A 13-inch model with a Touch Bar (Apple’s on-screen shortcut menu) comes standard with a 2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz, with 128MB of eDRAM. The 13-inch Pro comes standard with a 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, with 64MB of eDRAM. The MacBook Pro is offered with 8th- and 9th-generation Intel Core processors. The SX14 has remained competitive thus far, but here is where that ends in brutal fashion.Both of these machines are zippy. Both are above our 30-fps playability threshold but well below the 67-fps category average. Neither laptop is meant for gaming and that showed on our real-world graphics performance test in which the SX14 played Dirt 3 at 38 frames per seconds while the MacBook Pro ran the racing game at 33 fps. The SX14's 1TB SSD is fast in its own right, with transfer speeds of 727 MBps (the category average is 558.5 MBps), but don't expect anyone to top Apple anytime soon. Our MacBook Pro's 256GB SSD transferred 4.97GB of multimedia files in 2 seconds at a rate of 2,573 megabytes per second. The storage drives in Apple's new laptops are ridiculously fast. The Vaio completed the same task in 16 minutes and 46 seconds, which is slower than the MacBook Pro but much faster than the average premium laptop (22:27). The MacBook Pro even topped the SX14 on our video transcoding test, transferring a 4K video into 1080p resolution in 14 minutes and 20 seconds. You get four Thunderbolt 3 ports, two on each side, for superfast transfer speeds and connecting to multiple high-res monitors. Regardless, it's time for a change.īecause of the thin bezels surrounding its display, the 14-inch SX14 (12.6 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches) isn't much larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro (12 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches). The utilitarian aluminum chassis with its iconic Apple logo is unquestionably elegant.

We'd be more upset if the MacBook Pro still wasn't one of the sleekest machines around. Apple hasn't made any major aesthetic changes to the MacBook Pro in years. MORE: Sony Laptops - Brand Review & Rating - Laptop MagĪll the craziness going on with the SX14's design makes the MacBook Pro look bland. The downward angle of the deck makes for a better typing experience and maximizes airflow when the SX14's fans rev up. The SX14's lightness will grab your attention when you're carrying it On a desk, you'll be intrigued by the laptop's elevated deck, which is raised off the ground by two nubs on the laptop's back edge.

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