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| [* black] We open up [guide|92171|last year's 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar|new_window=true] for a quick comparison—and if we were to judge a MacBook by its cover, we'd say these were the same machine. | |
| - | [* black] [https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17563640/apple-macbook-pro-touchbar-2018-intel-processor-siri-true-tone|Apple says this butterfly keyboard is a bit quieter, but otherwise unchanged]. After banging away at the keys in a side-by-side sound-off, we definitely perceive a lower, less clacky ''tone'', but any difference in decibels is difficult to detect. |
| + | [* black] [https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17563640/apple-macbook-pro-touchbar-2018-intel-processor-siri-true-tone|Apple says this butterfly keyboard is a bit quieter, but otherwise unchanged|new_window=true]. After banging away at the keys in a side-by-side sound-off, we definitely perceive a lower, less clacky ''tone'', but any difference in decibels is difficult to detect. |
| [* icon_note] Of course, if you saw [https://ifixit.org/blog/10279/apple-macbook-keyboard-cover-up/|our early report on the 15" model|new_window=true], you probably already know where this is going. No reading ahead! We're getting to that. | |
| [* black] The biggest change so far: a new model number—A1989, and EMC 3214. |