#NON RETINA MACBOOK PRO 2015 480P#
#NON RETINA MACBOOK PRO 2015 SERIES#

Google's machine feels faster than Apple's in most ways. From a hardware perspective, Pixel offers more value, because of the touchscreen-which maximum brightness exceeds MBP-speedier processor, and doubled memory. For cloud champions, the Pixel is magnificent. By comparison, the Pixel LS packs 12.85-inch touchscreen, 2560 x 1700 at 239 ppi, 3:2 aspect ratio 2.4GHz i7 dual-core 16 gigs memory, and 64GB storage for $1,299.īoth are high-end laptops for creative types that comfortably fit into either company's digital lifestyle. The 128 gigger sells for $200 less and the 512er (with 2.9GHz i5) for $300 more. I purchased the middle SKU: 13.3-inch screen, 2560 x 1600 resolution at 227 pixels per inch, 16:10 aspect ratio 2.7GHz i5 dual-core processor 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for $1,499. My budget wouldn't allow the MBP configuration I really wanted: i7 processor and 512GB, new. How rarely? My last Mac review was November 2010, when I received a custom-ordered MacBook Air. I really wanted the MacBook more but put pragmatism before desire, seeing as I so rarely buy a new Apple laptop.

#NON RETINA MACBOOK PRO 2015 480P#

Mmm, could that 480p match performance limits? I wonder.

The Apple Store sales specialist discouraged my buying the 12-inch laptop if using it for heavy photography management or even light video editing.

The low resolution makes the laptop poor choice for, say, Google Hangouts.

The WebCam is only 480p, rather ridiculously underwhelming for 2015.

Glare and the surprisingly low default resolution put me off.

To my eyes, the laptop's screen reflects more light than MacBook Pro, even though both are labeled Retina Display.

Strangely, the Intel M processor isn't what swayed me away, nor the single USB-C port. The laptop also is different in a sea of sameness.

The sleek and slender design, butterfly-mechanism keyboard, and value compared to Macbook Air are compelling. I have long asserted that Google's target market is the MacBook Pro buyer, and that's a recurrent theme you'll find if reading further.įor the purpose of writing more meaningful review, I should have purchased the 12-inch MacBook instead. But Pixel feels fast, comparatively, with its 2.4GHz i7 chip and 16GB memory. I am satisfied enough with MBP, which packs 2.7GHz Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD. Use one in 2009, and the overall experience isn't much different six years later.

#NON RETINA MACBOOK PRO 2015 SERIES#

Magic is missing-I don't feel that new computer thrill-because MacBook Pro is so much like every other one in the series that my fingers touched.

Non retina macbook pro 2015