![]() The CPUs and integrated graphics? They're still at Intel 4th generation Haswell with Iris Pro graphics because Intel still doesn't have quad core mobile 5th gen Broadwell chips available. The PCIe SSD storage is up to 2x faster, and is indeed insanely fast. What 's new for the mid-2015 model? Apple switched to the Force Touch trackpad first introduced a few months back in the latest generation 13" Retina MacBook Pro. And if you're a Mac person and want a 15" display and/or a more powerful CPU in your laptop, you don't have a choice. It's actually the same overall design as the 2012 model, and the pricing has remained largely the same since 2013-these aren't new issues for the Mac. We're not here to debate the 15" Retina Mac's position in the world. Both sell pretty well despite the price, because in part you do get what you pay for: classic and quality designs, excellent materials and finish, reliability and strong performance. Of course, the same could be said of the Dell XPS 15 that's the 15" Retina's Windows counterpart and is priced similarly. Priced at $1,999 with integrated graphics to our $3,200 review unit with the new AMD Radeon R9 GPU and a 1TB SSD, the big Mac isn't for everyone. I use a 13" Retina MacBook Pro for work, and as someone who spends a great deal of time editing photos and video, the 15 inch model's big screen and powerhouse quad core processor would be perfect. Perhaps if I win the proverbial lottery or we reach our 10 millionth YouTube subscriber, I'd be able to buy the 15" MacBook Pro with Retina display dressed to the max with upgrades without sweating blood. 2016: read and watch our review of the late 2016 15" MacBook Pro that replaces this model. What's Not: Very expensive! Dedicated graphics good for pro apps and some gaming, but it's not a gamer's laptop. What's Hot: Sleek and chic as ever, light and slim yet powerful. Poole said he did not expect the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro benchmark results to increase significantly.Home > Laptop Reviews >15" Retina Apple MacBook Pro, MJLT2LL/Aġ5" Retina MacBook Pro (mid-2015) Editor's rating (1-5): The chipmaker uses a Tick-Tock model where Tock indicates a bigger microarchitecture upgrade to improve performance, while Tick is an upgrade to improve efficiency. The modest improvements are not surprising, given the fact that Broadwell is considered an efficiency improvement in Intel's processor making model. However, the results have changed a little bit to reflect the fact that the machines are now past the initial OS X Yosemite housekeeping tasks and are showing a bit more improvement than last year. "The performance differences and the price differences between the processors are roughly equivalent."Įarlier this week, Primate Labs released initial Geekbench results for the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, showing speeds that were more or less similar to mid-2014 numbers. ![]() "I have no recommendations regarding the processor for the new MacBook Pro," said Poole. The i7 model fared slightly better with a 6 percent increase over last year's 6357. ![]() In multi-core tests, the i5 model hit a high of 6395, which is only 4 percent higher than last year's results. The 3.1 GHz Core i7, on the other hand, had a single-core score of 3209 over last year's 3112. ![]() On the 2.9 GHz Core i5 model, single-core performance peaked at 3111, slightly better than the 2943 scored by the mid-2014 model. The performance gains were not as noticeable on the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. ![]()
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