro?.The year-old MacBook is thin, it is light, the keyboard is a joy to use, and that high-res screen certainly destroys the Air's now fuzzy offering.īut does forgoing the Touch Bar found on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar model mean you miss out, and is this, therefore, the perfect MacBook to get? (Pocket-lint) - While the MacBook Air has long been the "go-to" laptop for Apple users, that has now changed with the entry-level MacBook Pro.
