MACBOOK PRO 2013 SPECS 2015 UPDATE
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Maybe the best part about the screen is that by now, many websites and apps have managed to catch up with the concept of high-resolution screens.

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And as mentioned above, you can also tweak it to display at ultra high resolutions in non-Retina mode, giving you a still very crisp huge canvas to work with, arraying windows wherever you please.

Devoid of any of those failings, the 220 PPI screen is a visual smorgasbord. But Apple also appears to have gotten rid of any image ghosting on the 15-inch version, based on my tests, which was an issue that plagued a healthy percentage of last year’s model. The screen on the Retina MacBook Pro this year looks as good as it always has, which is to say it’s the best in the notebook business. Some of that could be ascribed to natural decrease in battery health, but there’s still a difference, and it favours the newer machine. In practice, the new version seems to get about two hours more than the older one given similar usage patterns.

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But in terms of actual usage, I found that indeed, the new version beats the old, even when both are running Mavericks.Įstimated life on a full charge on the new Retina MacBook Pro in my “extreme battery extension” conditions (Wi-Fi on, brightness to minimum visible, no keyboard backlight, Bluetooth off, running browser with just a few tabs) comes in at over 10 hours on the new version, while the older model barely edges out 9.

MACBOOK PRO 2013 SPECS 2015 UPDATE

Apple also said separately during its launch event earlier this week that the OS X Mavericks update it’s putting out will add about an hour to the Haswell MacBook Airs it just launched, so this could be mainly a software benefit. This year’s model is snappier all around that the one it replaces, and that was already essentially a machine that gave you everything at your fingertips pretty much as soon as you think about wanting it.Īpple’s 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro from mid-2012 boasted seven hours browsing time on Wi-Fi on a full charge this year’s model bests that by an hour. It’s now gotten to the point where, just like on mobile, it’s not a question of how fast your computer is – the only way you notice any slowness is when you go back to a previous version. If you’re new to flash storage, you’re also in for a treat with the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, since it now uses a super fast PCIe-based memory type that all but eliminates any thought of startup delays, or stutters while opening apps. One advantage of not having the discrete GPU, too, is that I find the fan spins up far less often, making for a much quieter notebook overall. Whether working with Final Cut Pro X, Photoshop CC or even games like Bioshock Infinite, the Intel Iris Pro seemed to handle my needs pretty adequately, though you aren’t going to want to run games at maxed out graphics settings. Of course, the really important factor to consider here is how the Iris Pro holds up in real-world usage situations, and I found I didn’t miss the discrete GPU in any of my usage scenarios. The dedicated graphics on the past model could definitely come in handy for graphics-intensive processes, but as AnandTech pointed out in a review of the Iris Pro earlier this year, it manages to come “within striking difference” of the 650M when it comes to performance, while offering considerable battery and heat savings, both of which are good in the short term and for extending the overall life of the notebook.

the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M that shipped alongside an Intel HD 4000 integrated card on the original version. This Retina Pro actually appears on paper to take a step back when it comes to its graphics card, which is an Intel Iris Pro integrated model, vs. And as always, Apple’s aluminum and glass construction stands up to any aesthetic test you could apply to it.

Compared to my personal 2012 15-inch Retina Pro, it feels more solidly constructed, for what it’s worth. It’s hard to tell from my limited time with the machine so far, but I also believe that Apple has addressed one of the primary failings of the generation one product, which could suffer from case creak with the bottom panel in some instances. In absolute terms, that’s not all that svelte, but for a device that gives you a spacious 15 inches of display real estate, which can manage a surprising 2880 x 1800 resolution if you use a third-party app to scale beyond the built-in supported max resolution, it’s very impressive. This 2013 15-inch model retains the exact same physical dimensions as its predecessor, weighing in at just under three and a half pounds, and under three-quarters of an inch thick.

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