The storage on these computers start at 256GB of flash storage. The 15-inch models start with 16GB, but you can’t get any more RAM unfortunately. The 13-inch systems will come with a minimum of 8GB of RAM, but users can boost that to 16. The larger 15.4-inch model gets 2880-by-1800 resolution. These graphics options power some beautiful Retina displays with resolutions starting at 2560-by-1600 on the smaller 13.3-inch system. Configure it with up to a 460 with 4GB of memory. The entry-level 15-inch model starts with a Radeon Pro 450 graphics chip with 2GB memory. The cheaper 13-inch with Touch Bar has Intel Iris Graphics 550 Graphics. Graphics on the new MacBooks start with the Intel Iris Graphics 540 on the base model 13-inch without the Touch Bar. The base model of the 15-inch starts with a 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 and can jump to a 2.9 GHz i7. Users can boost that to a 3.3GHz Core i7. The model with the Touch Bar starts at a 2.9GHz dual-core i5 processor. Users can boost that to a 2.4GHz Intel Core i7. The 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar uses a 2 GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core processor. The other performance specs in the 2016 MacBook Pro will give users a slightly faster system. They also say the computers come with up to 2.4 times the computing power. 2016 MacBook Pro Performance SpecsĪpple promises 130% performance graphics bump on the 15-inch model thanks to faster processors and better graphics. The low-end model won’t have the Touch Bar and costs $1,499. It also comes on two of the three 13.3-inch models. The Touch Bar comes on both of the base 15.4-inch models and up. The low-end 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro won’t get the Touch Bar or Touch ID. Apple just updated their iWork apps and will update Sierra to support it by the time these systems ship in November 2016. Imagine zooming in on the video project’s timeline or tapping to advance in a spot later in the video while editing in Final Cut or Adobe Premiere.Īpple said that Adobe and Microsoft plan to support the Touch Bar in their suite of apps. For video editors, it can show the timeline. A photo editor could include their editing tools. For example a gaming app might put a weapons chooser in it. If you’re using a media player app, the Touch Bar shows play/pause and other media control shortcut buttons (first in image above).ĭevelopers can design their apps to use the Touch Bar as well. Holding down the keyboard’s Fn key at the bottom left corner brings up the traditional keyboard function keys in the Touch Bar (last in image above). For example, if the user opens Apple’s Messages app in macOS 10.12 Sierra, then they will see the emoji bar (2nd from the bottom in the shot above). The Touch Bar uses a narrow touchscreen that changes contextually depending on what the user is doing. The new Touch Bar on the 2016 MacBook Pro will change based on what the user is doing.
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