Cheaper And Faster MacBooks Now Available
Apple cut the price on the base version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop with retina display by $200 as it revamps its laptops, weeks after the company reported a steep decline in Mac sales in the holiday quarter.
The company is also making the MacBook Pro with Retina display faster with updated processors.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now starts at $1,499 for 128 GB of flash, and $1,699 for a new 2.6 GHz processor and 256 GB of flash. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now features a faster 2.4 GHz quad-core processor, and the top-of-the-line 15-inch notebook comes with a new 2.7 GHz quad-core processor and 16 GB of memory. Apple today also announced that the 13-inch MacBook Air with 256 GB of flash has a new lower price of $1,399.
Apple sold 4.1 million Macs in the December quarter, down 21 percent from a year earlier.
Macbook Pro 13-inch with Retina display |
Macbook Pro15-inch with Retina display |
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Display |
Retina display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050, 1440 by 900, and 1024 by 640 pixels |
Retina display: 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200, 1680 by 1050, 1280 by 800, and 1024 by 640 pixels |
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Price |
$1499 |
$1699 |
$2199 |
$2799 |
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Processor |
2.5GHz dual-coreIntel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache Configurable to 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache. |
2.6GHz dual-coreIntel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache Configurable to 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache. |
2.4GHz quad-coreIntel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache Configurable to 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache or 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz) with 8MB shared L3 cache. |
2.7GHz quad-coreIntel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache Configurable to 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz) with 8MB shared L3 cache. |
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Memory |
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory |
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory Configurable to 16GB. |
16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory |
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Storage |
128GB
Configurable to 256GB, 512GB, or 768GB flash storage. |
256GB
Configurable to 512GB or 768GB flash storage. |
256GB
Configurable to 512GB or 768GB flash storage. |
512GB
Configurable to 768GB flash storage. |
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Size and weight |
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Graphics and video support |
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Thunderbolt digital video output
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Camera |
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Connections and expansion |
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Wireless |
Wi-Fi802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking;IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible BluetoothBluetooth 4.0 wireless technology |
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Audio |
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Keyboard and trackpad |
Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities |
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Battery and power |
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