Apple MacBook Pro 13 2017 Touchbar i5

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MacBook Pro 13-inch mid-2017 review
Source: Tech Switch Archive.org version
Regardless, having the ability to securely log into the laptop computer, and pay for issues via Safari by way of Apple Pay, are each options we’d be clamoring for in the event that they weren’t there.First reviewed August 2017The mid-2017 MacBook Professional is simply top-of-the-line Macs you possibly can buyGabe Carey has additionally contributed to this overview.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/14/2018

80% MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, Mid-2017) review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The new MacBook Pro is a marked improvement, but clinging onto previously divisive design decisions only continue to hurt it in straight comparisons. While this update certainly doesn’t disappoint, apply due diligence before clicking the ‘buy’ button.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/11/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

86% MacBook Pro 13-inch (Touch Bar) Laptop Review
Source: Reviewed.com Archive.org version
For budget-conscious users who want to stick with a Mac, the non-Touch Bar models are more affordable. The $1,499 version, though less powerful, gets you a 7th-Gen Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM for $200 less. If you're looking to save an additional $200, the entry-level model retails for $1,299, though 128GB SSD isn't a lot of storage. Price aside, the 13-inch Pro (with Touch Bar) is still a good choice for those looking to hunker down and get stuff done.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/10/2017
Rating: Total score: 86%

80% MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, Mid-2017) review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The new MacBook Pro is a marked improvement, but clinging onto previously divisive design decisions only continue to hurt it in straight comparisons. While this update certainly doesn’t disappoint, apply due diligence before clicking the ‘buy’ button.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/28/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Apple MacBook Pro (13-Inch, 2017 Touch Bar Version) Review
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
But we can't help balking at its cost, not only compared to Windows laptops like the XPS 13 that we price-checked earlier but also an unexpected rival: the 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar, which can be had for a full $500 less. True, that $1,299 base model has a slightly skimpy 128GB SSD in addition to a slightly slower Core i5 chip and two fewer Thunderbolt 3 ports, but an extra $200—or a subscription to a cloud storage service—will fix the storage deficit and the speed difference will be barely noticeable with productivity apps.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/12/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, Mid-2017) review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The new MacBook Pro is a marked improvement, but clinging onto previously divisive design decisions only continue to hurt it in straight comparisons. While this update certainly doesn’t disappoint, apply due diligence before clicking the ‘buy’ button.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/29/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, Mid-2017) review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The new MacBook Pro is a marked improvement, but clinging onto previously divisive design decisions only continue to hurt it in straight comparisons. While this update certainly doesn’t disappoint, apply due diligence before clicking the ‘buy’ button.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/22/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch (2017, Touch Bar)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar gets even better with a processor upgrade, vastly improved battery life, and a slight graphics bump. But the entry-level, non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro is a much better value.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/31/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, 2017) review: Faster but still expensive
Source: Zdnet.com Archive.org version
The Kaby Lake update provides a welcome speed-bump for the various MacBook Pro models, and this 13-inch model is impressively slim and light for a laptop that packs a heavy-duty processor and a high-quality Retina Display. However, it remains extremely expensive, and we can't help thinking that many users would happily swap the Touch Bar's eye-candy for a discrete GPU that would turn the 13-inch MacBook Pro into a truly portable graphics workstation.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/15/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% MacBook Pro 13-inch (Touch Bar) Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The 2017 Macbook Pro offers the blisteringly fast speed that professionals need, as well as a superbright and colorful display. The speakers are also impressive. However, this laptop would be even better if Apple had offered a wider variety of ports and a more affordable starting price for the Touch Bar model. If you're willing to live without the Touch Bar, consider the $1,299 MacBook Pro, which has two Thunderbolt 3 ports instead of four, less storage and a slower CPU.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/14/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

Hands on: MacBook Pro review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
To say the new MacBook Pro is a massive improvement over the previous model would be an understatement. It's more portable and more powerful, not to mention more enjoyable to use. But it's tough to justify the premium for that Touch Bar, no matter how cool it is.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/05/2017

Foreign Reviews

Recensione MacBook Pro 13 TouchBar 2017 con Kaby Lake
Source: HDblog.it IT→EN Archive.org version
Positive: High performance; good ergonomy; excellent display. Negative: Overheats while using; short battery life; high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/06/2017

60% Apple MacBook Pro 2017 13,3" 128GB ssd Spacegrijs (Qwerty) Review
Source: Tweakers NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/30/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%

