Official 13-inch MacBook Pro 2020: Features and Price

May 13, 2020 Matt Mills News 0

At the end of last year we saw how the 15-inch MacBook Pro became 16 with a renewal of design and components by Apple. This time we find the long-awaited renewal of the small MacBook Pro, which maintains a 13 ″ screen. In this post we tell you all the news of this team that has already been officially announced.

Small MacBook Pro redesign

Without a doubt one of the problems presented by the previous generation of this MacBook Pro was the keyboard. As they did with the 16 ″ MacBook Pro, in this new generation we see the main change in the key mechanism that is included. The butterfly keyboard has caused many problems throughout all these years and that is why Apple has decided to include the scissor mechanism . This is identical to the one found in the Magic Keyboard included in the iMac. With this new scissor keyboard we will have a greater displacement of the key and also cleaning is guaranteed to avoid having to change the entire keyboard if dirt enters under a key.

Despite this change in the mechanism, the Touch Bar and Touch ID are still kept on top of the keyboard . With these two technologies we will be much more productive when it comes to surfing the internet or using professional applications compatible with this feature.

The screen continues to remain at 13.3 ″ with a native resolution of 2560 x 1600 with 227 pixels per inch. In addition to this resolution, it highlights a brightness of 500 nit, wide color gamut P3 and True Tone technology.

Processor renewal

In addition to these aesthetic changes in both the size of the screen or the keyboard we must mention the renewal of the processors. This is more than traditional when a new generation of MacBook is released. Since this type of equipment is indicated for that professional public, you should always have the best processor available. This time we talk about the tenth generation Intel that we already saw in the 2020 MacBook Air. It is interesting to note that this time we have a better processor than that of the 16 ″ MacBook Pro that includes a ninth generation one. This is because the time distance between the two releases has forced the inclusion of a more current processor than in the larger model and in theory more premium.

Base this Mac includes an Intel Core i5 processor but we can get to configure it with an Intel Core i7. Surely you remember the temperature problems that this Mac suffered with these powerful processors. This is why Apple has decided to be smart and make larger ventilation openings, something we already saw in the 16 ″ model, along with a significant improvement in fans.

Specifically, we find two new processor configurations:

10th Gen 2 GHz Quad Core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost up to 3.8 GHz.
10th Gen 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz.

Although there is a possibility of having these tenth generation processors, we can also find cheaper configurations with the eighth generation Intel Core processor . It is important to note that this is the processor that we saw in the previous generation but we are not talking about the same MacBook because the butterfly keyboard is changed for the Magic Keyboard. Specifically, the configurations included are:

1.4 GHz quad-core 8th Gen Intel Core i5.
1.7GHz quad-core 8th Gen Intel Core i7.

This configuration is accompanied by 8 GB LPDDR3, 16 GB LPDDR4X 3733 MHz or 32 GB RAM . These top configurations are undoubtedly focused above all on the most professional audience.

Price and availability

These new 13 ″ 2020 MacBook Pro can be purchased today from the Apple Store Online and will begin to be received this Friday or the following week for the top configurations.

The base price starts at € 1,499 with the ‘simplest’ eighth generation processor, although everything will depend on the configuration we make in the store. Specifically, the base prices that we find with a configuration of 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM (16 GB in the case of tenth generation processors) are as follows: