Apple on Wednesday said it would
cut the price of its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display while simultaneously
updating it with faster processors.
The 15-inch model is also getting improved specs, although its price
remains the same.
The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro now starts at $1,499 for 128GB of
solid-state flash storage, and $1,699 for 256GB of storage. The higher-end
model also includes a more robust 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor.
The 15-inch model still starts at $2,199, but now that gets you a
quad-core 2.4GHz Core i7 processor. If you want the best of the best, you can
now get a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with a quad-core 2.7GHz Core i7 processor
with 16GB of RAM for $2,799.
In addition to the adjustments to the Retina MacBook Pro line, Apple
also took the price of its 13-inch MacBook Air down a notch: The 13-inch
model with 256GB of flash storage now costs $1,399.
The new
prices and specs are effective today, both online and in Apple Stores.
The price cuts and speed bumps of the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro make a
lot of sense in the light of reviews, which praised the laptop's
high-resolution 2,560 x 1,600 display, but lamented that it didn't have the
same kind of power to drive those pixels as its larger 15-inch sibling.
"What's inescapable is that this first version of the 13-inch
Retina MacBook Pro isn't a winner when it comes to price and performance,"
wrote Mashable senior tech analyst Christina Warren in her
review.
"It's just a bit too expensive."
Will the price cuts and improved specs make you more inclined to buy a
MacBook in the next few weeks? Let us know in the comments.
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