15-Inch MacBook Pro Refresh Imminent as Stock Dwindles is a post by Craig Lloyd from Gotta Be Mobile.
Inventory of the 15-inch MacBook Pro has been slowly dwindling on Apple’s website, hinting to the possibility that a MacBook Pro refresh of the larger model is incoming.
Apple updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro last month alongside the announcement of the new 12-inch MacBook. It comes with Intel’s new Broadwell processors, allowing for faster performance while still keeping battery life in check. The new machines also rock Apple’s new Force Touch technology, which allows users to either tap on the trackpad or press down on it get something different. It’s still the same glass material, but it’s now pressure sensitive and you can click it anywhere, instead of just from one side like previous trackpads. The pressure sensitivity is used for what Apple is calling “force clicks,” which will allows you to press hard on an address in the Mail app to get a location (for example). You can also use force clicks in Finder to see a preview of whatever is inside a folder.
Unfortunately, the 15-inch MacBook Pro was left out the this refresh for an unknown reason, although it could be its time to shine finally, as stock of the higher-end 15-inch model has slipped to 2-3 weeks in Apple’s online store.
This could mean that Apple may announce a refresh for the 15-inch MacBook Pro at WWDC in June. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (as it’s called) is usually reserved for software-only reveals by the company, but it has never shied away from announcing new hardware products at the event.
If Apple does announce a refresh for the 15-inch MacBook Pro, it will join the 13-inch model and the new 12-inch MacBook, which was released earlier this month. However, instead of giving it the “Pro” or “Air” suffix, the company is simply just calling it the new “MacBook,” but it definitely has the MacBook Air feel to it, as Apple CEO Tim Cook says that it’s “the most extreme and efficient notebook we have ever created.”
The new MacBook weighs just two pounds and is only 13.1mm thin at its thickest point, which is 24% thinner than the 11-inch MacBook Air.
As rumors have been predicting for a while now, the new MacBook comes with a 12-inch display and is equipped with a Retina-quality resolution of 2304 x 1440, making this the first ultra-thin MacBook to sport a Retina display.
The new machine also has an all-new keyboard, which is 40% thinner than the old style, but the key caps themselves are 17% larger. It’s a better-built keyboard overall, though, with stainless steel dome switches instead of silicone (these are the parts under the keys). Plus, each key has it’s own backlight instead of a general set of LEDs lighting up the whole keyboard. This makes for a more even application of light across the keyboard.
On the inside, the new MacBook is rocking a fanless design, which is the first MacBook ever to do that. This means that noise levels will be pretty much nonexistent. It’s also rocking Intel’s new Core M processors, which only uses 5 watts of power. Compared to other processors currently on the market, 5 watts is incredibly low and Apple says that you’ll be able to fit in 9 hours of web browsing with the new MacBook.
Complete specs include a 1.1GHz Intel Core M processor, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage, and Intel HD Graphics 5300. As for ports, the new MacBook only has one Type-C connector, which supports USB, DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA.
The new MacBook comes in silver, space gray, and gold. Prices start at $1,299 for the entry-level model with an upgrade to a 1.2GHz processor and 512GB of storage costing $1,599.
15-Inch MacBook Pro Refresh Imminent as Stock Dwindles is a post by Craig Lloyd from Gotta Be Mobile.
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