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The MacBook Pro's strong color performance was backed up by our lab tests.

The notebook made an excellent showpiece for the Star Wars: Rogue One trailer - I could spot every tiny wrinkle on Director Krennic's face, and everything from the tropical beaches of Scarif to the red and green lasers of a space battle burst with color. I marveled at each tiny ridge of the snowy Sierra mountains on the laptop's background, and on-screen text looked like it came out of an inky pen.

Packing improved brightness and contrast over previous models, the MacBook Pro's 15.4-inch, 2880 x 1800 Retina display is more droolworthy than ever. These include Microsoft Office and Outlook, Skype and Pixelmator, with support for tools like Photoshop, design app OmniGraffle and blog tool Blogo coming soon. Touch Bar is open to third-party developers, however, and there's already several options available.

When using Chrome, for example, I was bummed that I didn't have the same tab-switching controls that I did in Safari.
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Packing improved brightness and contrast over previous models, the MacBook Pro's Retina display is more droolworthy than ever.Īs neat as Touch Bar is, it doesn't feel like it's reached its full potential yet.
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I don't typically get much use out of a touchscreen on a non-convertible Windows laptop, but I did find myself frequently using the Touch Bar to finish my sentences or go to my favorite web pages. But if you want more virtual buttons for things like video editing and music production, Apple's LED strip is uniquely useful. If you want a laptop that lets you draw illustrations or simply jot down a few meeting notes, the Touch Bar isn't going to do that for you the Surface Book is better for that. Touch Bar seems to be Apple's response to the full-on touch displays of its Windows competitors, but whether it's a better solution is hard to say. And if you miss your old F1 through F12 keys, holding down the function key will provide virtual versions of those on the Touch bar. The Touch Bar still provides access to the brightness, volume, media playback and window-swapping controls that used to be mapped to the function row. The Touch Bar often lets you perform tasks that are typically mouse-based without taking your hands off the keyboard, which could prove invaluable for those looking to get their work done even faster. While using iMovie, I used the bar to instantly split up video clips and quickly fast forward and rewind my movies. I can see heavy creative users getting a lot out of Touch Bar - in GarageBand, for example, you can use the strip to quickly change the volume and EQ settings of your active instruments. MORE: Best Touch Bar Apps for Your New MacBook Pro I really enjoyed being able to bounce between Safari tabs with a quick tap of the bar, and liked that I could flip through my Photos library just by running my finger along it. When you're typing notes, messages and web addresses, the Touch Bar will offer predictive text to finish your sentences just like the iOS keyboard does, and can even give you a row of emoji to choose from. While it needs some work to become a complete game-changer, the Touch Bar often makes using Apple's notebook easier - and, in many cases, a lot more fun.
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It also brings Touch ID to the Mac for the first time, allowing you to log in or authorize an Apple Pay payment with your fingerprint. The MacBook Pro's function row has been replaced by the Touch Bar, a multi-touch LED strip that offers different sets of controls based on the app you're using. MORE: Thunderbolt 3 Explained: Why You Need the World's Fastest Port But if you're a power user who relies on a myriad of peripherals and external monitors, using the MacBook Pro the way you want to could prove frustrating (and pricey). It's not a huge surprise to see Apple go minimalist with this MacBook Pro - the 12-inch MacBook packs just a single USB-C port, and the iPhone 7 ditched the headphone jack in favor of a slimmer design and new features. And if you need to use SD cards (which I'd wager many creative professionals would), you'll have to get a USB-C SD reader such as the $29 SanDisk model Apple sells.Īs neat as Touch Bar is, it doesn't feel like it's reached its full potential yet. Want to use standard USB accessories? You'll need a $9 USB-C-to-USB adapter. For example, if I wanted to charge my iPhone 7 on this MacBook Pro, I'd need a USB-C to Lightning cable, which Apple sells for $19.
