Apple today updated its MacBook Pro with Retina display in 13 and 15 inch models which will ship from today.
They will feature fourth generation Intel Core processors, new graphics, longer battery life, faster flash storage and next generation Wi-Fi.
They start at a new lower price of $1,299 and Apple also announced that both iWork and iLife will now be free with the purchase of every new Mac.
Apple’s Phil Schiller said: “We’ve made the world’s best pro notebook even better by adding more performance and even longer battery life. MacBook Pro with Retina display continues to redefine the pro notebook.”
The company said: “At 0.71-inches thin, the updated MacBook Pro with Retina display delivers unbelievable performance in an incredibly portable design.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features
- fourth generation dual-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz.
- New integrated Intel Iris graphics which deliver up to 90 percent faster performance than the previous generation MacBook Pro with Retina display.
- It can be configured with faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz.
The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features
- fourth generation quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.3 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz.
- Intel Iris Pro graphics for new levels of integrated graphics performance, or Iris Pro and GeForce GT 750M discrete graphics with 2GB of video memory for even more performance.
- It can be configured with faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.8 GHz.
The new MacBook Pro also features PCIe-based flash storage with up to 60 percent faster read speeds than the previous generation.
In addition,dual Thunderbolt 2 ports deliver up to 20Gbps of bandwidth to each external device, allowing users to connect to multiple displays and high performance devices, and an HDMI port offers quick connectivity to HDTVs and projectors.
The updated MacBook Pro ships with OS X Mavericks which is available for free from the Mac App Store.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.9 GHz, 4GB of memory, 128GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at $1,299.
The 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage and Intel Iris Pro graphics starting at $1,999.
Via: Apple