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Apple has released an updated version of its popular 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop with a revamped keyboard, more storage, and faster chips.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro now has Apple’s Magic Keyboard, which replaces the ultra-thin Butterfly keyboard that suffered from multiple issues related to noise, dust, and key malfunction. The new machine joins the larger 16-inch MacBook Pro and recently released MacBook Air, completing the removal of the Butterfly keyboard from Apple’s product line.
The new keyboard has 1mm more key travel with a redesigned scissor mechanism, which has proven popular on other Apple machines.
The keyboard also has a new separate escape key and inverted T-shaped arrow keys, two features requested by Apple’s most ardent users, along with the touch bar and a separate Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
The new laptop also receives new optional chips in the form of Intel’s latest 10-generation Core processors, which have up to 80% faster graphics, combining rival machines, including Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3. Apple has also doubled the minimum storage space offered.
The updated laptop continues to move Apple away from outright thinness and towards easy-to-use features such as longer battery life, thicker keyboards and easier repairs, which was first shown in the 16-inch MacBook Pro released on last year. The laptop is also made from tin and recycled plastic, and is assembled with renewable energy.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at £ 1,299 and ships on May 7 in the UK.
Apple reported $ 58.3bn (£ 47bn) in sales for the last quarter in recent earnings, a year-over-year increase and above analyst estimates, despite the impact of the coronavirus that created supply restrictions in February and suppressed demand for the consumers.
But the company’s recent low-profile launches, which include laptops, iPads, and a cheaper new iPhone SE, which is expected to be extremely popular, have helped along with an increase in service revenue, including TV streaming. .
