More storage, better CPUs, Magic Keyboard in the new 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro
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Apple has updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Key differences from the previous model include new 10th generation Intel processor options for some models and double base memory for everyone. The two cheapest models are available from 128 GB storage to 256 GB. the mid-tier model from 256 GB to 512 GB and the high-end basic configuration from 512 GB to 1 TB. The prices for the four standard configurations remain at $ 1,299 / $ 1,499 / $ 1,799 / $ 1,999.
The two models with the lowest price range from 128 GB storage to 256 GB. the mid-tier model from 256 GB to 512 GB and the high-end basic configuration from 512 GB to 1 TB. The new top-end storage cap is now 4 TB compared to the previous 2 TB.
Note, however, that the two cheapest models keep their old 8th generation Intel CPUs. An upgrade to the 10th generation chip is currently only possible when you have reached the $ 1,799 level.
Also new in the 13-inch Pro 2020 is Apple’s Magic Keyboard, the latest revision of the MacBook keyboard that can already be found in the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the 13-inch MacBook Air.
In March I tested the Magic Keyboard version of the MacBook Air and said:
The new Magic keyboard in particular makes the latest Air such a winner. Yes, it solves a problem that was largely Apple-made, but the end result is very satisfactory … The new keyboard is positively appealing, which I don’t praise lightly.
This is the first new Mac announcement since MacBook Air added an updated keyboard and new CPU options in March 2020.
Earlier leaks and rumors had pointed to the 10th generation Intel switch. but also a 14-inch displaySimilar to the old 15-inch MacBook Pro, the screen has been replaced by a 16-inch screen, while maintaining the overall space requirement. That shouldn’t be, at least not this time. It is also rumored endlessly that Apple is on the verge of completely replacing Intel CPUs with a processor of its own design.
