| Thread Tools |
12th June 2012, 06:46 | #1 |
[M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
Posts: 148,738
| Apple announces next-generation MacBook Pro: Retina display, 0.71-inches thin Apple announced some new MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros early in its WWDC keynote today, but it had another surprise in store for its big hardware announcement: the next-generation MacBook Pro. It packs a Retina display with a 2880 x 1800 resolution (or 220ppi), and a casing that measures just 0.71-inch thin and weighs 4.46 pounds. In addition to that high resolution, Apple is also promising higher contrast ratios, better viewing angles and reduced glare compared to other laptop displays, and it's updated all of its stock apps to take advantage of those extra pixels, not to mention Aperture and Final Cut Pro -- "reading your mail is like reading fine print," according to Apple's Phil Schiller. As for the other specs, you'll get up to 16GB of RAM, NVIDIA Kepler GT 650M graphics, up to a quad-core 2.7GHz Core i7 processor, a maximum 768GB of storage (SSD, naturally), and a promised seven hours of battery life with 30 days standby. One spec nowhere to be seen: an optical drive. Also on the outs are Ethernet and FireWire 800 ports, which you'll now need an optional Thunderbolt adapter to use, but you do now get two USB 3.0 ports in addition to a pair of Thunderbolt inputs (plus one HDMI). Making its debut on the laptop is a new, thinner MagSafe 2 connector, as well as a new fan that's said to be "nearly imperceptible" to the user. Pricing starts at $2,199 for a 2.3GHz unit with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and it's shipping today. Just how big a deal is it for Apple? "It's without doubt the very best computer that we've ever built," says Schiller. http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/a...n-macbook-pro/ |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Apple may add Retina display and dispose of "Pro" in MacBooks | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 11th June 2012 07:23 |
Possibly fake MacBook Pro spec sheet: USB 3.0, Ivy Bridge and no Retina Display | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 6th June 2012 07:09 |
Apple reportedly readying numerous Retina display MacBooks | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 5th June 2012 08:04 |
LG Display debuts five-inch Retina Display killer with 1080p HD resolution | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 28th May 2012 08:19 |
Next 15-inch MacBook said to have USB 3.0 and Retina display | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 15th May 2012 06:23 |
Apple announces iPad 3 with retina display, quad-core graphics and 4G | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 8th March 2012 10:23 |
Apple Working on Retina Display for Macbook Pro | Stefan Mileschin | WebNews | 0 | 15th December 2011 06:49 |
DUH! News of the Day: Next generation of Apple Macbook to use Intel CPUs and GPUs | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 9th December 2010 15:47 |
Thread Tools | |
| |