
The amount of random access memory (RAM) in your Mac determines how many apps you can keep live at a time, how big your photo or video editing projects can be without having to swap data out back and forth on the drive, and otherwise keeps everything super fast.įor the 13-inch MacBook Pro, that capacity story hasn't changed:īut, for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, there's a whole new story: Battery life is pretty much the same on all models, just know that the more and hotter you push them, the more you'll have to charge them.The higher the processor and graphics options you get, and the harder you push them, the less battery life you'll get. (iTunes movie playback is hardware accelerated, so YouTube in Chrome will consume way more power, for example.) All versions of the MacBook Pro (2018) are rated for 10-hours of web browsing or iTunes movie playback and 30 days on standby.
