Apple updates the 15-in Retina MacBook Pro and Retina iMac
Apple updates the 15-in Retina MacBook Pro and Retina iMac
Apple snuck some Mac updates out the door today, giving the 15-in Retina MacBook Pro the upgrade it didn't get earlier this year, while adding a new entry-level version of the iMac with Retina 5K Display.
The updated 15-in MacBook Pro with Retina Display gets the Force Touch trackpad that we've already seen in both its 13-in counterpartand the 12-in MacBook. The trackpad uses advanced sensors and Apple's "Taptic Engine" that make the (mostly) fixed trackpad feel like it's moving.
Like the 2014 15-in Retina MacBook Pro, though, only the higher-end version (512 GB storage, 2.5 GHz) gets the AMD graphics. The entry-level model sticks with an integrated Intel Iris Pro GPU.
The cheaper iMac with Retina 5K Display, meanwhile, drops the barrier of entry for that model by US$500. That base model switches from a Fusion drive to a more standard hard drive (though you still get 1 TB) and an Intel Core i5 clocked at 3.3 GHz (with Turbo Boost to 3.7 GHz).
Apple also dropped the price of the higher-end Retina iMac to $2,300.
Both machines are available today in Apple's online and retail stores. The 15-in MacBook Pro sits in the same price points as before, with the entry-level Iris Pro model (256 GB SSD) running $2,000 and that higher-end discrete AMD variant ringing up for $2,500. The cheaper Retina iMac also costs $2,000.
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