At least on paper, the new 16-inch MacBook Pro makes the Apple laptop great again with bigger screen, impressive sound, faster graphics, and more memory than ever before.
Rumors about Apple separating the Power key with TouchID sensor from the OLED Touch bar may turn out to be true. Oh and the physical Escape key may be making a return, too...
A 16-inch MacBook Pro with notably slimmer screen bezels to make room for a slightly bigger display is intended to replace the current 15.4-inch model this or next year.
Starting at USD 1299, the 13-inch MBP is now powered by an 8th-generation 1.4GHz Core i5 or 1.7GHz Core i7 processor and comes with a TrueTone Retina display, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage.
Is Apple planning a new 16" Macbook Pro for September? The rumour mill claims the new MBP will have a stunning 3072 x 1920 screen! Enough to fit on your DAW's mix console, then...
Apple is urging all owners of the "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) model to check its serial number online and confirm whether their laptop is eligible for a free battery replacement.
Eight-core configurations are accessible on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, starting at USD 2800. It's a significant upgrade in power for music producers.
The latest Mojave update (10.14.4), released yesterday, quietly improves the USB audio situation on 2018 Macs, as mentioned in the release notes and in beta testing user feedback.
Apple has announced upgrades to the top-tier MacBook Pros of interest to music professionals needing more power and storage. But it hasn't addressed the butterfly keyboard's fragility.
It looks like Apple may have new MacBooks and iPads in store for the Fall 2018: Media reports say it's registered five new iPads and five new Mac laptops with the Eurasian Economic Commission.
The makers of Boom 3D claim their software enables a 3D Surround Sound audio experience using just your built-in Apple speakers on the iMac, MacBook Pro, or whatever fruity computer you have.
Intel officially launched its latest high-end Coffee Lake Core i9 laptop processor. Likely to go into next generation MacBook Pros, the CPUs are made on a 14nm process and have six cores.
The 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pros didn't come off as convincing upgrades for musicians with reduced connectivity, somewhat gimmicky OLED touch bars, and price increases. Can Apple win them back?
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Those who bought 2016 MacBooks this or last year have no compelling reason to upgrade to the new machines. They will be just fine bashing out bangers on their laptops for another year or two before upgrading...
With the Logic Pro X 10.3 update making use of the new MacBook Pro Touch Bar last month, perhaps we should count our blessings in the creative industry....
