Apple introduced the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and TouchID back in October. It went on sale in India starting at Rs. 1,55,900 for the 13-inch model. We managed to get the 15-inch version from ITNET Infocom Here we have the unboxing of the top-end 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016 with Touch Bar that is priced at Rs. 2,41,900.
Box Contents
- MacBook Pro 2016 15-inch in Space Gray color (MLH42HN/A)
- 87W USB-C Power Adapter
- USB Type-C Charge Cable (2 m)
The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has a 15.4-inch (2880×1800 pixels) IPS LED-backlit display and is powered by 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz) processor with Intel HD Graphics 530 and 2GB GDDR5 Radeon Pro 450 GPU. It has 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 RAM and 512GB PCIe-based SSD. It has a 720p FaceTime HD camera on the front.
It only two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports on either sides with support for: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps). There is also a 3.5mm headphone jack.
It has a Backlit keyboard with a new design and a huge Force Touch trackpad.
The new TouchBar strip is useful for most apps also houses a second generation Touch ID fingerprint scanner. It has Stereo speakers with high dynamic range and Three microphones.
The Touch ID fingerprint sensor is easy to setup and unlocks Mac immediately once you place your finger on it. Apple has removed the Magsafe connector and also the glowing Apple logo on the back.
The built-in 76.0-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery promises up to 10 hours of wireless web/iTunes movie playback and up to 30 days of standby time.
Srivatsan contributed to this post