
The new model is rated at 10 hours of battery power and includes Bluetooth 4.2 along with 802.11ac WiFi for wireless connectivity. Radeon Pro 460 with 4 GB of video memory is a build-to-order option. In its ongoing back-and-forth on graphics processors, this time Apple has left behind Nvidia and gone with Radeon Pro 450 or 455 graphics with 2 GB of video memory and automatic graphics switching between it and Intel HD Graphics 530. 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB SSDs are available for both models. The base 2.6 GHz model has a 256 GB PCIe-based SSD and a $2,399 price tag, up $400 from the low-end Mid 2015 model, while the 2.7 GHz version includes a 512 GB SSD at $2,799 retail, up $300 from last year’s “better” model. There’s a built-in 720p FaceTime HD webcam that supports today’s widescreen displays. At this time we don’t yet have Geekbench results measuring the performance difference between these three Skylake CPUs.Īs with other recent 15″ models, 16 GB of memory is standard – and there is no option for more than that. The base model runs its quad-core i7 at 2.6 GHz (Turbo Boost to 3.5 GHz), the step-up model at 2.7 GHz (Turbo Boost to 3.6 GHz), and the top-end build-to-order version at 2.9 GHz (Turbo Boost to 3.8 GHz). There’s less range of CPU speeds than ever before. The 15″ MacBook Pro now has four USB-C ports, two on each side of the machine. This is due in part to moving away from legacy ports to the newer, smaller USB-C port, which is used for charging, video, 40 Gbps Thunderbolt, and 10 Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2. The Late 2016 15-incher is the thinnest 15″ MacBook Pro yet at 0.61″ (15.5 mm). What’s new is the Touch Bar, which replaces the dedicated row of function keys that have been present on Mac notebooks since the 68040 era. Retina displays are standard across the board on all MacBooks. With the Late 2016 refresh, Apple has dropped the words “with Retina Display” from the names of its MacBook Pro models.
