Our quick take
Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (2019) - 4.0 / 5
A familiar design
13.3-inch Retina Display (2650 x 1600 resolution) Adds True Tone technology for adaptive colour Available in Space Grey and Silver finishes 2x USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports 3.5mm headphone jack
MacBook Pro Touch Bar: What can it do and what apps are supported?
Touch Bar and TouchID
- Touch Bar now comes as standard TouchID fingerprint login No FaceID though
New keyboard and trackpad
- Improved third-generation butterfly keyboard (uses new material in mechanism) Large trackpad with Force Touch (dual level control)
Screen, spec and battery life
- 8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor (1.4GHz dual core) at entry-level 8GB RAM (2122MHz LPDDR3), 16GB upgrade available 128GB SSD (256/512GB/1TB/2TB options)
MacOS Catalina software
- New features including using an iPad as a second screen
To recap
Don’t expect it to feel like anything has really changed compared to the 2018 model - the tweaked keyboard, brighter screen, new processors and must-have-it Touch Bar don’t make this Mac upgrade worthy for existing users. That said, it’s a great entry point if you’re looking to invest in a workhorse machine, reinforcing why this iconic laptop has been so successful over the years.
