It eliminated Ethernet and FireWire ports and the optical drive. It is thinner than its predecessor, made solid-state storage (SSD) standard, added HDMI, and included a high-resolution Retina display. The Retina MacBook Pro was released in 2012: the 15-inch in June, a 13-inch model in October. Updates brought Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and introduced Intel's Thunderbolt. Called the 'unibody' model because its case was machined from a single piece of aluminum, it had a thinner flush display, a redesigned trackpad whose entire surface consisted of a single clickable button, and a redesigned keyboard. The unibody model debuted in October 2008 in 13- and 15-inch variants, with a 17-inch variant added in January 2009.

Later revisions added Intel Core 2 Duo processors and LED-backlit displays. The 15-inch model was introduced in January 2006 the 17-inch model in April. The original MacBook Pro used the design of the PowerBook G4, but replaced the PowerPC G4 chips with Intel Core processors, added a webcam, and introduced the MagSafe power connector. It is currently sold with 13-inch, 14-inch, and 16-inch screens, all using Apple silicon M-series chips. Introduced in January 2006, it is the higher-end lineup in the MacBook family, sitting above the consumer-focused MacBook Air. In the future, the two most important Macs will be the MacBook SE and the 15' Air.The MacBook Pro is a line of Mac laptops made by Apple Inc. Today, the two most important Macs are the 13' Air and the 16' MBP.

It's with Apple Silicon.Ĭlearly, Apple's margin for the old Macbook Air is high enough that it can afford to sell it for $799.Īpple already makes the iPhone SE, Watch SE, and iPad 10' (SE in spirit). Steve Jobs used to say that Apple didn't know how to make a cheap laptop that is also good. There are more iPhone + Windows laptop users than iPhone + Mac users today because the base price of a Mac has been so historically high. At $850, a MacBook SE would provide insane value and would entice people to switch to Macs en mass. Today, the average selling price of a Windows laptop is around $700.

It'd be a very strong lineup from top to bottom.Ī Macbook SE with an M3 at $850 would destroy cheap Windows laptop competition. Apple should release a Macbook SE using the M1 Air body but with an M3 chip.

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