and computer market becomes saturated and
updates more incremental than they were in
the past, perhaps Apple will now only announce
technology refreshes via press releases, saving
iPhone and Apple Watch updates for ‘all bells, all
whistles’ launches?
Aside from the new processors, little has
changed on the new MacBook Pro lineup. They
still feature “the best Mac notebook display ever”
with 500 nits of brightness and a P3 wide color
gamut, as well as True Tone technology brought
over from the iPhone. The new models also
include a T2 security chip that allows consumers
to use a fingerprint scanner to unlock their
device. Introduced in November alongside the
last MacBook refresh, the T2 chip disconnects
the microphone when the lid is closed to ensure
no one can eavesdrop on conservations. As
the chip is a hardware addition rather than
a software patch, other software or malware
cannot gain access to your microphone,
significantly increasing security when using
a Mac. It’s this commitment to security and data
that sets Apple apart from its competitors, with
the firm also announcing a feature coming to
macOS 10.15, allowing advertisers to track
performance in Safari without collecting
personal user data.
EYE-OPENING PERFORMANCE
As was the case with the 2018 models, the new
MacBookProfeaturesa RadeonProdiscrete
GPUinevery 15 - inch model, which brings
together impressive power for intensive tasks,
and remarkable power efficiency that preserves
battery life for all-day-long usage. The new
MacBook has ‘paired each discrete GPU’ with