Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with usable keyboard

GaryPageau
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is highly portable and packed with performance and advanced technologies.

Apple updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Magic Keyboard for “the best typing experience” ever on a Mac notebook and doubled the storage across all standard configurations. The new lineup also offers 10th-generation processors for up to 80 percent faster graphics performance and makes 16GB of faster 3733MHz memory standard on select configurations, the company said. With powerful quad-core processors, the brilliant 13-inch Retina display, Touch Bar and Touch ID, immersive stereo speakers, all-day battery life, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is available to order starting at $1,299, and $1,199 for education.

“Whether you’re a college student, a developer, or a creative pro, the 13-inch MacBook Pro delivers powerful performance, a stunning Retina display, and all-day battery life in our most portable pro notebook. Today we’re adding the new Magic Keyboard, doubling the standard storage, and boosting performance, making the 13-inch MacBook Pro an even better value for our customers,” said Tom Boger, Apple’s senior director of Mac and iPad Product Marketing. “With these updates, our entire notebook lineup features the Magic Keyboard for the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook, offers twice the standard storage than before, and delivers even more performance.”

Magic Keyboard on the 13-inch MacBook Pro features a physical Escape key, Touch ID for easy login and secure online purchases, and Touch Bar with dynamic and contextual controls.

The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro features the Magic Keyboard – first introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro and added to MacBook Air in March – featured a redesigned scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel for a comfortable and stable key feel. The inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow keys makes them easier to find. Magic Keyboard also features a physical Escape key, along with Touch Bar and Touch ID, for a keyboard that delivers the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro lineup now offers up to 10th-generation quad-core Intel Core processors with Turbo Boost speeds of up to 4.1GHz, says Apple. The integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics deliver up to 80 percent faster performance over the previous generation 13-inch MacBook Pro for 4K video editing, faster rendering, and smoother gameplay. The new graphics also enable users to connect to Pro Display XDR at full 6K resolution.