The display on the MacBook should be sharper.
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Moving beyond the processor, the HP system has a 1920-by-1080 resolution IPS display, while the MacBook Pro has a higher resolution 2560-by-1600 resolution IPS display.
Intel almost certainly charges more for chips that cost more to make, adding to Apple's bill-of-materials costs relative to HP's. The size of the main processor is larger, and the Iris parts include a fairly large on-package memory manufactured in Intel's 22-nanometer logic process. The trade-off that Apple is likely making by using a chip with Iris graphics is that it's certainly more expensive to manufacture than a similar chip without Iris graphics. However, the chip inside of the MacBook Pro uses Intel's higher-performance Iris graphics - more graphics cores, dedicated eDRAM memory built into the chip package - so I would expect that in graphics tasks, the MacBook Pro chip will have a clear edge in graphics tasks over the chip inside of the Spectre x360. In terms of graphics architecture, once again, the sixth-generation Core and seventh-generation Core processors are virtually the same. The 7500U has two processor cores that run at 2.7GHz, but can turbo to 3.5GHz. It's likely, then, that in CPU tasks, it's a wash between these two. The 6567U has two processor cores that run at 3.3GHz base and can turbo to 3.6GHz. The main advantage of the seventh-generation Core processors is that they are built on a newer version of Intel's ( INTC 1.09% ) 14-nanometer process, which should allow the seventh-generation Core processors to run at higher speeds than the sixth-generation Core processors, all else being equal. The processor architectures of the i7-7500U and i7-6567U are identical, meaning that, at a given frequency, these two chips will perform the same. Although the Apple system uses an older sixth-generation Core processor while the HP uses a newer seventh-generation Core processor, the chip inside of the MacBook is faster. The tricky processor comparisonįirst, let's look at the processor and graphics technologies in each system. However, if we walk through each of these specifications and closely compare the two systems, it becomes clear that, at the very least, the premium that Apple charges is directly related to component costs. There's no beating around the bush - the HP system is about half as expensive as the MacBook Pro system. (A similar comparison should be possible for the 15-inch MacBook Pro and a suitable Windows-based alternative.) The latter has gotten very good reviews, with Laptop Magazine calling it "the convertible laptop to beat."Ģx USB Type-C, 1 USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 headphone/microphone combo To give you a sense of the value offered by the 13-inch MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar), I'll compare it with HP's ( HPQ -3.69% ) premium Windows-based Spectre x360 laptop. The former is a product that doesn't deliver the value that its price tag suggests, while the latter is simply a product with a high price.Īnd the latest MacBook Pro computers, although expensive, are not really overpriced. However, there's a difference between an overpriced product and an expensive one. These are clearly high-priced, premium systems. The base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar runs $1,799, and the base 15-inch MacBook Pro runs a cool $2,399.Īpple's new MacBook Pro computers. When Apple ( AAPL 0.65% ) announced its latest 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro computers, there were some potential buyers who were completely put off by the prices.