While you cannot upgrade the MacBook Pro's SSD, there is little reason you would need to unless you want more storage.Įven though it's 'only' a Core i5 processor, Apple uses the more powerful 28W version in the Touch Bar models, compared to the 15W versions found in almost all Windows Ultrabooks. Here are some benchmarks on storage performance:Īs you can see, Apple's SSD and motherboard setup allow for some very high read and write speeds out of the box. Regarding speed and performance, the top-end 13-inch MacBook Pro is excellent as Apple uses exceptional SSDs and Iris graphics. Sure, as mentioned earlier it'd be neat for Apple to enable Touch ID and Force Trackpad support, but at least they keep the drivers fresh.Ĭombined with the extreme compatibility of Windows 10 and modern hardware it all works quite well 'out of the box.' Performance: This ain't half bad Improves 5GHz frequency connections when using 802.11n WiFi routers.Corrects an issue that limited audio output levels of the built-in speakers.

Resolves an issue where speaker tuning may become disabled.

Fixes an issue that may cause the computer to wake up without user interaction.

Improves the automatic adjustment of keyboard brightness in low-light settings.

That was quickly patched, and an even newer update was just released with the following improvements:

Initially, there was a severe audio issue with the new MacBook Pros and drivers that could cause the speakers to get physically damaged. Keeping on those updatesĪpple has been good with software updates. Notably, the slider option you get for screen brightness and volume in the Touch Bar no macOS did not make the transition to Windows 10 on the MacBook. The Touch Bar, while limited, works quite well, even if it's just duplicating buttons here. While it is conceivable that Apple could make that happen (and take advantage of the Force Touch trackpad), the odds that they will devote any resources to that end are very small. That's interesting if only because Windows 10 natively supports fingerprint readers for bio-authentication, but Apple would presumably need to write a driver for their Bootcamp tools to let that happen and they have not. Unfortunately, the Touch ID also does not work with Windows 10. The LED lights that power the Touch Bar do turn off after defined user time though to save battery. In other words, those are static, presets that never change. However, unlike in macOS you the Touch Bar never changes based on the app being used and those functions are non-configurable.

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