Apple’s latest upgrade to its laptop line is a new version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. If you’re a power user the new machine would appear to have a lot of appeal, for a price. Apple’s new 2020 13″ MacBook Pro offers some significant power increases at the top levels. Image: Apple. The 13” MacBook Pro has historically been seen as a ‘silver MacBook’, in reference to the original 2006 black and white MacBooks, which were aimed at general users. It has only been in recent years that the model has been given some true power, enabling it to hold the “Pro” moniker much more seriously. This year it can be said that the diminutive 13” laptop has been given an even more serious boost to its power, possibly making it an ideal compact travel companion for media professionals. The new update isn’t a revolution. There are no big design changes, at least externally, but there are better options for people who use their machines for serious media work. The most obvious of which are the new processors. Processor options in the 2020 13″ MacBook Pro The previous model used 8th generation Intel “Coffee Lake” processors, with options going from a 1.4GHz Core i5 with a 3.9GHz Turbo Boost, through to a 2.8GHz quad core i7, which could be boosted up to 4.7GHz at the top of the tree. The 8th generation chips are still part of the 2020 13” MacBook Pro line at the lower tiers, but on the...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 6 May, 2020