MacBook Pro 2019 13" (Touch Bar)

The MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.4 13-Inch (2019, Touch Bar, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) is driven by a 14 nm, 8th Generation "Coffee Lake" 2.4 GHz Intel "Core i5" processor (I5-8279U). It features four independent cores on a single chip, 128 MB of eDRAM embedded on the processor die, and a 6 MB shared L3 cache. This notebook includes 8 GB of onboard 2133 MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM (upgradable to 16 GB at purchase, but not later), 256 GB or 512 GB of flash storage, and an integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 processor that shares system memory.

Externally, this notebook is equipped with an integrated 720p FaceTime HD webcam, a revised "third generation" butterfly mechanism keyboard with an integrated "Touch Bar" that adapts to different applications and provides Touch ID login, and a large "Force Touch" trackpad. It also features a high-resolution 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen 2560x1600 (227 ppi, 500 nits) "Retina" display with True Tone technology, and an integrated battery with an estimated 10-hour runtime.

This notebook was sold in either silver or a darker "Space Gray" aluminum housing and weighs just over 3 pounds (1.37 kg). Connectivity consists of 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, four "Thunderbolt 3" ports (USB-C), and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Compared to its forerunner, this model provides a faster processor and a tweaked butterfly keyboard that uses different materials to be less prone to errors.

The 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro with four Thunderbolt 3 ports received praise for its powerful quad-core Core i5 processor, which offered a significant performance jump, especially for professional users. The inclusion of the Touch Bar and Touch ID continued to be a defining, albeit polarizing, feature. The updated third-generation butterfly keyboard was acknowledged as an improvement, designed with new materials to increase reliability, though some user skepticism remained. The Retina display with True Tone technology was consistently rated as excellent. However, the premium price for the four-port model compared to the two-port version was a point of consideration for many potential buyers.