Apple's New MacBook Pro 15" With Touch Bar & Touch ID: An In-Depth Review On Specs And Features
The much hyped Apple New MacBook Pro(2016) was launched on October 27, 2016, by Apple CEO, Tim Cook at Cupertino, California. The new MacBook Pro was released in two models -13-Inch & 15-Inch, of which 15-inch is pampered with incredible specs and features.
Apple claims that the new ultra-thin MacBook Pro is 17% thinner in size and lighter than its predecessors. Also, it is 67% brighter and 130% faster in graphics than earlier models. The battery powers more than 10 hours when fully charged. As in vogue, the 15-inch will boast retina display with AMOLED screen, featuring P3 colors which exhibit 25% sharper and brighter colors more than standard RGB.
As per The Verge, the 15-inch new MacBook pro has brilliantly designed Touch bar, replacing the old function keys on the keyboard. The intelligent Touch ID offers varied functionality as per user inputs. The Touch ID incorporated with a fingerprint sensor is similar to the one incorporated in iPhone7, useful to authenticate and process purchases seamlessly.
New MacBook Pro powered with two base configurations, reports Apple Inside. The first version uses 2.6 GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 Skylake with 6GB shared L3 cache & 256 GB storage and second configured with 2.7 GHz Quad-core Intel i7 Skylake with 8GB L3 cache & 512 GB storage. Both advanced processors are designed to deliver utmost performance coupled with optimal energy consumption. Graphics are best supported with basic Intel HD Graphics 530 with AMD Radeon 450 or 455 GPU depending on configurations.
However, there are no surprises in the store for color options. The laptop comes in 2 standard shades- Space Grey & Silver. The price for the two 15-inch variants offered at $2399 & 2799 on the Apple official website.
Our verdict is that with fabulous specs and fantastic features, the new MacBook pro is a technological marvel for geeks who can't resist the temptation of a premium laptop.
