Apple announces 13-inch MacBook Pro w/ Retina display


Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro will be the second Mac with a Retina display. The smaller 13-inch screen may appeal better to people's carrying bag and their wallets. The new MacBook Pro will start out at friendly $1699.

The fastest option is a dual-core 2.9 GHz i7 CPU. Storage options include 256 GB, 512 GB, and 768 GB. Some disappointments that there are no quad-core options. Also no discrete graphics, although the Ivy Bridge/Intel 4000 is a significant improvement over previous integrated GPUs. If you want quad-core GPUs, specifically on the i7, and also powerful GeForce 6xxm GPUs, you'll need to bump up to the 15-inch MacBook pro.

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