


The big news across all of these new models, of course, is the increased CPU core count thanks to the inclusion of Intel’s Coffee Lake-H CPUs. Intel HD Graphics 530 + AMD Radeon Pro 450 (2GB)Ĥx Thunderbolt 3 (supports DP1.2 & USB 3.1 Gen 2 modes), Intel HD Graphics 630 + AMD Radeon Pro 555 (2GB) Intel UHD Graphics 630 + AMD Radeon Pro 555X (4GB) Depending on where you stand on Apple’s Touch Bar, this may ruffle a few feathers, as it creates a much more distinctive gap between the two 13-inch models than existing previously. So this means only the higher-end models are getting the benefits of more CPU cores, True Tone, etc. That means that the non-touch 13-inch MBP, the cheapest models of the MBP family, remain unchanged with their Kaby Lake-era hardware. Specifically, only the Touch Bar-equipped models are being updated. Starting off at the top, Apple is updating most – but not all – of the MacBook Pros. However there are no external changes to these laptops – their dimensions, weights, and ports are remaining identical – so they very much fit into the existing 4 th generation MacBook Pro lineup.
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The combination of Intel’s Coffee Lake processors and some of Apple’s own innovations such as their T2 controller make this a potentially potent performance upgrade for Apple’s professional-grade workhorses. Today, roughly a month after WWDC, Apple is announcing a more substantial refresh of both the MacBook Pro 13-inch and MacBook Pro 15-inch. Instead Apple has gone in a slightly different direction (more on that in a sec) but the end result is the same. So with the MacBook Pro family all but guaranteed to receive a refresh thanks to Intel’s Coffee Lake launch, we had been expecting to see new MacBook Pros around then.
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While WWDC is first and foremost a software development show, it’s also been a convenient event for Apple to announce lower-key refreshes of their existing hardware platforms, as the press and developers are already there and paying attention. A surprising no-show at this year’s Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference was any kind of hardware refresh for Apple’s Mac products.
