a double-anodized black well, which highlights
the backlit glyphs on the keys, and the
controversial Touch Bar has been replaced by
a full-height function row, which Apple freely
admits helps to “bring back the familiar, tactile
feel of mechanical keys that pro users love,”
and the industry-best Force Touch trackpad
is familiar, with an optional Magic Mouse for
those who prefer one.
Apple has also brought a Liquid Retina XDR
display to the MacBook Pro, which uses the
same mini-LED technology used in iPad Pro
to ofer up to 1,000 nits of sustained, full-
screen brightness, as well as 1,600 nits of peak
brightness, and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
Apple says that the screen “brings HDR content
to life with unbelievable detail in shadows,
brilliant specular highlights, deeper blacks, and
more vivid colors than ever before.” ProMotion
technology also comes to the Mac on this new
display, and a 120Hz refresh rate is ideal for
photographers and videographers who want
to see their new ilms and content come to life
in real-time. Both models come with a larger
display than their predecessors, with the 14-
inch model ofering a total of 5.9 million pixels,
and the 16-inch model ofering 7.7 million
pixels - and, whether you like it or not, there’s a
notch on the MacBook Pro for the irst time.
Speaking of the new notch, Apple has
added a 1080p FaceTime HD camera to both
models, which it says is the best ever in a
Mac notebook. It’s doubled the resolution
and low-light performance when compared
with the predecessor, but the chances are
that other laptops on the market will still beat
the performance of the FaceTime camera.