The Verge Chinese Station reported on November 15 Apple re-adjusted its familiar laptop product line and in some ways merged the previously lightweight and portable MacBook Air with the expertise of the MacBook Pro and rebuilt it into a higher-priced, portable and professional combination. The new MacBook Pro is officially shipping this week. On the new MacBook Pro, the most concern is undoubtedly the first addition of the Touch Bar touchpad on the 15-inch model. The Touch Bar that appears on the top of the keyboard through the OLED touch bar can display different control contents according to different current interfaces and operations. Looks like it seems to have seen a little iPhone and iPad shadow on the MacBook Pro, which is worthy of attention. However, Touch Bar may only be the largest new feature on the surface, but it is even more important to focus on the positioning of "Pro". The new MacBook Pro is slowly starting to transform its target users into more general consumers for professional video editing and design workers. Especially the 13-inch MacBook Pro (15-inch version, of course), the lighter, thinner, and more portable, and also has a high-resolution retina display and relative performance is not bad sixth-generation Core i5, I7 processor. Therefore, I have been testing the new MacBook Pro 13-inch equipped with Touch Bar, about 10 days, I will start from the perspective of ordinary users, but not professional users. Beginning now, senior Apple fans must reposition the new MacBook Pro, which is lighter and thinner, and even became the replacement for the previous MacBook Air, which is still starting at $999 (approx. RMB 6834). . Obviously, MacBook Air has now entered the ranks of Apple's "classic" products, will not be upgraded, it will not be discontinued, it is there. In fact, in my eyes, the MacBook Air has always been one of the best notebooks on the market, although it has never had retina display treatment, and the processor is not the best. There is also another Apple notebook that should not be forgotten, that is, the 12-inch MacBook, it is very beautiful and lightweight, but the processor is weak, the screen is small, there is only one interface, while 1299 US dollars (about 8887 yuan ) The starting price is not cheap. The new generation of 13-inch MacBook Pro has completely outperformed my MacBook Air, which I have used for three years, in both performance and screen performance. When running the same number of applications and browser tabs, my MacBook Air almost exploded, and the new MacBook Pro was stressless. But the new MacBook Pro is not all that good. Many professional users complain that they have already been abandoned by Apple. There are many problems that are tricky. In addition, not only professionals, but also ordinary consumers are equally vexed to the new MacBook Pro, including price, interface, Touch Bar features, keyboards, and even battery life. Overview The new 13-inch MacBook Pro has two options, starting at a lower price starting at $1,499 (approximately RMB 10255), but it lacks the Touch Bar and Touch ID fingerprinting capabilities. The keyboard uses standard physical function buttons, but the entire layout has been severely squeezed. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar version is priced at $ 1,799 (about 12,308 yuan), and there is also a better version of the top version, but the price is as high as $ 2,899 (about 19,834 yuan). Of course there is a 15-inch version starting at $2399, which is not within the scope of our discussion today. design As a new generation of MacBook Pro, in fact it can also be seen as a successor to the MacBook Air, after all, the lighter and thinner body has surpassed the MacBook Air. But doing so also made Apple have to abandon the various interfaces, because the traditional interface for the new MacBook Pro, it clearly takes up too much space. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is 12% thinner than the current MacBook Air and weighs 1.36 kilograms, with little change. In fact, it can be completely regarded as a 13-inch new MacBook Air, the same screen size, increased retina display, upgraded processor, while adding the Touch Bar and Touch ID fingerprint recognition. The screen performance of the new MacBook Pro is incredible, and it's even a lot better than the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro retina screen, not to mention the MacBook Air. The new version of the keyboard is completely different from the old MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, using a more flat key feel, and compared with the first generation of 12-inch MacBook, there are some improvements. I didn't like the previous touch, but this time it satisfied me. For me, the adaptation time is shorter and the sound becomes louder when typing. I think some people will like this feeling. However, the keyboard feel is a very subjective thing, so I suggest you go to the physical store to feel before buying. Battery life During the test period of the Touch Bar version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the one that gave me the most surprise was the battery life. Over the years, I have tested more than 100 models of notebooks, and the MacBook products give me the impression that they are always good or able to meet the needs of a complete use of long-term, fully capable of dealing with daily use. However, the performance of the 13-inch MacBook Pro is far less reliable than the previous MacBook. During my years of rigorous testing of the standard process, this machine has actually exceeded Apple's claimed 10 hours of battery life. The test content includes 100% screen brightness, and is often in an active state, playing music indefinitely. The background continues to receive emails, Twitter and Facebook messages. The actual performance time is 11 hours and 38 minutes. Under normal circumstances, endurance test results are a relatively conservative conclusion, after all, many people will make the screen brightness slightly lower, will not remain at 100% level. However, in this case, one of my colleagues tested a lot less than me, so I used Apple's default energy-saving mode for testing, including 75% of the screen brightness, ordinary strength of daily operations, including web browsing, manual Sending and receiving e-mails, watching several videos, watching Twitter, Facebook, and writing articles, the MacBook Pro actually performed 8 hours and 22 minutes. What's worse is that Apple's remaining battery