Apple MacBook Pro 2020 comes with the 13-inch, with the new Magic Keyboard (Scissor Switch Keyboard) for the best typing and editing experience ever on a Mac book pro and multiplied the capacity over every single standard design.
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro this update is more conventional, (give more features) and some other important updates are summarized as follows:
- Two high-end MacBook Pro 2020 processors upgraded to a quad-core i5 10th-generation processor.
- Two low-end MacBook Pro processors still maintain an 8th-generation Core i5 processor.
- Brilliant 13-inch(diagonally) Retina display.
- I am happy to see the return of the wonderful scissor-switch keyboard, and the design is fine-tuned.
- Doubled the initial storage space, now it starts at 256GB up to 4TB SSD storage.
- Touch ID and Touch Bar, all-day battery life, power of macOS, and immersive stereo speakers, all in a magnificent portable design, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is available to order.
- Starting at $1,299 and $1,499.
MacBook Pro 2020 (13-inch) specs
| Price | $1,299 | $1,499 | $1,799 | $1,999 |
| CPU | 1.4-GHz quad core 8th gen | 1.4 GHz quad-core 8th gen | 2 GHz quad-core 10th gen | 2 GHz quad- core 10th gen |
| RAM | 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory | 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory | 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory | 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Plus 645 | Intel Iris Plus 645 | Intel Iris Plus | Intel Iris Plus |
| Display | 13 inch Retina Display (2560 x 1600) | 13 inch Retina Display (2560 x 1600) | 13 inch Retina Display (2560 x 1600) | 13 inch Retina Display (2560 x 1600) |
| Storage | 256GB SSD | 512GB SSD | 512GB SSD | 1TB SSD |
| Size | 11.97 x 8.36 x 061 inches | 11.97 x 8.36 x 061 inches | 11.97 x 8.36 x 061 inches | 11.97 x 8.36 x 061 inches |
| Ports | Two Thunderbolt 3 | Two Thunderbolt 3 | Four Thunderbolt 3 | Four Thunderbolt 3 |
| Weight | 3.1 pounds | 3.1 pounds | 3.1 pounds | 3.1 pounds |
Screen size is still the same as the previous version
There is some difference from the previous news that the new 13-inch MacBook Pro 2020 does not adopt the narrow bezel design and replace the 14-inch screen as rumoured. It is still a 13.3-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 2560 × 1600, and the brightness is still 500nits.
Magic Keyboard is returned
The design changes of the keyboard are expected. When the 16-inch Macbook Pro was launched last year, it was already expected that the scissor-switch keyboard would gradually return.
- Besides, the keyboard layout has also been slightly adjusted this time.
- The new model separates the Touch ID module from the Touch Bar, and a separate ESC key has been added to the left.
- The arrow keys also return to the inverted T design.
- Vivo releases micro-cloud platform technology, which makes mobile phone image stabilization stronger
- What is a scissor-switch keyboard?
Unibody MacBook Pro
Also, the weight and thickness of the 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro have increased slightly. According to Apple ’s official website, the size of the new MacBook Pro 13-inch version is (* is a comparison of items that have changed):
Height *: 1.56 cm (0.61 inch)
Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inch)
Depth: 21.24 cm (8.36 inch)
Weight *: 1.4 kg (3.1 pounds)
In comparison, the dimensions of the 2019 MacBook Pro 13-inch version are:
Height: 1.49 cm (0.59 inches)
Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
Depth: 21.24 cm (8.36 inches)
Weight: 1.37 kg (3.02 pounds)
The Cheapest 13” MacBook Pro is Actually Fast
In terms of performance, the two low-end models are still the eighth-generation Core i5 (only the eighth-generation Core i7 can be selected), but the other two high-end versions have been updated to the tenth-generation Core i5 processor and can be equipped with a higher-configuration tenth-generation Core i7 processor.
Eye-opening graphics achievement
It is also worth mentioning that the 13-inch version of the MacBook Pro provides the first option of up to 32GB of memory.
Apple also said that the upgraded processor’s graphics performance is up to 80% higher than the previous generation Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655.
My Conclusion about Apple MacBook Pro
Apple items will, in general, be hard to give an end on. There’s the style factor, (absence of) significant worth factor, the fanboy factor, the OS X factor (for Macs), and so on. The individuals who use them love them, however for each individual that cherishes a Mac.
But if you are dead set on turning it into a Windows notebook, the Apple MacBook Pro is more than capable of being an excellent PC.
