
The Core i7 and i9 chips used in the 15-inch MacBook Pro have six or eight cores, whereas the previous generation topped out at six cores. From the outside, it’s near-identical to the previous model (and the one before that) – not that that’s a bad thing aesthetically, but functionally there are the same merits and flaws as before.įor the 15-inch MacBook Pro, the performance boost comes from Intel’s 9th-generation Core i7 and i9 chips – the i9 being a designation introduced for the previous generation for the most powerful chips. The new MacBook Pro is all about performance.

Here we review Apple’s latest powerful, sleek laptop for designers and artists using Photoshop, Cinema 4D and more. Update Nov 13 2019: This laptop has been replaced by the 16-inch MacBook Pro – though you can still buy the 15-inch model from many retailers.
