At the heart of Apple's "Hello Again" event is October 28, about MacBook Pro 2016. It has long been that Apple has not redesigned its peak laptop and Force Touch has been the biggest change in two years. over. However, today Apple has satisfied the crowd with two completely new MacBook Pro models, one with a MacBook Air user interface.
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, Touch ID, USB C
The old function keys are replaced by an OLED touch strip
This is the thinnest and lightest MacBook Pro ever, with two silver and gray colors, weighing 1.36 kg, the thickest of 14.9mm. Machine has metal design at all edges. The most notable point is the long-rumored OLED touch strip and the official name is Touch Bar. It responds both to click and gesture. On the right, the Touch Bar is a second generation Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which is protected by sapphire glass.
The MacBook Pro 2016 has a larger trackpad, doubling the 15-inch model. The screen is 67% bright, the contrast is 67% better, displaying 25% better color but consumes less than 30% of the power. In terms of configuration, the 15-inch MacBook Pro features Intel Core i7 chips, ATI Radeon Pro graphics card, 16 GB RAM, 2TB SSDs, and 13-inch versions of Core i5 or i7, Intel Iriss Pro graphics , 8GB RAM.
The 15-inch and 13-inch MacBook Pro has 4 Thunderbolt 3 USB ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack, no SD card slot. Apple says the USB port has replaced the charging port, Thunderbolt, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA. The machine has the longest battery life of 10 hours, a little longer than the previous model.
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has a starting price of $ 1,799 for a 13-inch version and $ 2,399 for a 15-inch version, orders from today and shipping time for the Touch Bar for two to three weeks.
MacBook Pro has no Touch Bar
The 13-inch MacBook Pro does not have a Touch Bar, aimed at MacBook Air users
In addition to the MacBook Pro, the Touch Bar is a MacBook Pro model that replaces the MacBook Air. It is also cheaper than the Touch Bar. The device costs $ 1,499 (the 13-inch MacBook Air price is still $ 999). This laptop model is 13% smaller than Air and weighs a lot. It still has traditional physical function keys, not using OLED touch strips.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is updated hardware such as Thunderbolt 3 (2 ports), faster Intel chips, second generation butterfly keyboard, no SD memory card tray. The 256GB default memory can be upgraded to 512GB or 1TB.
The screen on the 13-inch MacBook Pro is a Retina display, with only this factor convinced many people to leave Air to Pro. Machines can be ordered and delivered right from today.
