Apple upgrades 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with 5th-gen Intel processors


Retina Mac Book Pro

Apple has updated both 13-inch Macbook Pro with Retina display with faster fifth generation processor, Intel Iris Graphics 6100, new Force Touch trackpad, two times faster flash and longer battery life. It has also updated 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air with fifth generation Intel Core processors, Intel HD Graphics 6000, and Thunderbolt 2. The 13-inch MacBook Air also gets two times faster flash.

The new trackpad in the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro features built-in force sensors that allow you to click anywhere and haptic feedback that provides a responsive and uniform feel. It also enables a new gesture called Force Click, a click followed by a deeper press, for tasks like pulling up the definition of a word, quickly seeing a map or glancing at a preview of a file.

Macbook Air

Now the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro models have faster fifth generation 2.7GHz and 2.7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processors with Intel Iris Graphics 6100, 128GB, 256GB and 512MB PCIe-based flash storage compared to hard drive. The 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models now have fifth generation 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz) and Intel HD Graphics 6000. These models also have faster 128GB or 256GB PCIe-based flash storage.

Pricing for New 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display

  • Rs. 94,900 inc VAT – 2.7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 128GB flash storage
  • Rs. 1,09,900 inc VAT – 2.7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB flash storage
  • Rs. 1,29,900 inc VAT – 2.9 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor,  8GB RAM and 512GB flash storage

Configure-to-order options include a faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processor up to 3.1 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.4 GHz, up to 16GB of RAM and flash storage up to 1TB.

Pricing for 11-inch MacBook Air 

  • Rs. 65,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB of flash storage
  • Rs. 79,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 256GB of flash storage

Pricing for 13-inch MacBook Air 

  • Rs. 72,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB of flash storage
  • Rs. 86,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 256GB of flash storage

Configure-to-order options include a 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz, up to 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB flash storage.

Both these are are available today through select Apple Authorized Resellers across India.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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