It might look the same, but the new MacBook Pro has a 10th-gen surprise under the hood. Question is, is it worth the price?
With a slew of MacBook updates in early 2020, it was only a matter of time before Apple gave the 13in MacBook Pro some TLC – and it did exactly that in May 2020, with the reveal of the new 13in range complete with 10th-gen Intel chipsets, upgraded integrated graphics and, crucially, the Magic Keyboard to replace the universally-disliked butterfly mechanism on older models.
That all sounds like great news, then, but it’s only the two higher-tier models of 13in MacBook Pro that have been updated internally – both the two cheaper options stick with the older 8th-gen Intel chipset and slower RAM, although they do still receive the design tweaks and improved keyboard. Why Apple chose to do this, we can only guess.
Still, the 10th-gen Intel-enabled MacBook Pro looks to be a big step forward for Apple’s Pro line – but how does it perform in real life? I’ve spent some time with the latest 13in MacBook Pro, and here’s what I think.
Design and build: Same MacBook Pro, new keyboard
As has been the case with the MacBook range for quite some time, the 2020 upgrade isn’t a design overhaul – but that’s not to say there’s nothing different about this year’s model.
Let’s start with the similarities: it comes in the same Silver and Space Grey colour options, and at 304 x 212 x 156mm, it’s roughly the same size as its predecessor. It does admittedly weigh a little more this time around, at 1.4kg compared to the 1.37kg of last year’s model, but that’s not enough of a weight gain to make a difference in everyday use – most people won’t even notice.
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