This week, Apple released two new MacBook Pros, one for 13,000 yuan, with a strip-shaped touch screen, and the other one for two thousand dollars, without a touch screen.
The MacBook Air series, the main entry-level product in Apple's computer product line, has not been updated, and there are no processor upgrades.
At the press conference, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller commented on the MacBook Pro without a touch screen: "It's a good fit for current Air users."
MacBook Air or older MacBook Pro users, do you want to update?
The Curiosity Daily got the MacBook Pro without a touch screen and got along for a day and found that there are still many places to consider.
The weight is similar to the MacBook Air, but the adapter is a problemThe new MacBook Pro basically follows the 12-inch MacBook a year ago, with a deep gray like iPhone, and the glowing white logo on the back of the fuselage is also replaced with black metal.
On the left is the iPhone 7 Plus
However, from the side, it still retains the square of the Pro, rather than the "water drop" shape of the head and the narrow head like the Air.
The left and right are the new MacBook Pro and the 12-inch MacBook.
The new Pro is indeed a lot thinner. In theory, the 13-inch new Pro and the old 13-inch Air have the same weight of 1.37 kg, which is also very obvious in our experience - it feels no different from Air in the bag and in the hand.
In fact it is also smaller. Although the screen is 13 inches, the border of the new Mac is much narrower, even narrower than the MacBook, which makes it a whole smaller circle than the Air. It is therefore visually lighter and easier to carry.
But the 12-inch MacBook is still the smallest and thinnest Apple computer, weighing about two-thirds of the new 13-inch Mac, and the lower part of the keyboard is also thinner.
But if you Switch from Air to a new MacBook Pro, you have to get used to the new interface for a while - it has only three interfaces: two USB-C ports for charging, data transfer, external devices, and a 3.5mm headphone jack .
Compared to the magnetic charging port that Air used for many years, the USB-C interface is much smaller and feels refreshing when charging. But in more cases it brings inconvenience.
However, the two USB-Cs of the 13-inch new Mac are placed side by side, which means that you want to experience what Apple calls "can be charged on both sides of the computer." It costs more money to purchase the 15-inch version. .
To make matters worse, the two USB-C interfaces are not too large. If the official one-turn long strip interface is used, it will overwrite the other interface.
USB-C has not yet reached the level of popularity of replacing existing USB standards, and if you need to connect your phone or any other USB peripheral to your computer, you will need an adapter.
So while the new Mac is light and convenient, it may take extra conversion equipment to take it out.
If you upgrade from Air to a new MacBook Pro, the keyboard still needs time to get used toThis time, Apple's statement is that "a new generation of 'butterfly' architecture is used on the Mac, and each keyboard has an X-shaped bracket underneath it for a better experience." Is this actually the case?
If you compare it with a 12-inch MacBook, the typing comfort is indeed better. The most criticized thing about the 12-inch MacBook was that the keystroke was too short. The finger knocked on the keyboard would not get the feedback it deserved, which would make the keyboard feel "hard". This is Apple's compromise for the slim body. .
The keystrokes of the new Mac have been lengthened and the feedback has improved. We tried to type it alternately with the 12-inch MacBook keyboard, and the longer it was found, the more fatigue the fingers gave to the fingers, and the new MacBook Pro was more comfortable.
If you are replacing a new MacBook Pro with an old Macbook Air and Pro user, the keyboard typing experience will be quite different.
Despite the longer keystrokes, the "chocolate keyboard" of the old computer has a "looseness" and the sound of the tapping is crisper. The keyboard of the new Pro is more "tight", not so "round", and the sound is lower, there is a feeling that I am not sure that I have pressed the keycap.
“Loose†is also reflected in the fact that if you touch the corners of the chocolate keycap, it may cause the knock to be invalid. The new Pro's new architecture makes the keycaps more snug and the spacing between the keyboards smaller, and it can basically be "pressed down" no matter which part you touch.
In general, the keyboard of the new Mac is better than the 12-inch MacBook, but users who convert from Air and previous generation Pro may feel uncomfortable and tired.
In addition, the touchpad under the keyboard has undergone major changes, and now it is twice as large as the original. However, the benefits of getting bigger are not so obvious. You are used to the size of the original, and you rarely touch most of the edge.
Entry-level products are not cheap anymore.The new Pro is the biggest change in the Mac product line in the last 4 years, and it will affect the product structure of this series for a long time to come.
According to current trends, the threshold for Mac purchases may be pulled higher.
At the press conference on Friday, the Macbook Air was completely marginalized. It only appeared for a few seconds, the 11-inch version was cut off, and the 13-inch one had almost no change. It wouldn't be surprising if the MacBook Air disappeared completely.
MacBook Air now has a lot of alternatives, and the original "slim" selling point is being diluted by other Apple products. The iPad Pro has been expanded to 12 inches, which is bigger than the 11-inch MacBook Air. The iPad is being fully transformed into a new productivity tool. Apple has equipped it with a keyboard and a touch pen. It is also intended to attract more developers to produce professional software. The A10 processor used on mobile devices has also been described as "more than PC." To be strong, to a certain extent, I also want to attract laptops.
The new MacBook Pro is now one of the alternatives. It has a higher configuration, better performance, and the same weight as the Air, although it needs to get used to the new adapter and keyboard, the price is 11,000 yuan.
"It’s not much more expensive than other computers but you can use Apple software services." Things like this may not continue. If Apple cuts off the MacBook Air product line, we have a MacBook that doesn't use the Tool Bar touch screen. Pro is the second cheapest product in the new series. The cheapest is the $9,000 12-inch MacBook.
How do you choose?
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