80% Apple MacBook Pro 2017 13,3" i7 16GB/512GB ssd Spacegrijs (Qwerty) - Reviews
Source: Tweakers NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/05/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%

100% Apple MacBook Pro 2017 13,3" met Touch Bar, 512GB ssd Spacegrijs (Qwerty) - Reviews
Source: Tweakers NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/10/2017
Rating: Total score: 100%

80% Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch Touch Bar 2017 – Vooral snellere hardware
Source: Computer Totaal NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/23/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Test MacBook Pro 13 med TouchBar (2017)
Source: Tek.no NO→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/24/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

Comment

Model: The Apple MacBook Pro 13 2017 looks identical to last year's version, with its thin, low-profile aluminum design. The laptop comes in space gray or silver. Weighing 1.36 kg (3 pounds) and 1.52 cm (0.6 inch) thick, the MacBook Pro is heavier than the Dell XPS 13 (1.22 kg/2.7 pounds, 1.52 cm/0,6 inch) and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (1.13 kg/2.5 pounds, 1.52 cm/0.6 inch), and slightly thicker than the 13-inch HP Spectre x360 (1.32 kg/2.9 pounds, 1,27 cm/0.5 inch). For display, the MacBook Pro's 2560 x 1600-pixel display is a beauty, offering eye-popping color and sharp clarity. It results in a pixel density of 227 PPI. Emitting up to 458 nits (a measure of brightness), the MacBook Pro's screen also outshines the competition. That mark tops the 288-nit ultraportable average. As for the keyboard, the MacBook Pro's backlit keyboard, trackpad, and Touch Bar offer solid input experiences, but they may take some getting used to. While the keys have only 0.7 millimeters of travel, they make up for it by requiring 74 grams of force (above 60-gram standard) to actuate. The 5.3 x 3.3-inch (13.46 x 8.38 cm) Force Touch trackpad provided accurate tracking. Because it's a nonmoving input surface that sends haptic feedback, the pad doesn't offer much of a clicking feel by default. Dragging and dropping objects, though, works differently than on any other notebook, requiring the user to use a half press before dragging objects.

The MacBook Pro 13 with the Touch Bar is once again the more powerful model out of the two 13-inch systems since Apple uses dual-core processors with a TDP of 28 W. This is an advantage for the GPU in particular because the higher consumption limit gives more headroom for the Turbos of the two components. Under the hood, this MacBook Pro's 7th-Gen Intel Core i5-7267U CPU, coupled with 8 GB of RAM, enables serious multitasking. The 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD in the MacBook Pro duplicated 4.97 GB of multimedia files in 7 seconds, for a speed of 727 MBps. That's much faster than the 200.83-MBps average for ultraportables. The Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 in the MacBook Pro supports modest gaming, too. The gaming performance of the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 is between the two dedicated chips Nvidia GeForce 930MX and 940MX, depending on the game. The MacBook Pro features speakers filled our large conference room with sound, drowning out our loud air conditioning. While audio pros likely have high-end headphones and speakers to connect to, this notebook offers some of the best sounds ever heard come from an ultraportable. With four Thunderbolt 3 ports (split between its left and right sides) and a headphone jack, the MacBook Pro shows that Apple's future-facing view still requires a user to buy dongles to plug in our pre-existing devices.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650: Integrated graphics card (GT3e), which is used for some Kaby Lake CPUs (28 Watts).

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

i5-7267U: Kaby-Lake based SoC (System on a Chip) for medium-sized notebooks. Integrates two CPU cores clocked at 3.1-3.5 GHz as well as an Iris Plus Graphics 650 GPU clocked at 300 - 1050 MHz and 64 MB eDRAM. Manufactured in a 14nm process. The TDP of 28 Watts is pretty high for a dual-core processor.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.30":

Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

1.37 kg:

In former time,s this weight was typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, often 15 inch laptops weigh as much.

Apple: Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system but nowadays Macbooks are also able to run Windows. Apple has at least sporadically been considered the most valuable company in the world since 2011 and has consistently ranked among the Top 10 companies in the world.

In the laptop sector, Apple's market share was 9.3% in 2014 and 10.3% in 2016. The latter corresponds to the 5th place. In the smartphone segment, Apple achieved 15.3% in the first quarter of 2016, which means a market share loss when compared to the 18.3% in same quarter of the previous year.
Nevertheless, Apple ranked second place behind Samsung in both years.

There are tons of reviews on Apple laptops, smartphones and tablets. The ratings are significantly above-average (as of 2016).

81.03%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

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