Apple's 2016 " Hello Again" event unveiled three new models of MacBook Pros. The New MacBook Pro comes in three variants, two 13-inch versions and one 15-inch device with a new feature called the Touch Bar. The MacBook Air is now out of the picture.
Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple, introduced one final device before the end of the event - a 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar, which is designed to be the replacement of the MacBook Air. Schiller walks through all the ways the 13" MacBook Pro is better than the 13" MacBook Air. It's thinner, smaller, and weighs the same.
Apple has unveiled a second version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro that has traditional function keys and 2x Thunderbolt 3.0 ports, and it's aimed at MacBook Air owners that want to upgrade. It's 12 percent thinner than the MacBook Air and weighs the same. It starts at $1,499, is out today and will get to people within 2 to 3 weeks, according to Tech Radar.
According to 9to5Mac, along with a breakthrough interface that replaces the traditional row of function keys with a brilliant, Retina-quality Multi-Touch display called the Touch Bar. The new MacBook Pro features Apple's brightest and most colorful Retina display yet, the security and convenience of Touch ID®, a more responsive keyboard, a larger Force Touch trackpad and an audio system with double the dynamic range.
The hardware and software work together to deliver all-day battery life, up to 10 hours in both the 13- and 15-inch," Schiller mentioned. Moreover, with the groundbreaking new Touch Bar, the convenience of Touch ID, the best Mac display ever, powerful performance, enhanced audio, lightning fast storage and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity in our thinnest and lightest pro notebook yet, the new MacBook Pro is the most innovative notebook ever made.
