Apple updates MacBook Pro
On July 12, Apple released a new generation of the MacBook Pro line. New items will receive the eighth-generation Intel processors: 6 cores for the fifteen-inch model (performance increase up to 70%), 4 cores for the thirteen-inch model (performance increase up to 100%). They will also receive support for up to 32 GB of RAM on a fifteen-inch model and large SSDs (up to 2 TB for 13 ", up to 4 TB for 15"), True Tone display, an improved third-generation keyboard for quieter typing (unfortunately, nothing is said about dust protection ) and the Apple T2 chip, providing secure download, on-the-fly encryption, and Siri launch using the phrase “Hey Siri”.
Details about the changes:
MacBook Pro 13 ":
- Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and dual eDRAM
- Integrated Intel Iris Plus 655 graphics with 128 MB eDRAM
- SSD up to 2 TB
- True Tone display
- Apple T2 Chip
MacBook Pro 15 ":
- Six-core Intel Core i7 and i9 processors up to 2.9 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 4.8 GHz and dual eDRAM
- Up to 32GB DDR4
- Powerful Radeon Pro video cards with 4 GB of video memory
- SSD up to 4 TB
- True Tone display
- Apple T2 Chip
Apple also released leather covers for the MacBook Pro (they look like leather covers) and the Blackmagic eGPU external video card developed in conjunction with Blackmagic , which carries the Radeon 580 with 8 GB DDR5. About the update lines of the MacBook and MacBook Air while, alas, nothing is known. MacBook 13 "without touch strip for Emoji update is not received.