Apple Finally Renewed Its Macbook Pro Models In 2016

Apple had unveiled the long anticipated MacBook Pro lineup on its Apple Special Event. The newest MacBook Pro got some refreshing change with both 13-inch and 15-inch variant.

Features

As leaked earlier Apple remove the function key panel from its MacBook and introduce a revolutionary “Touch Bar” along with Touch ID.

What does the new Touch Bar Do?

Touch Bar is an OLED touch-enabled strip and it holds a customized options depends on the application you are using. For example, if the user is in a web browser, the Touch Bar will bring up bookmarks and the option to add a new tab or move between tabs.

 

Apple integrated Touch ID also next to the Touch Bar, which uses the same second-gen Touch ID sensor from iPhone 6S/7.

What does the new Touch ID Do?

The Touch ID will help users to quickly unlock the device. Using touch ID you can also switch between the user accounts and you can use Apple Pay on the web by simply tapping that Touch ID button.

Lighter & Thinnner

Apple claims that the new MacBook Pro is 14-17 percent thinner than the previous Retina MacBook Pro and a half-pound lighter.

Variants

The new MacBook Pro is available in 13-inch and 15-inch models, in either silver or space gray colors.

Specifications & Pricing

13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar

The 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar features

• Retina display with a 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution.
• Powered by a 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor coupled with Intel Iris Graphics 540,
• 8GB of memory
• 256GB of flash storage.

You can buy this variant for  $1,499.

13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touch Bar features

• Retina display with a 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution.
• Powered by 2.9 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor and comes with Intel Iris Graphics 550
• 8GB of RAM.
• 256GB / 512GbB of flash storage.

You can buy this variant with 256GB at $1,799 and 512GB at $1,999.

15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar features

•  Retina display with a 2880 x 1800 pixels resolution.
• Powered by 2.6 / 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and comes with Intel HD Graphics 530
• 8GB of RAM.
• 256GB / 512GbB of flash storage.

You can buy this variant with 256GB at $2,399 and 512GB at $2,799.

You can find 3 USB Type- C ports and it also have a 3.5 mm headphone jack

Apple has ditched the MagSafe charger and the regular USB ports (USB Type-A), you can’t plug your iPhone directly into the Macbook Pro anymore.

Apple wants you to buy a handful of connectors and adapters to plug your old cables into the new MacBook Pro.