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Re:Differentiating laptops: How about a decent keyboard? (2015) by threeseed on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:14AM (#14685990)
Slower WiFi ? They both support the latest standard.

https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/

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Re:Differentiating laptops: How about a decent keyboard? (2015) by kalleboo on Monday July 03, 2017 @08:30AM (#14687757)
That doesn't specify the speed. If you read a review, the non-touchbar one is rated at 867Mbps vs 1.3Gbps for the touchbar model. I'm presuming the difference is in MIMO modes (fewer antennas?)

https://arstechnica.com/video/2016/11/the-2016-13-and-15-inc...

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Re:Differentiating laptops: How about a decent keyboard? (2015) by ValentineC on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:05PM (#14689766)
Yes, the non-touchbar MacBook Pro has a 2x2 MIMO wifi/Bluetooth chipset, while the touchbar one retains the 3x3 MIMO one from the older MacBook Pro.
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