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    13-INCH MACBOOK PRO M1 REVIEW

    Dec 15, 2020 8 minutes
    BY ROMAN LOYOLA

    For years, it’s been iPhone this, iPhone that. And for good reason. But now, the Mac—the platform that pushed Apple to the forefront of computing—is back in the spotlight. And for good reason.

    While the Intel years were good for the Mac, Apple needed something to take its computer to the next level. That something now comes in the form of Apple’s own system on a chip (SoC), called the M1. Along with macOS Big Sur (the OS built for the M1), the Mac makes breakthroughs in performance and battery efficiency that were never possible with Intel silicon.

    This review takes a look at the $1,299 13-inch MacBook Pro, which has an Apple 8-core M1. This SoC includes 8GB of RAM and an 8-core graphics processor. The laptop also comes with a 256GB SSD, a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display, a 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery, and a 61W USB-C power adapter.

    As the tests will show, this Mac is an astounding machine.

    PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

    Apple made bold claims during its “One more thing event” on November 10.  its new 13-inch MacBook Pro’s M1 CPU is up to 2.8 times faster than the 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 in a same-sized MacBook Pro. (This Intel Core i7 was available as a built-to-order option for the previous $1,299 13-inch MacBook Pro, a machine that came standard with a 1.4GHz quad-core Core i5 when it was released

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