MacBook Pro with Retina Display 2013 hands-on (pictures)
Apple announced new 2013 MacBook Pros with Retina Displays and 802.11ac wireless.
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Ty Pendlebury is a journalism graduate of RMIT Melbourne, and has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about streaming and home audio.
Apple has announced two new MacBook Pros with Retina Displays at an event today in San Francisco. Prices start at $1299 for the 13-inch and $1999 for the 15-inch.
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13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display
The 13-inch is lighter at 3.46 pounds, and down to 0.71 inches thick. It features a 2.4GHz dual-core i5 processor, 4GB RAM, Iris graphics, and 128GB storage. It is available starting today.
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15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display
The 15-inch runs on a fourth-generation Intel quad-core processor and Iris Pro graphics. These are similar to discrete graphics, Phil Schiller said. Users can also add the Nvidia GeForce GT 750. The Pro gets eight hours of battery life, and includes 802.11ac, Thunderbolt 2, and OS X 10.9.
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Mavericks
The laptops will all ship with OS X 10.9 Mavericks onboard.
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Inputs
Dual Thunderbolt 2, two USB ports and an HDMI. Note the lack of an optical drive.
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0.71 inches thick
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Cover
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Retina Display
The 13-inch features a 2,560x1,600 resolution while the 15-inch has a 2,880x1,800 display.
