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July 2017
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88 Reviews
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The editors liked
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 has a sharp screen and offers flexibility through optional modular accessories. Its excellent detachable keyboard is one of the best of its kind
Sturdy
Sleek aluminum build
Beautiful display
Four USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3
Excellent Category-leading 15-hour battery life
Elegant design and software integration
Awesome battery life
Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
Speed boost over predecessor
Kaby Lake processors have builtin acceleration support for 10bit 4K HEVC video
Excellent chassis
Very good display
Huge trackpad with great precision
Quiet and good cooling
High WLAN transfer rates
Good speakers
The editors didn't like
It has below-average battery life. It's expensive considering its performance
Pricey
Competitors offer a 4K screen for less
Only USB-C ports
Making adapters for legacy peripherals a requirement
Shallow keyboard
No USB 3.0 or HDMI ports or SD card slot
16GB RAM ceiling
Windows rivals offer 4K screens for less
Reduced key travel on keyboard makes the keys uncomfortable to press
Abstract: September 5th, 2018, by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistThe 13-inch MacBook Pro is popular. With a Quad-Core i7 processor, how does the top 2018 MacBook Pro 13-inch compare to the "low-end" 15-inch 2018 model (or a "high-end" 2017 model)?GRAPH LEGEND15...
Abstract: For mobile professionals, the ideal computer is probably an 'ultraportable' laptop -- a device suitable for carrying day in, day out, in a briefcase or backpack. Obviously it needs to be lightweight and relatively compact, but at the same time it should b...
Elegant design and software integration, Awesome battery life, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
Shallow keyboard, No USB 3.0 or HDMI ports or SD card slot, 16GB RAM ceiling, Windows rivals offer 4K screens for less
This year's 15.4-inch MacBook Pro is the best distillation yet of the Apple experience, both good (exquisite design and hardware/software synergy) and bad (pricey, too hip for legacy ports). Scrooges will say humbug, but creative pros will swoon. Read Mo...
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Published: 2017-07-14, Author: Matthew , review by: pcmag.com
Sturdy, sleek aluminum build, Beautiful display, Four USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3, Excellent Category-leading 15-hour battery life
Pricey, Competitors offer a 4K screen for less, Only USB-C ports, making adapters for legacy peripherals a requirement, Shallow keyboard
This year's MacBook Pro is similar to last year's model, adding slight improvements in speed and major battery life improvements to the iconic design. If you're willing to pay the premium, it's the best large-screen Apple laptop yet...
Published: 2017-07-02, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 has a sharp screen and offers flexibility through optional modular accessories. Its excellent detachable keyboard is one of the best of its kind
It has below-average battery life. It's expensive considering its performance
Even if you're not sold on the idea of the Touch Bar, this slightly updated MacBook Pro is still the king of high-end laptops, especially for the creative class...
excellent chassis, very good display, huge trackpad with great precision, quiet and good cooling, high WLAN transfer rates, good speakers
neither USB-A nor HDMI-out, 2.4 GHz WLAN issue with attached USB-C device, fans are (slightly) audible while idling, very expensive – especially the upgrades
Published: 2017-06-24, Author: Mike , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: At the WWDC, Apple took the opportunity to toss the new Kaby Lake i7 processor into the the redesigned 2016 MacBook Pro chassis. If you liked the 2016 but didn't jump, you'll be even happier with the 2017.($20 off + no tax outside NY and NJ)($20 off + no...
Published: 2017-06-13, Author: Roman , review by: macworld.com
Speed boost over predecessor, Kaby Lake processors have builtin acceleration support for 10bit 4K HEVC video
Reduced key travel on keyboard makes the keys uncomfortable to press
If you're a pro user, you can't be blamed for being disappointed in the 16GB memory limitation. But the impeding 10-bit 4K HVEC support in macOS High Sierra and the potential for hardware acceleration using Kaby Lake's built-in HVEC support makes for a ve...
Published: 2016-12-06, Author: Gordon , review by: networkworld.com
Abstract: Now that Apple's introduced the first major update to its MacBook Pro lineup in years, it's time to square off the best of the best in Mac and PC laptops to see who currently prevails in this age-old rivalry. For this comparison I reached for the newest...
Abstract: Lisa Gade reviews the 2017 15” MacBook Pro, Apple's mid-2017 refresh with Intel 7th generation quad core i7 Kaby Lake CPUs and AMD Radeon Pro 5xx series graphics. The casing and core features are the same as the 2016 15” MacBook Pro we reviewed, and Apple...
