Apple, however, didn't change the signature designs of the MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Pro with Retina Display is the first MacBook Pro without a disc drive slot, though MacBook Airs never had one.
In a bid to keep up in a laptop market chock-full of competition, Apple jammed new processors into its lineup of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops Tuesday.
The company advises users to install the update on all "MacBook and MacBook Pro computers and extra batteries that were purchased between February 2006 and April 2007".
When I used my own MacBook Pro after using the MacBook Pro with Retina Display, its screen appeared as if a thin, hazy film was floating on top of it.
The Gigabit Ethernet adapter adds a Gigabit port to your MacBook Air, MacBook Pro with Retina display or any other USB 3 enabled computer and provides a fast and secure wired connection without hassle of Wi-Fi setup.
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When Hertzfeld, who now works at Google, went to the Apple store, he found that Apple did indeed update the Mac Pro, though stage time at WWDC was devoted to faster new MacBook Air notebooks, updated MacBook Pro notebooks and a new high-end MacBook Pro with a high resolution Retina Display.
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Just in time for the holidays, and making a perfect external storage companion to the Apple(R) Macbook(R), MacBook(TM) Pro or Macbook Air(TM), the new G-DRIVE slim external hard drive gives users 320GB of storage and ubiquitous USB 2.0 connectivity in an amazingly slim form factor.
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Every computer after that was an Apple: Mac SE, PowerBook 100, PowerBook G3, PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
Apple has withdrawn all its laptop and desktop computers from the EPEAT environmental rating system, including older MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models.
In a column in Wired today, Wiens compares the new Macbook Pro to the Macbook Air, which sacrificed upgradeability and reparability in pursuit of thinness and sold millions as a result.
Intel processors can also be found in the MacBook Air, as well as the next-gen MacBook Pro, which has blown away sales expectations.
After the PowerBook got transformed into the MacBook Pro, the iBook into the MacBook, and the iMac and Mac mini got Intel makeovers, it was time to attack the pro desktop segment, a place where only Intel's Core 2-based Xeon "Woodcrest" processors could manage.
Jobs also introduced a multi-touch glass trackpad for both the MacBook Pro and the new metal MacBook.
Apple is offering Macbook Air computers with only flash memory and there is talk of moving the Macbook Pro to only solid state storage.
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In my estimation, this is Apple's most deliberate move yet to differentiate the 13-inch MacBook Pro from the 13-inch MacBook Air.
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The 13 inch MacBook Pro already takes up half of all MacBook sales, so the workhorse model getting not just a spec increase, but a full reworking with the latest technology is going to have a significant impact on the laptop market.
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At 0.9-inches thick the XPS 14z is a little thinner than the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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Apple also added a faster processor to its 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
The hardware updates announced today make the thirteen inch MacBook Pro even more attractive.
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It's with the display that the MacBook Pro starts to justify its higher starting price.
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On Tuesday, October 23, Apple announced several new products including a new iMac, MacBook Pro, and iPads.
We did notice, however, that the mic was able to detect the hum from our MacBook Pro's fan.
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"I've already got the iPhone 4S and a MacBook Pro so it's like having a collection really, " he added.
The two big rumors that have been circulating are regarding the iPad line and the popular laptop, MacBook Pro.
Finally, I want that newscast to be available on my phone, my Macbook Pro and my Sharp television.
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This giant bag is designed to carry a 13-inch MacBook Pro and iPad.
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For products like the iPhone, the iPad, and now the Macbook pro, the marketing strategy is all about magic.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display features the world's highest resolution notebook display.
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