Deciding on whether to buy a product like Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar or perhaps APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar vs APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter

Apple MacBook Pro 13

Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar
 APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter specs

APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter
Type: MacBook Pro

Type: USB adapter

Operating system: macOS Mojave

Connectors: USB-C to USB 2.0

PERFORMANCE

FEATURES

Processor: – Intel® Core™ i5 Processor
– Quad-core
– 1.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz

Material: Plastic

RAM: 8 GB LPDDR3 (2133 MHz)

GENERAL
Graphics card: Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 645

Storage: 256 GB SSD

Colour: White

SCREEN

Box contents: Apple USB-C to USB Adapter

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Touchscreen: No

Screen size: 13.3″

Screen type: Retina display

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Screen features: – LED backlighting
– IPS technology
– 227 pixels per inch
– 500 nits brightness
– Wide colour (P3)
– True tone technology

CONNECTIVITY

WiFi: AC WiFi

Ethernet: No

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0

Video connections: Thunderbolt 3 x 2

Audio connections: 3.5 mm jack

SOUND

Audio software: High dynamic range

Speakers: Yes

MEDIA

Disc drive: No

Memory card reader: No

FEATURES

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera

Mouse / trackpad: Force Touch trackpad

Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard

Other features: – Ambient light sensor
– Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
– Microphone x 3

POWER

Battery type: Lithium-polymer

Battery life: – In use: Up to 10 hours
– Standby: Up to 30 days

Price: £1395

Price: £19

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 8.4 / 10

Review Score: 9.5 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar or APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 788 products in the same category as Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar, which is the Laptops category. Of these 788 products the average price was £803.86, the most expensive was £4499 and the cheapest was just £9.99. We then looked at the price of the 174 in the same as the APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter, which of course the average was £76.75, top price was £329.99 and cheapest £0.97.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Apple and Apple, the average was £588.83 for Apple, £588.83 for Apple. The max for each was £4899/£4899 and minimum was £8/£8

Price analysis of Apple MacBook Pro 13

Price analysis of APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter

  • Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar
  • MacOS
  • Intel® Core™ i5 Processor
  • RAM: 8 GB / Storage: 256 GB SSD
  • Graphics: Intel® Iris™ Plus
  • Retina display
  • Upgraded processor lets you get more doneEverything you love about the MacBook Pro. But with more power. The 2019 version of the MacBook Pro is perfect for all your creative projects (just like always), but now that you’ve got an upgraded processor, everything is faster and smoother.Don’t waste time waiting for things to load. With superfast SSD storage, you’ll be able to save files, load programs and access huge video and image files in a moment.Touch Bar with Touch IDApple’s Touch Bar replaces the function keys at the top of your keyboard, so you can see relevant controls depending on what you’re doing. Watching a film? Rewind or skip forward with the Touch Bar. Editing photos? Adjust, crop and filter the image – all from the Touch Bar.Touch ID provides advanced security for everything you do. Unlock your MacBook securely, use Apple Pay without remembering your password, and access private files with just your fingerprint.Razor thin and feather lightTake your MacBook Pro with you wherever you are – the library, the daily commute, an important business meeting. It’s razor thin at 14.9 mm and feather light at just 1.37 kg.You’ve got up to 10 hours of battery life when you’re using it non-stop. Perfect for a full working day and beyond.Brilliant Retina displayEnjoy enhanced videos, images, and games with the enhanced Retina display that’s brighter and more colourful than previous generations. The LED backlit display offers true-to-life images with vivid, realistic details – essential for graphic design, colour grading, and editing.True Tone technology automatically adjusts the images you see to the lighting around you – so everything looks great whether you’re finishing an edit late at night or in bright sunlight.Functional featuresType comfortably and silently. The keyboard is designed to give you loads of room to gesture and click, and no matter how quickly you’re typing out an email, you won’t disturb people around you. Tired of figuring out which cable does what? The MacBook Pro has Thunderbolt 3, so you can connect to monitors, charge up your phone, or transfer data from the same port. Easy.___________________________________________________________________________Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel vPro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, vPro Inside, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries
  • Product codes: 190199164628
  • APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter
  • White
  • Connect your USB devices to your 12‚Äù MacBook with the Apple USB-C to USB Adapter.It plugs into the USB-C port and lets you connect all your older USB accessories and peripherals.
  • Product codes: 888462108454

What’s better Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar or APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter?

There are obviously a number of differences between Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar and APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £1395 cost of Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar is closer to the expectation you had than the £19 pricep point of APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar and APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas APPLE USB-C to USB Adapter scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Laptops as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



Apple MacBook Pro 13″ with Touch Bar



Rating:
8.73 out of
10