Apple Macbook Pro 13" 2018 i5 MR9Q2LL (8GB RAM, 256GB, Touch Bar) - Grade (Excellent) review

The announcement of the new 2018 MacBook Pro lead to many headlines. They were mainly focused on the performance of the new processors, which did not meet the expectations. Apple released a software update one week later, which was supposed to improve the performance.

excellent chassis and build quality, huge trackpad with great precision, quiet and good cooling, high WLAN transfer speeds, very good display with perfect scaling, very good speakers, improved battery runtimes, 4x Thunderbolt 3 with full bandwidth

cooling solution is at the limit, neither USB-A nor HDMI-out, 2.4 GHz WLAN issues with attached USB-C device, poor webcam, very expensive – especially the upgrades, power adapter is at the limit

Apple Macbook Pro 13" 2018 i5 MR9Q2LL (8GB RAM, 256GB, Touch Bar) - Grade (Excellent) review

The price may not have changed since last year, but the 2018 version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro does deliver stronger performance and good battery life, which help to justify its premium price tag.

Slimline, lightweight design, All-day battery life, Quad-core Coffee Lake Intel Core processor, Attractive Retina display with True Tone technology

Expensive, No discrete GPU, No user upgrades

Apple Macbook Pro 13" 2018 i5 MR9Q2LL (8GB RAM, 256GB, Touch Bar) - Grade (Excellent) review

Sleek & fast, good quality. quick booth time. Superb operating system

Apple Macbook Pro 13" 2018 i5 MR9Q2LL (8GB RAM, 256GB, Touch Bar) - Grade (Excellent) review

I’ve wanted a MacBook for a while now because of the build quality and the simplicity of the OS. I spend an average 6 hours a day using it for college and the battery still has a fair charge left. The screen looks great and the touchbar is useful especially for word.