After a really long wait and endless rumours and leaks, the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro launched. We said that a new line of MacBook Pro will be launched in Q4 of 2016 and recently reported that the launch date is October 27 which turned out to be right. Apple was being constantly thrashed for not bringing any significant changes in the MacBook series. As a result, MacBook was left far behind its Windows counterparts. Yesterday, Apple launched the MacBook Pro with a total overhaul. The 2016 Apple MacBook Pro launched in three variants and you can pick one according to your taste and needs.
All about the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro
Apple unveiled its latest MacBooks at a Special Event held in Cupertino. Let us have a look at the three variants launched, shall we?
- MacBook Pro 13-inch with function keys
- MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touch Bar
- MacBook Pro 15-inch with Touch Bar
Specifications
MacBook Pro 13-inch with function keys
- 3-inches LED Retina Display
- Dual-core i5 clocked at 2 GHz or dual-core i7 clocked at 2.4 GHz
- Turbo Boost will push it to 3.1 GHz or 3.4 GHz (Core i5 or Core i7)
- 8/16 GB RAM (1866MHz)
- 256GB/512GB/1TB Storage (SSD)
- Force Touch trackpad
- Weight – 3.02 pounds (1.37 kg)
- Battery life up to 10 hours
MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touch Bar
- 3-inches LED Retina Display
- Touch Bar along with Touch ID
- Dual-core i5 clocked at 2.9/3.1GHz with turbo boost up to 3.3/3.5GHz or dual-core i7 clocked at 3.3GHz with turbo boost up to 3.6 GHz.
- 8/16 GB RAM (2133MHz)
- 256GB/512GB/1TB Storage (SSD)
- Force Touch trackpad
- Weight – 3.02 pounds (1.37 kg)
- Battery life up to 10 hours
And the top variant, MacBook Pro 15-inch with Touch Bar
- 4-inches LED Retina Display
- Touch Bar with Touch ID
- Quad-core i7 clocked at 2.6GHz with turbo boost up to 3.5GHz or quad-core i7 clocked at 2.7GHz with turbo boost up to 3.6GHz.
- 16GB RAM (2133MHz)
- 256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB Storage (SSD)
- Force Touch trackpad
- Weight – 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)
- Battery life up to 10 hours
What else?
The USP of the new MacBooks will be the Touch Bar, which is like the 3D Touch one can find on an iPhone. To give a hint of how useful this innovation is, Apple paired with Adobe’s Photoshop and displayed how it enables full-screen editing by displaying hidden menu. The Touch Bar also houses the Touch ID which is sitting under the power button.
The support for Touch with the apps will available by the end of the year. There was no mention of the MacBook Air at all which probably means that the earlier rumours suggesting that the MacBook Air will be discontinued might be true.
Price and availability
The 2016 Apple MacBook Pro launched in the US and Europe only. Apple India website has listed them but they are not yet available. Do not worry as they have been listed with a tag of ‘coming soon’ on the page.
However, the base prices of the same are out. Take a look at the latest MacBook’s price in India :-
12-inch MacBook – Starting at Rs.92,810
13.3-inch MacBook Pro – Starting at Rs.1,29,900
13.3-inch MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar) – Starting at Rs.1,55,900
15-inch MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar) – Starting at Rs.2,05,900
In short, 2016 Apple MacBook Pro launched with much pomp and fanfare. Keeping in mind that Apple’s profit are going down for the first in all these years, the updated line of MacBooks could play an instrumental role in getting back some of the profits.