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Apple overhauls MacBook Pro with Retina Line

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Oct 2013 2:37 User comments (1)

Apple overhauls MacBook Pro with Retina Line Apple has significantly updated their MacBook Pro with Retina display line of notebooks.
Starting with the 13-inch model, the new laptop is 0.71 inches thick and 3.46 pounds, will be powered by a latest-generation Haswell core 15 processor at 2.4GHz, include 4GB RAM, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, a 128GB SSD and an incredible 9 hours of battery life.

The 15-inch base model will add a Haswell 2.0GHz Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD along with new Intel Iris Pro integrated graphics. Additionally, the device has 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Thunderbolt 2 ports. The notebook will have a very impressive 8 hours of battery life, as well.



With the refresh specs also come some price cuts, as the 13-inch model will start at $1299 and its larger brother will start at $1999.

Apple also says it will begin phasing out non-Retina MacBook Pros completely.

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1 user comment

123.10.2013 15:09

ROFL...$1300 for a 13" with an i5 and 4GB of ram???

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