On the 12th of July 2018, Apple’s team in Cupertino, California, launched an up-to-date version of their state-of-the-art MacBook Pro. This edition features 8th-generation Intel Core processors, with up to 6-Core Processors on the 15-inch, making it 70% faster, and quad core on the 13-inch for up to twice the speed of its predecessor.
According to Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Philip Schiller, “The latest generation MacBook Pro is the fastest and most powerful notebook we’ve ever made.
“Now with 8th-generation 6-core processors, up to 32GB of system memory, up to 4TB of super fast SSD storage, new True Tone technology in its Retina display and Touch Bar, the Apple T2 chip for enhanced security and a third-generation quieter keyboard packed into its thin and light aluminum design with all-day battery life, it’s the best notebook for pro users.”
The Pro for pros
With all these high specifications, MacBook Pro users can look forward to a number of exciting opportunities. Photographers can expect to seamlessly edit high resolution photos, and coders will benefit from effortlessly running multiple virtual machines. With Final Cut Pro X, up to nine streams of 4K multicam projects can be edited. For designers, 3D models can be rendered smoothly in real-time using Cinema 4D, and all the gamers out there can expect to play graphics-dense games with increased responsiveness and in incredibly vivid detail.
Summary of highlights for 15-inch and 13-inch models
15-Inch MacBook Pro:
– 6-core Intel Core i7 and Core i9 processors up to 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.8 GHz
– Up to 32GB of DDR4 memory
– Powerful Radeon Pro discrete graphics with 4GB of video memory in every configuration
– Up to 4TB of SSD storage2
– True Tone display technology
– Apple T2 chip
– Touch Bar and Touch ID
13-Inch MacBook Pro:
– Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and double the eDRAM
– Intel Iris Plus integrated graphics 655 with 128MB of eDRAM
– Up to 2TB of SSD storage2
– True Tone display technology
– Apple T2 chip
– Touch Bar and Touch ID
Accessories and promotions
It’s not just the pros that stand to gain from this new release. Students can get in, too, with a promotion that includes a complimentary pair of Beats for college-bound folk, their parents, and faculty members who purchase either the MacBook Pro, or an iPad Pro, through the Apple Education Store (keep an eye out for education prices as well).
What about some cool accessories? The Apple leather sleeves are back, in black. Yes, for the first time, they’re offered in the sassy noire, so snap one up for that extra bit of va va voom when you’re carrying your baby around. It’s also available in saddle brown (see below), or midnight blue.
macOS Mojave is on the brink of arrival
During Apple’s WWDC, this latest operating system was teased. And this fall, Apple users will finally get a taste of the dark side of mac’s tour de force in the hotly anticipated Dark Mode, which will essentially streamline your computing experience, and allow you to zero-in on what’s important with a number of impressive features that you can check out on this post. Inspired by pros for the masses.
Availability
Starting at 7,499 AED and 9,999 AED respectively, you can get your hands on the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar and 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar, available today through Apple.com and in select Apple retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers later this week.
If you’re really serious about your tech, you can go for the updated 15-inch, i9 processor, 4TB SSD storage, and 32 GB RAM for 28,059 AED.
Updated 15" MacBook Pro… i9, 4TB, 32GB RAM 🤤
Costs *only* AED 28,059
But at least you now have the option… what a beast! pic.twitter.com/nCOVJjsbAu— TJ Tech (@tjtechdxb) July 13, 2018
