MacBook Pro gains Force Touch, iMac 5K gets new pricing


Apple Tuesday rolled out an update to the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The headline feature is the addition of the Force Touch trackpad. The Force Touch trackpad was introduced in the new 12-inch MacBook and accepts commands when pressed vs simple mouse clicks.

Along with new new trackpad, the MacBook Pro gets faster PCI flash storage, longer battery life, and improved discrete graphics.

In addition to revamping the MacBook Pro, Apple also gave the iMac Retina 5K some attention. A new $1999 configuration is available, plus Apple dropped the price of the previous base model by $200 to $2299.