By Kane Fulton
Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro, the version without the new Touch Bar, is a curious laptop. On one hand, the “Pro” moniker suggests that it’s aimed at professionals just like every model in the line-up has been since the MacBook Pro debuted in 2006.
On the other, Apple positions the most affordable 2016 MacBook Pro as an ideal replacement for its ageing MacBook Air due to the machine’s thin dimensions, similar specs and near-identical weight.
This has led some people to suggest that Apple should have called this non-Touch Bar model the “MacBook Plus,” or even just the “13-inch MacBook.”
That, they say, would indicate its suitability for on-the-go users looking for an upgrade from the 12-inch MacBook, or Air, rather than professionals who tend to require oodles of power and a platter of ports.
Factors such as higher cost and longer shipping times for the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar mean that people will inevitably take a chance on its more modest sibling, starting at £1,499 ($1,499 or AUS$2,199). The question is: can it live up to the second part of its name, or should professional users hold out for the Touch?
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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