Apple® today updated MacBook Pro® with Retina® display with faster
processors, double the memory in both entry-level configurations, and a
new, lower starting price for the top-of-the-line 15-inch notebook.
MacBook Pro with Retina display features a stunning high-resolution
display, an amazing design just 0.71-inches thin, the latest processors
and powerful graphics, and up to nine hours of battery life, delivering
unbelievable performance in an incredibly portable design.* Apple today
also lowered the starting price of the non-Retina 13-inch MacBook Pro, a
very popular system with Windows switchers, by $100 to $1,099.
“People love their MacBook Pro because of the thin and light, aluminum
unibody design, beautiful Retina display, all day battery life and deep
integration with OS X,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice
president of Worldwide Marketing. “The MacBook Pro with Retina display
gets even better with faster processors, more memory, more affordable
configurations and a free upgrade to OS X Yosemite this fall.”
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features dual-core Intel
Core i5 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz
and 8GB of memory, up from 4GB in the entry-level notebook. The 13-inch
model can also be configured with faster dual-core Intel Core i7
processors up to 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz. The
top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display has a new, lower
starting price of $2,499. The 15-inch model features faster quad-core
Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7
GHz, 16GB of memory, up from 8GB in the entry-level notebook, and can be
configured with quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with
Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.0 GHz.
iLife® and iWork® come free with every new Mac®. iLife lets you edit
your favorite videos with iMovie®, create new music or learn to play
piano or guitar with GarageBand®, and organize, edit and share your best
shots with iPhoto®. iWork productivity apps, Pages®, Numbers® and
Keynote®, make it easy to create, edit and share stunning documents,
spreadsheets and presentations. iWork for iCloud® beta lets you create a
document on iPhone® or iPad®, edit it on your Mac and collaborate with
friends, even if they are on a PC.
OS X® Mavericks, the world’s most advanced operating system, also comes
free with every new Mac. With more than 200 features, OS X Mavericks is
designed for ease of use while taking full advantage of the powerful
technologies built into every Mac, including core technologies designed
specifically for notebooks to boost performance and improve battery
life. This fall, Mac users will be able to download OS X Yosemite, a
redesigned and refined version of OS X, with a fresh, modern look,
powerful new apps and amazing new continuity features that make working
across your Mac and iOS devices more fluid than ever. OS X Yosemite will
be available as a free download from the Mac App Store℠.
Pricing & Availability
MacBook Pro with Retina display and MacBook Pro are available today
through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com),
Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The 13-inch
MacBook Pro with Retina display is available with a 2.6 GHz dual-core
Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of
memory, 128GB of flash storage and Intel Iris graphics starting at
$1,299 (US); with a 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo
Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage and
Intel Iris graphics starting at $1,499 (US); and with a 2.8 GHz
dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz,
8GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage and Intel Iris graphics starting
at $1,799 (US). Configure-to-order options include faster dual-core
Intel Core i7 processors up to 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5
GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.
The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is available with a 2.2 GHz
quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.4 GHz,
16GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage and Intel Iris Pro graphics
starting at $1,999 (US); and with a 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7 GHz, 16GB of memory, 512GB
of flash storage, and Intel Iris Pro and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics
starting at $2,499 (US). Configure-to-order options include faster
quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds
up to 4.0 GHz and flash storage up to 1TB.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core
i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 4GB of memory, Intel
HD Graphics 4000 and a 500GB hard drive starting at $1,099 (US).
Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and
accessories are available online at www.apple.com/macbook-pro.
*The Wireless Web protocol testing was conducted by Apple in July 2014
using preproduction MacBook Pro with Retina display configurations.
Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. For more
information visit www.apple.com/macbook-pro/features-retina.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
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