That’s the baseline model, which you can upgrade to 2.9GHz for £80, or up to a 3.1GHz Intel Core i7 for £250. The MacBook Pro 2015 we’re testing has an Intel Core i5 2.7GHz CPU. It also brings a pretty significant power increase too, despite not sounding that different in spec. This means more efficiency and, as we’ll see later, better battery life. Yep, Intel’s next generation of laptop processors is finally here, and it sees the chips’ transistors slim down from 22nm to 14nm. The smaller 2015 MacBook Pros use Broadwell-generation CPUs while last year’s models have Haswell ones. In power terms, the big change this year is an architecture switch – at least for the 13-inch model. MacBook Pro 2015 vs 2014: Broadwell vs Haswell While both 20 MacBook Pro SSDs are fast enough for video editing and other data-heavy applications, that extra read speed will come in handy for some. Apple is claiming 2.5 times faster flash storage than the previous generation, with throughput of up to 2GBps. This improvement in flash storage seems to have been brought to the recently revamped 15-inch model too. Read speeds are phenomenal, providing incredibly quick access to data. However, in the 2015 model that rockets up to 1250-1350MB/sec. The 2014 SSD reads at a similar speed as it writes, with 725-730MB/sec read rates. It’s with read speeds that we see a much bigger difference. We got 670-680MB a second speeds from the 2014 model and around 650MB a second write speeds from the 2015. Write speeds are quite similar, and were actually better in the 256GB 2014 edition we tested than the 128GB 2015 MacBook Pro. It repeatedly writes a 5GB temporary file to the disk to see how an SSD or hard drive handles the pressure.
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It’s available for free on the Mac App Store, if you want to try it on your own computer. We tried out both 20 13-inch models with the BlackMagic Desk Speed Test app. Much as you need to be a power user to notice it as even the older version is far faster than a hard drive, the performance difference is quite large. Both sizes of the 2015 MacBook Pro have a much faster SSD disk drive than the last version. However, one of the major improvements is something you can’t see. The 2015 MacBook Pro looks and feels exactly like the 2014 edition. MacBook Pro 2015 vs 2014: SSD performance SEE ALSO: Best Laptops, Ultrabooks and Hybrids Once again, though, this is a better setup than the 13-inch MacBook Air, which lacks an HDMI port and only has one Thunderbolt 2 socket. Like every MacBook there’s also a headphone jack and the Magsafe power socket.
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These are your main connectors, and there is also an SD card slot plus a full-size HDMI for easy connection to a monitor or TV. You get two USB 3.0 ports and two high-speed Thunderbolt 2 ports. The new MacBook Pro doesn’t have any new connections this year. As such, nothing should be read into the slight difference in figures between the two 15-inch models until we’ve been able to get the new model on our scales too) MacBook Pro 2015 vs 2014: Connections (all these figures were measured using our own scale, aside from those of the new MacBook and the new 15-inch MacBook Pro, which were not available at the time of writing. We’ve used MacBook Pros daily for a year now, and they’re just light enough to carry around all day without shoulder ache, but here’s how they stack up against Apple’s skinnier laptops: We put both of the 13-inch models on the scales, and even though they have slightly different specs both MacBook Pros weigh in at 1.565kg. SEE ALSO: MacBook (2015) vs Surface Pro 3 Next to the new 12-inch MacBook, the 20 MacBook Pros do seem a little chunky and heavy, but they’re still thin and light enough to be used as ultraportable laptops. Looking closely at the contours, it seems the casing components are literally the same. Their weights, casing style and feel are identical. Virtually nothing has changed in the MacBook Pro design this year. Watch our 13-inch MacBook Pro (2015) review video Related: Apple MacBook Pro 2016: Everything you need to know However, the lure of the new trackpad could be enough to dissuade us from buying a 2014 refurb over the new model. Is it worth the upgrade for 2014 MacBook Pro buyers, though?Īpple has now bumped-up both the 13-inch and 15-inch editions, and the power increase is significant but not massive. However, look a little deeper and you’ll see there are some real worthwhile changes this year. But some years are more important than others.Īt first glance, you may assume the 2015 MacBook Pro is a case of small improvements you don’t need to worry about. MacBook Pro users, is it time to upgrade to the new Pro? Here’s how the two compareĮvery year we get a new range of MacBooks.
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