Sure, Apple is fixing those old machines for free, but it still hasn't said how it's preventing future dust problems.įor me, this upgrade isn't enough. So, really, this could also be a stealth fix for the previous MacBook keyboard issues that led to a class action lawsuit. According to iFixit, the new silicone layer underneath the keys that makes them quieter could also protect them from dust and debris. You can hear a difference with the new hardware, but it's not exactly night and day. The MacBook Pro didn't need to get thinner, necessarily, but it would have been nice if the company had found a way to shave down the screen bezels.Īpple made a big deal about the new keyboard, which has been refined to make typing quieter and less clicky. We didn't expect Apple to change much, but it's still strange how little has evolved over the past two years.
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The MacBook Pro is sleek and stylish even compared with thinner and lighter notebooks like HP's Spectre, but don't let that daintiness fool you: It still feels like a tough machine. The slim unibody aluminum case Apple introduced in 2016 is back, along with the Touch Bar, which is still a love-it-or-hate-it affair. Everyone else should take a long, hard look at the competition. Still, if you're a committed Mac user, it's exactly what you've been waiting for. Put the MacBook Pro side by side with last year's model and it's impossible to tell the difference. Basically, it's a classic Apple refresh: Not much has changed. And there are some other slight hardware tweaks, too. The biggest upgrade is Intel's latest CPUs, which have been popping up in PCs since last fall. With the new MacBook Pro, Apple is just trying to keep pace with the rest of the computing industry.