This one is big, the next generation MacBook Pro was announced this morning, with, yes, a Retina Display! It also has two thunderbolt ports, USB 3.0, HDMI, and SSD flash storage. We now have an in-depth look at it for you.
Specs and pricing
15-inch – 2.3GHz Retina Display – $2,199.00
- 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
- 8GB 1600MHz memory
- 256GB flash storage1
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
- Built-in battery (7 hours)
15-inch – 2.6GHz Retina Display – $2,799.00
- 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
- 8GB 1600MHz memory
- 512GB flash storage1
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
- Built-in battery (7 hours)
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All in a form factor that is just 0.71-inch thick and weighs just 4.46 pounds.
Details
Retina Display: There is only one way to see what this means, Apple has a wonderful demonstration of the difference between a normal MacBook Pro display, and the new Retina display. Check it out, after you finish this article.
The Retina display packs over 5 million pixels into a 15.4-inch display. The pixel density is so high, your eyes can’t discern individual pixels. It has a 2880-by-1800 resolution
All Flash Storage: The next generation MacBook Pro comes with up to 768GB of flash storage, for up to 4.4X the speed of a conventional hard drive.
7 Hour Battery life: Apple’s website says: “A 7-hour battery life is impressive for any notebook. But for a high-performance notebook with an ultra-high-resolution display, top-of-the-line processors and graphics, and a superslim design, it’s absolutely remarkable. The built-in 95-watt-hour battery gives you up to 1000 full charge and discharge cycles and up to 30 days of instant-on standby time.3 Which means you can put your MacBook Pro to sleep, and it’ll come back on instantly — after a day, a week, or even a month. With Power Nap coming this summer in OS X Mountain Lion, your MacBook Pro can continue to receive new email and calendar invitations while it’s asleep. And when it’s connected to a power source, it can download software updates and make backups with Time Machine. So the next time you open your notebook, everything’s right there waiting for you.”
New NVIDIA Graphics Processor: Based on a next-generation Kepler architecture with 1GB of dedicated video memory, Apple says that the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics processor provides up to 60 percent faster graphics performance than any notebook they’ve ever made. And it has enough power to drive the Retina display as well as two external displays.
Ports, Ports, Ports!: The notebook has two Thunderbolt ports, which will let you hook up external displays, RAID arrays, video capture devices, FireWire peripherals (adapter sold separately, available July) and Gigabit Ethernet networks (adapter sold separately). In addition, it has two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, and an SDXC card slot.
The next generation MacBook Pro also has improved stereo speakers, and dual built in mics.
