Macbook pro 2020 first view review

We have got here the brand new 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro. Let's go ahead, get it unboxed,and take a closer look. Right, so there's a picture of the 13-inch MacBook Pro here at the front.

 All right, now this is the space gray version, but there is also a silver version available, and also inside the box we do have a USB type-C to USB type-C cable. Some paper work which does include some space gray Apple stickers, and then we've got a61-watt USB-C power adapter. Now let's get to the laptop, and for someone who uses the 16-inch MacBook Pro, this does feel a lot smaller.

Now, it's around 1.4 kg which is a little bit more compared to the previous generation, but we do have a slightly larger battery, and in terms of the size,the width and the depth is exactly the same as the previous generation. However, this is ever so slightly thicker. That is for a good reason, and that is of course the new Magic Keyboard. Now the 13-inch MacBook Pro is the final MacBook in Apple's line to get the Magic Keyboard update, and that does mean good bye to the Butterfly Keyboard. 

Moment of silence for the Butterfly Keyboard. Actually, no, I'm pretty sure everybody's glad that we've got this new keyboard. It just feels so much better. We've got the scissor mechanism. One millimeter of key travel, and from somebody who's been using the 16-inch MacBook Pro for six, seven, maybe eight months, it's hard to keep track of time with the lock down, but from somebody who's been using the 16-inch MacBook Pro for quite some time, I can tell you that the typing experience is really really good. I've got no complaints.

A few other things with the keyboard, we do have the touch bar with touch ID, but the escape key is now separate. So it's actually a physical key, and then we have the inverted-T arrangement for the arrow keys here too. Now a few things have not changed. The display is pretty much the same as what we had in the previous generation. So it's a 13-inch LED backlit IPS panel, up to 500 nits of brightness.

 I know a lot of people were hoping for a 14-inch MacBook Pro which would have smaller bezels and maybe slightly larger, but this is something that hasn't changed. Another thing that hasn't changed, and I'm pretty disappointed about is the Face Time HD camera. It's still 720p, and this is something that I've been talking about for a long time.

I just wish Apple did upgrade this, especially considering how much more video calls are important these days. Now we do have lots of updates on the internals. Now I'm going to try to break this down in the best way that I can. So the 13-inch MacBook Pro is available with either an 8th gen Intel core processor or a 10th gen Intel core processor. 

Now both of these do come with double the amount of storage that you would have had compared to the previous generation. So the 8th gen base model does come with 256 gigabytes of SSD storage, but that can be configured up to two terabytes. It also comes with abase of eight gigabytes of LPDDR3 RAM which can be configured up to 16 gigabytes. It has Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 with two Thunderbolt 3 ports and it starts at 1,300 pounds or $1,300.

Now when we move over onto the 10th gen, you can either get an i5 or an i7 version. Storage starts at 512 gigabytes, configurable up to four terabytes which is absolutely awesome for this size laptop. 16 gigabytes of LPDDR4X RAM. So you've got faster RAM. This is configurable up to 32 gigabytes. Intel Iris Plus Graphics and four Thunderbolt 3 USB-Cports, two on either side, and this starts at around1800 pounds or dollars. Of course, the higher configurations you go for, the higher the price is going to be. 

Now which one of these you go for is really going to depend on your workflow. If you are somebody who does maybe some light image and video editing, then the 8th gen might just be fine, but if you are somebody who does something a little bit more heavy,then I definitely recommend going for the 10th gen version. Now apart from that we do have a large force-touch track pad which works really well. We've got improved stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and a three mic array, as well as a 3.5 millimeter jack, but software, of course, we do have the latest Mac OS Catalina, and we've got around about a 58-watt-hour battery.

Now I know a question that a lot of people will be asking is should they get this or the MacBook Air, and that is a very good question, and although the MacBook Air is roughly about the same size in terms of dimensions, it is lighter, and it is starting at a cheaper price, and I think again it comes down to your workflow. If you're somebody who's not really going to be doing any heavy tasks, then I think the MacBook Air is going to be absolutely fine for you, but if you are somebody who maybe does some video image editing, then the MacBook Pro 13-inch is going to be that better option. 

It's got a brighter, more color accurate display. It's also got two fans which is going to mean better cooling as well as better sustained performance. However, as mentioned earlier on, if you are anybody who's going to be doing any serious video graphic editing, then I would recommend going for the 10th gen version, and there we have it, guys. That is the new 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro. I know it's something that a lot of people were waiting for, especially with that updated keyboard. If you were waiting fora 14-inch MacBook Pro, then that is not going to be coming anytime soon. 

What do you guys think of the 13-inch MacBook Pro? Are you going to be picking one up? Is there any other further coverage that you'd like me to do with it? Definitely drop me a comment below, and let me know your thoughts