Which is funny because my HP laptop from around 2012ish has beats audio and sucks big time in comparison. I’m sure the 7 years makes a difference though.
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Which is funny because my HP laptop from around 2012ish has beats audio and sucks big time in comparison. I’m sure the 7 years makes a difference though.
I didn't know that they are HDR speakers. It makes sense know why Apple mentioned Dolby Atmos is coming to all MacBooks that are 2018 or older, within MacOS Catalina.
Ok so i've just taken the plunge and ordered a base 13" Macbook Pro, i really hope i don't live to regret this!!!!
Well Dave, I look forward to your follow up in six months
If the keyboard holds up and it really has been fixed with this 2019 version, I will be happy
.If the keyboard holds up and it really has been fixed with this 2019 version, I will be happy
I’m happy that you are the one testing it. Cant go through that again.
Good luck, the 3rd Gen improved the situation but did not resolve it. Hopefully the 4th hasIf the keyboard holds up and it really has been fixed with this 2019 version, I will be happy
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I believe the information is found in this thread
My machine is often running something big so I have been using a laptop cooler. I recommend this one:
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I just couldn't wait any longer. Time will tell but I can say that the keys feel softer and better to type on.
From my experience with older MBP's you need a cooler pushing 100 CFM or greater to have any effect and even then it's marginal for the internals.
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Thanks for that. Enjoy the new computer!
Just to compare..
2018 13 i7 16gb
5494/19190
Metal 39344
OpenCL 37900
Cinebench R20 1732
yes they are !!Anyone noticed how brilliant the speakers are on these Macbook Pro's? I've been listening to music while writing this morning and I did it through this new Mac in order to test the speakers. I was amazed at how great they sound, even on a 13" MacBook Pro
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I don't see it.. can someone paste it here? curious to see now it compares to the 15" i5, 6 core 2019
in one of the millions of trashy attention grabby tech YouTube videos I’ve watched about the machine one said the keyboards were failing Bc of heat hence the material change and a lower heat ceiling before activating the fans. Dunno if that’s true but was the first time I’d heard that take.
In all fairness time will tell. I can live with the keyboards low travel, although it's very far from desirable. What's not acceptable is a failure rate that's more than the 2015 MBP line up offered.
As for thermals, Intel is to be congratulated as Apple has done once again little to nothing outside of SW. The 2019 MBP is definitely getting there, however I fully expect premium performance, not excuses why it can't. If that requires a larger chassis or a new line so be it and FFS Apple needs to grow up and bury the hatchet with NVidia as Pro work can and does require Cuda. It's beyond childish now and can significantly impact the customer...
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I second that view, in particular the part on Nvidia. Also, just out of curiosity I'd like to see how a Ryzen 3 (mobile) compares to the Intel in that chassis.
I am aware, Ryzen 3 is not yet there, let alone a mobile version. Still, interesting. Also the question why there happens to be not even AMD rumors (CPU-wise) in connection with Apple. Curious. Perhaps its true the contract with Intel excludes AMD CPUs even in the long run
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I was able to test out a base 15" with the i7 yesterday (I have the mid-tier 15" 2.3/16/512/560X model). I was only really able to run Cinebench r20 and monitor the temps and clocks with Intel Power Gadget. Lets just say I was glad I got the i9 actually.
My findings (no screenshots - again just happened to get to play around with a co-workers machine for about 20 minutes): The i7 actually was running hotter - much hotter with power limit throttling due to the high temps. Cinebench r20 scores were around 2200-2300 with fans maxed out. Compared to 3100ish on my 2.3 i9 version. The other thing is that on the i7 it immediately hits 100c and stays there pretty much the whole time while the power and clock speeds slowly decrease. I found the i7 typically stays around 2.7-2.9ghz after the initial spike to 100c, while the pkg power gradually lowers to about 43-45W. My i9 actually never hits 100c even after numerous Cinebench runs in a row. Clock speeds stay around 3.0ghz (and again 8 vs 6 cores) while the temps tend to max out around 90-92c with the pkg power staying around 52-54W.
I have to take off for now, but let me know if you have any more questions. I might be able to play around again with it next week.
I tend to think Apple should offer a clearer more concise portable Mac line, not solely variations of the Air. By all means produce; entry level, ultraportable, mainstream (current MBP IMHO) and Pro, equally if "Pro" delivery stops with sales and marketing barf, forget it. Professionals want reliability, performance, usability, sensible port solutions, certainly not tricks and bells.
If they want portability in the Apple ecosystem or for that matter any other, they will simply use a secondary if not tertiary device as I employ myself..
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Time will tell, neither for, nor against. Either ways it will take time and for professional use the advantage will need to be very significant across the board.
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