CORONA BENCHMARK
system preferences to about 90 percent.) We tested both the new laptop and the $1,299 model, and both laptops lasted just over 8 hours. The new laptop had no problem making through a regular workday, which involved using different business apps, internet access, and the occasional viewing of an internet video.
13.3-INCH DISPLAY, NOT 14 INCHES
Apple’s Macbook Pro lineup saw a significant shift when the company released the 16-inch Macbook Pro, whose predecessor was a 15-inch model. The bigger display was accomplished mostly by reducing the black bezel surrounding it. So naturally, when rumors about the successor to the 2019 13-inch Macbook Pro started to appear, it included speculation that the same bezel treatment
place for years, so looking dated is an eventuality, but the reduced bezel on the 16-inch model was enough to give the design a bit of a refreshed, modern look.
Obviously, Apple made a design decision to not change the bezel. We can only speculate as to why. There have been rumors that Apple will be releasing a Arm-based Mac laptop, maybe even as soon as 2021 ( go.macworld.com/arml), and perhaps there’s some line of thinking that ties significant design changes to that. Or maybe there’s a more practical reason: maybe there are performance and heat issues with using a larger display in this small of a form factor. At this point, it’s all purely conjecture.
STORAGE AND OTHER FEATURES
Apple also took this opportunity to adjust the standard SSD configurations of the 13-inch Macbook Pro. Gone is the 128GB SSD configuration—thank goodness. Apple’s lineup now starts at 256GB and tops off at 1TB, with two 512GB models in-between. You can adjust the amount of storage, all the way up to 2TB, if you want to pay more.
The $1,299 and $1,499 models each