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The Mac book pro is the best portable Mac yet

The MacBook Pro comes with new features such as Apple's T2 chip for activating voice assistant Siri, True Tone display and a quieter keyboard

The new Apple MacBook Pro may seem costly, but the money is well worth it if you need the processing power and storage space.
The new Apple MacBook Pro may seem costly, but the money is well worth it if you need the processing power and storage space.
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The Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) is the fastest portable Mac that money can buy.

Its base configuration comes with the eighth-generation Intel Core i7 2.2GHz six-core processor, 16GB of system memory, Radeon Pro 555X graphics processing unit with 4GB of video memory and 256GB of flash storage - enough to tackle most heavy-duty photo-and video-editing chores.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 08, 2018, with the headline The Mac book pro is the best portable Mac yet. Subscribe