On Geekbench 3, which measures overall performance, the 2014 MacBook Pro scored 6,730.
The 2.6-GHz Intel Core i5-4278U and 8GB of RAM in the MacBook Pro offers a modest bump in performance from last year's version. I really wish the cards would insert fully, instead of protruding from the side. Also included are an HDMI port, a headphone jack and an SD Card reader. Because compatible Thunderbolt accessories aren't exactly ubiquitous, you can use the MacBook Pro's two USB 3.0 ports. The middle of the underside and the space between the G and H keys were slightly warmer, at 92 and 93 degrees, respectively, but the back edge of the notebook was a hot 99 degrees.Ĭlick to EnlargeThe MacBook Pro features two Thunderbolt 2 ports, which promise up to 20 Gbps transfer speeds - four times faster than USB 3.0.
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Nico & Vinz' "Am I Wrong" also sounded great - the instruments seemed to float around the Mac, and voices came through clearly.Īfter I streamed a video from Hulu at full screen for 15 minutes, the Mac's touchpad was a relatively cool 81 degrees here at Laptop Mag, we consider anything higher than 95 degrees to be uncomfortable. While bass was on the thin side, the guitar riffs and Dee Snider's vocals on Twisted Sister's "I Am (I'm Me)" rocked out on the ultraportable. The MacBook Pro is not only loud - 92 decibels, crushing the average of 83 dB - but as accurate and enveloping as before.
This is one thing I hope Apple never changes. I also continue to love the smooth, accurate trackpad. You'll enjoy snappy feedback from the backlit layout. About 260 apps in the App store are Retina-enabled, according to .Ĭlick to EnlargeSame as before: The MacBook Pro's keyboard and touchpad continue to deliver one of the best typing experiences ever on a notebook. Having a Retina or Retina-like display is only useful if you have apps that can take advantage of those HD+ resolutions. The Mac's Delta-E score of 2.3 (numbers closer to 0 are better) is much better than the average of 6.5, as well as the Acer's 6.1. The 13-inch Pro's color accuracy beats that of its closest competitors. Although that's higher than the ultraportable average of 67 percent and the Air's 63.3 percent, it's lower than the Acer S7's 98 percent.
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The Dell XPS 13 sports a 1920 x 1080p screen.Īt 286 nits, the Pro is dimmer than the XPS 13 (356 nits), but brighter than the average of 251 nits and the Samsung Book 9 Plus (213 nits).īased on our measurements, Apple's notebook is capable of displaying only 87.3 percent of the sRGB color gamut. The Acer Aspire S7, for instance, has a 2560 x 1440p panel, and the Samsung Book 9 Plus has a 3200 x 1800p display. However, other notebook makers have followed suit and, in some cases, surpassed Apple. The Macbook Pro is more expensive, going at $1300 while the Air goes for $1000.Click to EnlargeApple was the first to usher in Retina-level displays, and the 2014 MacBook Pro delivers more of the same (good) thing with its 13-inch 2560 x 1600-pixel panel. Storage wise, the Pro goes up to 1TB of internal storage while the Air can only go until 512GB. When it comes to graphics, the Air comes with the Intel HD 5000 while the Pro goes with the Intel Iris graphics card.īoth have a 4GB RAM but the Air can go up to 8GB while the Pro can go up to 16GB of RAM. The Macbook Pro on the other hand goes with the 2560 x 1600 Retina Display with a 227 ppi.īoth laptops go with the Intel i5 dual core processor, the Macbook Air with a 1.4GHz processor while the Macbook Pro at 2.4GHz. For the Macbook Air, its 13-inch monitor comes with a 1440 x 900 resolution display at 128 ppi (pixels-per-inch). The Air is also lighter weighing in at 1.35 kg while the Macbook Pro at 1.57 kg.Įven though the two laptops share the same display sizes, the resolution differs between the two. This makes the Macbook Air feel and look thinner than what the measurements suggests. The Macbook Pro, just 1mm thicker than the Air, doesn't have the tapered edges that the Air has. When it comes to size, both the Macbook Pro and Air don't differ that much with only a few millimeters in difference. Even more so, they are giving out gift cards to students and teachers wishing to buy a new Mac.īut which among the two laptops is better in the price and spec ranges?įor this comparison, the 13-inch versions of both the Macbook Pro and Air will be used. With a new Macbook Pro coming to shelves before the holiday season, Apple has been giving steep discounts to their current stock of Macbook Pros with Retina Displays and Macbook Airs.
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