The 15-inch Retina Display remains a main selling point, and the Retina branding now crosses over between the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro.

Instead, you'll have to go into the settings menu to turn this obvious feature on. That said, tap-to-click really should be turned on by default. The ability to do easy four-finger swipes, and the no-lag scrolling in Web browsers, is something Mac users always have trouble with when they switch back to a PC. The large glass trackpad, with its multifinger gestures, remains the industry leader, even as Windows laptops move to more touch-screen controls, at least partially to compensate for the hassle of using a touch pad with Windows 8. Other laptops have matched, but not surpassed, the backlit Apple keyboard, with the possible exception of Lenovo, a company as involved with keyboard research and development as any. The keyboard and trackpad remain essentially the same as seen on the last several generations of MacBook. Denser than it looks at first glance, the 15-inch MacBook Pro isn't exactly a carry-all-day-every-day package, although one could conceivably pull that off a few times per week. Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0Īs in the first generation of these MacBook Pro models from 2012, the current versions exist somewhere between the chunkier idea of a 'pro-level,' power-user laptop and the slim ultrabook ideal.

However, if you don't already own a Retina MacBook Pro, the promise of longer battery life, somewhat improved performance, faster Wi-Fi, and lower starting prices is enough to make this a significant overall update.Īpple MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina Display (June 2012) In our hands-on testing, these new model looks and feels a lot like the previous generation, so if you bought one last year, there's no need to reach for your wallet. Our review configuration of the 15-inch MacBook Pro is the step-up model (and it's a big step) for $2,599, with a faster 2.3GHZ Core i7, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and the Nvidia GeForce 750M GPU. The 15-inch version defaults to 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD (which Apple cheekily described as a 'quarter terabyte'). That's a break from traditional Apple pricing, where prices would remain the same generation over generation, with updated components adding value. The MacBook Pro follows, with its prices going from $2,199 down to $1,999 for the 15-inch version (and from $1,499 for the 13-inch version down to $1,299). We were pleasantly surprised when the 13-inch MacBook Air saw its starting price cut to $1,099 earlier this year.

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