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Our quick take
Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar - 4.0 / 5
Design & Connections
- No USB, SD card, or HDMI sockets 4x Thunderbolt 3 ports (USB-C) 14.9mm thick, 1.3kg weight
Keyboard & Trackpad
- New keyboard design
Display, Performance & Battery Life
13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 resolution (227ppi), 16:10 aspect ratio
What is Apple’s True Tone display?
13-inch or 15-inch?
- 15-inch only: discrete graphics (Radeon Pro 560X, 4GB GDDR5) 13-inch: Up to Core i7; 15-inch: up to six-core Core i9 13-inch: Up to 16GB RAM; 15-inch: up to 32GB 13-inch: 1680 x 1050; 15-inch: 1920 x 1200
Touch Bar and Touch ID
OLED strip above the keyboard Not supported by all apps Touch ID sensor
Apple Touch Bar: What can I do with it and what apps are supported?
To recap
The MacBook Pro is a great performance laptop, but it comes at a price that can get ridiculous with various tick-box upgrades. Still, it’s a workhorse that delivers on its pro-name promise with style.
