The 4x PCIe SSD drive performance is OK, it is not really twice the performance in real use vs the pro version of regular SSD drives as advertised but you paid premium for it. Four cores i7, 16GB of RAM, only 2GB of Video memory (4GB should be minimum, 6GB is recommended for supporting dual 4K displays). Mac OS is using less system resource than Windows, you will see when Windows is running on this machine and compare both.

Thinness is good for Macbook AIR that does need much performance, Macbook Pro does. So do you need 8GB or 16GB RAM Is future-p.

When you are using a heavy load like video encoding or 4k encoding, you need to plug it to an AC outlet to give the CPU, GPU a full juice of energy. Theres been a lot of discussion about the new Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Air, 13' MacBook Pro and M1 Mini and RAM. I can stand an inch thickness and half a pound heavier total of five pounds or less for more room for the larger heat sink that way the CPU, RAM, GPU can breath easier and the performance will be much more improve.

Color: Silver, Drive Info: 512GB SSD, Processor Type: i7 3. The only reason I gave it four stars is that when it is on a heavy use, it gets really hot and the fan is loud. Top Rated Gear: Apple MacBook Pro 13.3' Retina Display Notebook Computer, 3.1GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7 (Broadwell), 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB PCIe Flash Storage (Early 2015) MFR: Z0QP-MF8413. I use it for both Mac and Windows operating systems, four cores i7, 16GB RAM, light and portable. Configure your MacBook Pro to order with these options, only at the Apple Online Store: Up to 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.

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