

Intel HD Graphics 3000 + AMD Radeon HD 6750M / AMD Radeon HD 6770M Up to 2.7GHz quad-core Core i7 (Ivy Bridge) Up to 2.4GHz quad-core Core i7 (Sandy Bridge) There's no shortage of spec changes to keep track of, so check out our comparison charts below to see what the new models bring to the table (hint: highlights include USB 3.0, Ivy Bridge and a thinner design for the new Retina model). Apple just announced its updated 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros - not to mention a new 15-inch model with a brilliant Retina display, and these new machines boast some pretty impressive upgrades. Sure, it may not be Cupertino's thinnest, sexiest product, but it has the heavy-duty internals to handle intense graphics for artists and gamers alike. That model currently has a PPI of 127 and 1,440-by-900 resolution.Since the epic rise of the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro has become something of a dark horse in the Apple notebook family. The current models have a 110 PPI and 1,440-by-900 resolution.Īs for the 13-inch MacBook Pros, the new models would have a 227 PPI and a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel resolution. Shim said Retina display 15-inch MacBook Pros will have 200 pixels per inch and a 2,880-by-1,800 pixel resolution. "You can get it."Īnd the jump in quality is pretty nice. "We're seeing it at 15.4" inches, said Shim, who spoke with CNET. It remains to be seen how Apple will deal with the price jump, but what is clear is that the 15-inch Retina displays are ready to go.

But the price hike for the new part on the iPad was only $30, and Apple was able to find a way to manage the cost without raising its price. It's unclear whether that cost will trickle down to consumers, but it very well could.Īpple kept prices stable when it launched the Retina display on the iPhone 4 in 2010, and did so again this year with the new iPad. For its 13-inch model, Apple would have to start shelling out $134 as opposed to the $69 it pays now. Retina displays for the revamped MacBook Pros could cost Apple almost $100 more per unit than the current screens it uses for its 15-inch Pro, which is the model expected to launch as early as next month.Īpple pays $68 per display on the 15-inch models now, and would pay $160 for the Retina display, according to DisplaySearch senior analyst Richard Shim.
