Apple’s newest edition of the MacBook Pro 13 finally popped up on Apple’s website without much fanfare; and let’s hope it quietly disappears from there in the not too distant future in lieu of a proper upgrade to the line.
Unlike most lots of tech websites out there, this here is a private website who’s owner couldn’t care less about advertising revenue, pissing sponsors off or playing nicely with big corporations (add autocrats, dictators and sycophants to the list). Apple’s new Macbook isn’t just underwhelming, it’s insulting.
The two base models, already hobbled by having only two USB-C ports, are fit with outdated 8th generation Intel chips. Doubling the base SSD size from 128GB to 256GB isn’t a bonus, it’s fixing a flaw – or a rip-off, depending on your worldview.
Even the seriously expensive high-end models with the current 10th Gen Intel chips, don’t come with the newest Wifi 6 standard or the latest Bluetooth iteration.
They have the nerve to call their long overdue keyboard fix „magic“, as if having a reliable keyboard on a laptop in 2020 is something extraordinary.
Skip the reviews and skip the 2020 MacBook Pro. I would either wait for Apple to come up with something worth buying or consider alternatives like Dell’s XPS 13, to name just one very worthy competitor.