There is world of difference between the entry-level models without Touch Bar and the two models with Touch Bar, as you will see if you read our Which MacBook Pro article.. Available silver or Space Grey, the two 2018 models of MacBook Pro look the same as the the 2017 models - fact the external design has not changed since October 2016 when the 13-inch model gained trackpad that was 50% bigger than the generation. We prefer the compact design of MacBook Pro when compared to Air which Apple has not updated in four years. it's unlikely that MacBook Pro would actually encounter the kind of stress testing iFixIt ran, so it's fine to use MacBook Pro in environment .. The problem we had with MacBook Pro trackpad also remains when typing on MacBook Pro from time to time the curser jumps about because our hand has activated the trackpad when we were leaning on it.. The keyboard feature that differentiates the 2018 13in MacBook Pro from the cheaper 2017 models that are still on sale is Touch Bar. As we mentioned above, the big difference in the 2018 model is the introduction of True Tone to Retina display.. As we mentioned above, the machine we had to review was the build-to-order model with i7 processor and 16GB RAM, as the entry-level 15in MacBook Pro.. The AJA test is designed with video and post production needs in mind and emulates the writing and reading of video files to and from SSD.. Bearing in mind that while better than the 2017 model, MacBook Pro still has Intel graphics in 2018.
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