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MacBook Pro (13–inch, Mid–2020)

$1,799 From Apple, apple.com

Features 13.3–inch Retina display (2560x1600), True Tone, 2.0GHz quad–core 10th–gen Intel Core i5, Intel Iris Plus graphics, 16GB memory, 512GB SSD, Magic Keyboard, Touch Bar, Touch ID, 802.11ac Wi–Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4xThunderbolt 3 ports, 720p FaceTime camera

This is Apple’s new 13–inch MacBook Pro — the higher–end version. There are, in fact, two new 13–inch MacBook Pros. The low–end two–port model is pretty much the old 13–inch but with the new Magic Keyboard and double the storage; the new high–end four–port model also has newer and optionally much bigger specs. Here, we’re reviewing the higher–end 13–inch MacBook Pro which has four USB–C 3.1 Gen 2 speed Thunderbolt 3 ports, which we vastly prefer.

The speakers are good, if not 16–inch MacBook great, with HDR, spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. The sound stage is in front of you, not all around like it

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