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While the ultimate laptop processor speed crown is contested, it's clear that Apple's chips are good enough to send emails, browse the web, and even get some light gaming in.īut users who care less about the guts and specs inside their computers may find the new design - which does not depend on technological improvements over the past half decade - to be more convincing reasons to upgrade than the number of transistors in the M1 Max (57 billion, for the record).
#NEW MACBOOK PRO NO USB C PORT PRO#
They use Apple's own M1 chips, either in "Pro" or "Max" configurations, instead of the same Intel or AMD chips Windows PCs use.Īpple's chips have led to improved battery life in computers they've shipped in, like the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. The biggest advancement from Apple's perspective is the chip inside the new 16-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pros. It's replaced by traditional function keys that can control screen brightness, media playback, and a big escape key, which is important for programmers. The new design also has feet to prop up the laptop and improve airflow.
The Intel chips insider Apple's MacBook Pros ran hot, making them uncomfortable to use on your lap.
Apple is still repairing butterfly keyboards for free, and even faced a class action lawsuit over them. The butterfly keyboard was unreliable, with keys getting stuck due to crumbs or dust.Users complained they needed pricey adapters to plug in mice or thumb drives, and missed Apple's older MagSafe connector, which ingeniously disconnected if someone tripped over the power cord.