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Apple Introduces 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Retina Display. $1699. Shipping Today.
Apple’s keynote was packed full of new releases across multiple product lines. That said, aside from the iPad mini, the next biggest update people have been clamoring for is a Retina equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro. Today Apple delivered.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,699 and comes in at just 3.57 lbs – almost a full pound lighter than the previous-gen 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Specs for the base model include a 2.5 GHz quad-core with 128 GB SSD an 8 GB of RAM. Other options/tiers include a 256 GB SSD equipped model (with the same 2.5 GHz processor and RAM as base model) as well as a 13-incher packing a 512 GB SSD and upgraded 2.9 GHz quad-core processor (also same 8 GB of RAM). All of the aforementioned Macs will ship with a 2560 x 1600 Retina display. It’s worth noting that an optional upgrade to a 768 GB SSD is available for purchase. Battery life, as quoted by Apple, is rated at 7-hours despite the massive resolution upgrade. Ports are like the 15-incher – dual-Thunderbolt ports, SD card slot, HDMI, etc. The FaceTime HD (720p) camera from the 15-inch model is here, too.
As for the display, it comes in at 300 nits in brightness, features 29% higher contrast and offers a 178-degree viewing angle.
Shipping: Today
We’re curious. If you bought the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro simply for the display, will you move back to the 13-inch model, add it to your arsenal or are you new to Retina Macs altogether?
2012-10-23 17:40:23
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