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That's three times as fast as the category average (10:18), and about 2 minutes faster than the Samsung Book 9 plus (5:13), the XPS 13 (5:20), the Acer S7 (5:15) and last year's MacBook Pro (5:02). On Laptop Mag's productivity test, the 2014 MacBook Pro paired 20,000 names and addresses in 3 minutes and 20 seconds. The MacBook Air's 1.4-GHz Core i5-4260U processor earned it a score of 5,393. The Dell XPS 13, Acer Aspire S7 and Samsung Book 9 Plus, all of which have an Intel Core i5-4200U CPU, all scored lower, at 5,153, 5,101 and 4,150, respectively. That's about 500 points higher than last year's model, and higher than the category average of 4,079. On Geekbench 3, which measures overall performance, the 2014 MacBook Pro scored 6,730. The 2.6-GHz Intel Core i5-4278U and 8GB of RAM in the MacBook Pro offers a modest bump in performance from last year's version. I really wish the cards would insert fully, instead of protruding from the side. Also included are an HDMI port, a headphone jack and an SD Card reader. Because compatible Thunderbolt accessories aren't exactly ubiquitous, you can use the MacBook Pro's two USB 3.0 ports. The middle of the underside and the space between the G and H keys were slightly warmer, at 92 and 93 degrees, respectively, but the back edge of the notebook was a hot 99 degrees.Ĭlick to EnlargeThe MacBook Pro features two Thunderbolt 2 ports, which promise up to 20 Gbps transfer speeds - four times faster than USB 3.0.

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Nico & Vinz' 'Am I Wrong' also sounded great - the instruments seemed to float around the Mac, and voices came through clearly.Īfter I streamed a video from Hulu at full screen for 15 minutes, the Mac's touchpad was a relatively cool 81 degrees here at Laptop Mag, we consider anything higher than 95 degrees to be uncomfortable. While bass was on the thin side, the guitar riffs and Dee Snider's vocals on Twisted Sister's 'I Am (I'm Me)' rocked out on the ultraportable. The MacBook Pro is not only loud - 92 decibels, crushing the average of 83 dB - but as accurate and enveloping as before.

This is one thing I hope Apple never changes. I also continue to love the smooth, accurate trackpad. You'll enjoy snappy feedback from the backlit layout. About 260 apps in the App store are Retina-enabled, according to .Ĭlick to EnlargeSame as before: The MacBook Pro's keyboard and touchpad continue to deliver one of the best typing experiences ever on a notebook. Having a Retina or Retina-like display is only useful if you have apps that can take advantage of those HD+ resolutions. The Mac's Delta-E score of 2.3 (numbers closer to 0 are better) is much better than the average of 6.5, as well as the Acer's 6.1. The 13-inch Pro's color accuracy beats that of its closest competitors. Although that's higher than the ultraportable average of 67 percent and the Air's 63.3 percent, it's lower than the Acer S7's 98 percent.

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The Dell XPS 13 sports a 1920 x 1080p screen.Īt 286 nits, the Pro is dimmer than the XPS 13 (356 nits), but brighter than the average of 251 nits and the Samsung Book 9 Plus (213 nits).īased on our measurements, Apple's notebook is capable of displaying only 87.3 percent of the sRGB color gamut. The Acer Aspire S7, for instance, has a 2560 x 1440p panel, and the Samsung Book 9 Plus has a 3200 x 1800p display. However, other notebook makers have followed suit and, in some cases, surpassed Apple. Click to EnlargeApple was the first to usher in Retina-level displays, and the 2014 MacBook Pro delivers more of the same (good) thing with its 13-inch 2560 x 1600-pixel panel.