APPLE MACBOOK PRO 2018 15 INCH WINDOWS

Both Windows machines are, ostensibly, better value than the equivalent 15-inch MacBook Pro, though note that none of them have six-core CPUs.ġ5-inch MacBook Pro (2018) review: Design and featuresĭespite the improvements, one thing that hasn’t changed in the 2018 MacBook Pro is the physical design of the thing. Alternatively, for even more power, the Razer Blade 15 comes with a hexa-core 2.2GHz, an Intel Core i7-8750H CPU, 16GB of RAM, an Nvidia GTX 1070 and a 512GB SSD for £2,149. You can pick up one of these excellent laptops with a quad-core 3.1GHz Kaby Lake G CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD for £2,499. Take the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1, for instance. In terms of the laptops we’ve tested recently, nothing matches the top-end 15-inch MacBook in terms of raw power and features but the Razer Blade 15, Surface Book 2 15in and the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 all offer specifications that are competitive or better than the cheaper MacBooks and are squeezed into similarly slim and lightweight packages. The table below shows how the various base specifications break down and the cost of upgrades: Base specificationsĦ-core 2.2GHz 8th gen Core i7, Radeon Pro 555X, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSDĦ-core 2.6GHz 8th gen Core i7, Radeon Pro 560X, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSDĦ-core 2.9GHz 8th gen Core i7, Radeon Pro 555X, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSDĢ.9GHz 8th gen Core i7, Radeon Pro 560X, 32GB DDR4, 4TB SSD But even the “cheapest” model costs £2,349 and this includes a 2.2GHz quad-core, 8th gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, a discrete Radeon Pro 555X graphics chip and 256GB of SSD storage. The highest specification 15-inch MacBook Pro is clearly outside the purview of regular laptop purchasers. 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2018) review: Price and competition And Apple has brought over its innovative True Tone technology from the iPad Pro, which matches the white point of the screen to the environment you’re working in at the time. The machine’s low-travel butterfly switch keyboard is now quieter and more reliable. It’s the first MacBook Pro available with a six-core Intel Core i9 CPU.

It’s the iMac Pro of the MacBook range, if you will, and a laptop that Apple envisages will be used by creative professionals and developers who need a big screen, plenty of power and a machine that can be slung in a backpack and transported easily.Īnd, while the design and look of the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro is no different from last year’s, a handful of subtle improvements have been made. It is, quite simply, the beefiest, most powerful laptop Apple has ever made.

This spec also includes an immense 4TB hard disk, which alone adds around £3,000 to the base price. This hugely expensive MacBook Pro comes with a six-core 2.9GHz Intel Core i9 CPU, 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a discrete Radeon Pro 560X graphics card with 4GB of GDDR5 RAM. READ NEXT: Our pick of the best laptops money can buy 15-inch MacBook Pro (2018) review: What you need to know But before you grab the reins of outrage and get on your high horse over Apple’s inflated prices bear in mind, for one moment, what this enormous price tag actually gets you. It’s the top specification of the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro and – brace yourself – it’s yours for the princely sum of £6,209. Some have been MacBooks, some have been workstation Windows machines but none have been quite as expensive as the machine I currently have sat in front of me. I’ve reviewed many supposedly over-priced laptops over the years since I’ve been a technology reviewer.

Apple macbook pro 2018 15 inch