The updated MacBook Pros are shipping now and start at $1,299 and with all the trimmings for the computer itself (no additional accessories or software) will run $2,699. With the retina display creative professionals will revel in their in-system performance capabilities with the only question remaining being how much to spend on the larger storage options. That compares quite favorably to a 2014 generation MacBook Air which topped out at roughly 700MB/s read.įor the power user, the new MacBook Pro clearly brings a lot to the table that the MacBook Air and certainly the MacBook won't be able to achieve. With the new Intel Broadwell-U processors and potentially improved SSD, how does this model compare? We measured transfer speeds with BlackMagic Disk Speed Test coming in at 1,328MB/s read and 627MB/s write on the newest SSD. The question on the minds of potential MacBook Air buyers though is around performance, with substantial claims made by Apple.
Photos courtsey of our friends at iFixit.* The NAND are 16GB each totaling 128GB over 8 chips. The drive RAM and NAND are also Samsung, marked as K4E4E324ED and K9LDGY8S1D-XCK0 respectively. The controller is a Samsung PCIe 3.0 x4 AHCI Flash controller with the markings S4LN058A01. Photo courtsey of our friends at iFixit.*Īt the component level, we see Apple has opted for Samsung components once again, as they did in many other notebooks including the drive inside our dissection of the MacBook Air (July-2011). It offers a 121.33GB usable capacity as indicated by System Information, as well as TRIM support. Our review model includes the 128GB SSD option aptly named the Apple SSD SM0128G. The storage comes in capacities of 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB depending on the MacBook chosen but it can be configured up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash. The new features include 5 th generation Intel core i5 and i7 processors, the new force track pad, an additional hour of battery life, and of course what is most interesting to us here at StorageReview, Apple claims that the new flash is twice as fast. There were a few other announcements as well including the re-launch of the MacBook (which was discontinued in July of 2011 in favor of the MacBook Air) that is thinner than the MacBook Air. The MacBook comes with Apple’s new butterfly-mechanism keyboard and new force track pad. More of an interest to us was the new MacBook Pro 13” and its new features including a new Samsung SSD inside. Most notably was its new smart watch, the Apple Watch (or colloquially referred to as the iWatch by its fans and detractors alike). The MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 earned a 1 out of 10 in iFixit's repairability assessment.A few weeks ago Apple held an event in San Francisco to showcase the new additions to its product line.
Once you've bought your parts and tools, check out iFixit's MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 repair guides for step-by-step instructions on how to make the fix. Our battery kits include all the needed tools. The MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display models require a P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver to remove the lower case to begin any internal repairs. Our battery repair kits include the needed adhesive. A1582 Laptop Battery for MacBook Pro 13' Retina Early 2015 NEW Where used: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) Model : A1582 Power: 74.9WHr 11. The battery in a MacBook Pro 13" Retina Early 2015 is adhered to the inside of the upper case. The most common repairs with the 13" Early 2015 model MacBook Pro with Retina Display laptops are replacing a dead battery or a damaged display assembly. This model introduces Apple's "Force Touch" trackpad, has an estimated 10 to 12 hours of battery life, more advanced processors, and faster integrated RAM. Like the 20 models, this machine has no Ethernet or Firewire ports, although adapters are available.
The Early 2015 model has two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a MagSafe 2 port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, Bluetooth 4.0, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. The 13.3" widescreen 2560x1600 (227 ppi) display, external ports, and Wi-Fi capabilities are unchanged. Externally, this "Early 2015" model looks very much like the "Late 2013" and "Mid 2014" models. In MaApple introduced a new 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display.