Apple has FINALLY updated its MacBook Pro range, after what feels like an eternity.
At an event at the company’s Cupertino headquarters, Tim Cook & Co. took the wraps off the 2016 MacBooks.
Three New MacBook Pros
This year sees three new devices, all of them MacBook Pro:
- An entry level 13-inch MacBook Pro with a mechanical keyboard
- A 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Touch Bar
- The new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
“This week marks the 25th anniversary of Apple’s first notebook. Through the years, each generation has introduced new innovations and capabilities. It’s fitting that this all-new generation of MacBook Pro is the biggest leap forward yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With the groundbreaking new Touch Bar, the convenience of Touch ID, the best Mac display ever, powerful performance, improved audio, blazing fast storage and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity in our thinnest and lightest pro notebook yet. The new MacBook Pro is the most advanced notebook ever made.”
The MacBook Pro Updates
Here are the biggest changes that Apple has made to the new laptops:
Touch ID Comes to Mac
Integrated into the power button is Touch ID. This is something that you’ll be used to if you’re using one of Apple’s more recent iPhones or iPads. Once you enroll your fingerprint in Touch ID on your MacBook Pro, you can unlock your Mac, switch user accounts and make secure purchases with Apple Pay on the web with a single touch. Touch ID enables a quick, accurate reading of your fingerprint and uses sophisticated algorithms to recognise and match it with the Secure Enclave in the new Apple T1 chip.
Size And Build Quality
The new MacBook Pro features a new enclosure design and all-metal unibody construction.
Coming in at just 14.9 mm thin, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is 17 percent thinner and has 23 percent less volume than the previous generation. It is also approximately 220g lighter at just 1.3kg. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro, at just 15.5 mm thin, is 14 percent thinner and has 20 percent less volume than before. It weighs approximately 1.8kg, which is nearly 220g lighter.