usage estimates for the new MacBook Pro are very biased and sometimes completely wrong (Apple has stated that this problem is due to the fact that processors have become more volatile in energy consumption, leading to It has become more difficult to accurately estimate the remaining battery life. So my personal suggestion, even if it is an ordinary user, don't expect this 13-inch MacBook Pro to reach Apple's official 10-hour endurance every time, even under mild or moderate usage. Not to mention reaching the 12-hour level of the previous MacBook Air, knowing that the remaining power estimate itself is less accurate. Touch Bar The new feature that Apple strongly advocates on the new MacBook Pro is the Touch Bar. Some people think that this is a compromise that Apple made in refusing to provide a touch screen for the MacBook, but I think this is what Apple wants through the touch screen. Instead of the traditional function keys, let the MacBook have some magic similar to iOS system products (in fact, the original function keys still exist, such as brightness and volume adjustment, just become virtual keys, and will adjust the position with different App) . That's right, there's still an exit button, still virtual. The advantage of this is that users can perform some quick operations on the Touch Bar, such as scrolling pictures, audio waveforms, each frame of the video, and selecting colors. The problem is that it does not make much sense to mainstream users. For example, in applications such as Safari and Photos, the Touch Bar shows a preview of the label and a thumbnail of the image, but since the area of ​​the display is too small, we can barely see the above content, and the main operation mode is left to scroll. One kind. In the Safari browser, we can click on the Touch Bar to quickly create a new tab or start a quick search. In email, you can quickly compose new emails, reply to emails, or empty trash. However, these functions are very common, there is nothing exciting, especially there is an "advanced" touchpad below the keyboard, and it is entirely possible to implement these operations. The Touch Bar feature is now very limited, and we can't even use it to view the next unread message or return to the top of the list. The single most useful function in the Touch Bar is, in my opinion, the text prediction and the emoji expression shortcut input. It can be used in any document input interface, including App and Web pages. Also includes Pages, Microsoft Office, Facebook and Messages. It's like a combination of an iPhone and a Mac. I like it (even if you don't feel it, but you can't ignore it). Although this article was written with the help of Touch Bar, I still don't have much use for text prediction because I used it in Google Docs in Safari and I don't currently support it. I hope that Apple should be very Quickly support the world's most popular online document editing service. Apple officials once said: "Google Docs uses a different text input mode, which is different from the standard text input used by most websites. This will also affect the functionality of Touch Bar. At present, we are communicating with Google. , I hope to be able to enter early support." In fact, I don't think the Touch Bar is just a gimmick, but there are not many changes for the MacBook Pro, at least for the average user. Fortunately, in the future, third-party developers can customize the Touch Bar according to the needs of their own applications. This will give more potential to the Touch Bar, so the future Touch Bar may be more useful and efficient. However, for the average user, it is not likely to improve the efficiency of daily use, but it is only occasional addiction. interface The new MacBook Pro abandons all traditional interfaces, what SD card readers, USB and various video connections, and so on, even Apple's own unique MagSafe interface has also been abandoned by Apple. Instead, four simple USB-C interfaces are available and compatible with the Thunderbolt 3 standard. These interface data transmission speeds are very fast, and very versatile, can be used for charging, data transmission, video output, etc. at the same time, this will be the future development trend. But for us, the current solution is to buy a converter to keep its mobile hard disk, memory card, or monitor working. I fully understand some of the user's anger and dissatisfaction with Apple's move, especially for users in certain industries, such as photographers and video editors, because they use a large number of readers, external monitors, and so on. You know that no one likes extra adapters, and there are also hidden dangers of security and stability. But to be honest, for most ordinary users, this is not a problem. Maybe it will cost $19 (approximately RMB130) to buy a conversion head for the time being, but I believe that over time, most of the market Devices will all start using the USB-C interface, not just Apple. price For the average user, the new MacBook Pro is a word, expensive! Even the lowest version of the Touch Bar does not sell for $500 more than the $999 MacBook Air, or at least $300 for the Touch Bar. RMB 2057). However, Apple has always been the image of high-end computer manufacturers, all new products are accompanied by high prices. Don't forget that when the MacBook Air debuted in 2008, it became a revolutionary product. The price of the 64GB capacity version is as high as 3,100 US dollars (about 21,265 yuan). Compared with the current, the new MacBook Pro 1TB capacity price is actually cheaper than the MacBook Air. If you just want to buy an Apple laptop, you can save money by buying a 12-inch MacBook or a less expensive MacBook Air. Or if you only like the new MacBook Pro, you can wait and wait until next year when the price will have more discounts. to sum up The new generation of 13-inch MacBook Pro, including the version without the Touch Bar, is not cheap, but this may also make the product appear cost-effective. But for long-term Mac users, the new MacBook Pro is lighter, thinner, and better than the MacBook Air or older MacBook Pro. Although Touch Bar has great potential, it hasn't been played yet, and the remaining battery power estimation problem needs Apple to solve it. Whether you are a fruit powder, regular user or fruit black, the new MacBook Pro will definitely have a good sales volume, no matter what its disadvantages. This is Apple, buy it or not, it's there. 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