At its October 27 'Hello Again' event, Apple has finally refreshed its MacBook Pro lineup. The thinnest and lightest MacBook Pro is here in 13-inch and 15-ich options. Not just that. The new MacBook Pro comes with an unique OLED Touch Bar which replaces the traditional function keys. The Touch Bar aims to bring the convenience of having a touch-based interface minus the huge touchscreen.
There are five models of the MacBook Pro. Three options for the 13-inch MacBook Pro and two for the 15-inch variant. The cheapest MacBook Pro (13-inch) costs $1,499 and doesn't come with the Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID. To get the new Touch Bar, consumers will have to shed a minimum $1,799 .
"The Touch Bar places controls right at the user’s fingertips and adapts when using the system or apps like Mail, Finder, Calendar, Numbers, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro X and many more, including third-party apps. For example, the Touch Bar can show Tabs and Favorites in Safari, enable easy access to emoji in Messages, provide a simple way to edit images or scrub through videos in Photos and so much more," explained Apple in a release.
Featuring an all-metal unibody body, the 13-inch variants are 17 percent thinner and 23 percent less volume than the previous generation, and weighs 1.3 kgs. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro, at just 15.5 mm thin, is 14 percent thinner and 20 percent less volume than before, and weighs 1.8 kgs.
The Touch ID is also integrated into the power button. Once you enroll your fingerprint in Touch ID on your MacBook Pro, you can quickly unlock your Mac, switch user accounts and make secure purchases with Apple Pay on the web with a single touch.
The Retina display on the new MacBook Pro at 500 nits of brightness, is 67 percent brighter than the previous generation.
Hardware options include sixth-generation dual-core Core i5 with eDRAM, dual-core Core i7 with eDRAM and quad-core Core i7 Intel processors. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro features powerful Radeon Pro discrete graphics delivering up to 2.3 times more performance than the previous generation.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro comes with Intel Iris Graphics. All models feature SSDs with sequential read speeds over 3GBps and Thunderbolt 3, which consolidates data transfer, charging and twice the video bandwidth in a single port — allowing users to drive a 5K display and power their MacBook Pro with a single cable.
How much does it cost?
13-Inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar starts at $1,499, features a 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage.
13-Inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar starts at $1,499, features a 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage.
13-Inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar starts at $1,799 offers 2.9 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, 8GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage. The 512GB SSD model costs $1,999
15-Inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar starts at $2,399 and is powered a 2.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz, 16GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage. The 512GB SSD variant costs $2,799.
