MacBook Pro launched in new avatar in India, know prices

Apple has updated the MacBook Pro models, now Apple MacBook Pro models will come with faster Intel Core processors with Touch Bar and an updated version of 'Butterfly' keyboard. Apple claims that the 2019 MacBook Pro laptops deliver up to two times faster performance than existing models equipped with quad-core processors and are 40 percent more powerful than hexa-core processor models. The 15-inch MacBook Pro gets the option of a new octa-core Intel chip that will make the new MacBook Pro model the fastest Mac notebook ever. Apart from this, Apple said that the 'butterfly' mechanism which has been a problem for a large number of MacBook users, especially in the 2019 MacBook Pro models, has been changed.

The most powerful option in the new Apple MacBook Pro range is the 15-inch model equipped with 9th generation Intel Core processors. The top variant of the 15-inch MacBook Pro is equipped with a 2.3 GHz octa-core Intel Core i9 processor which will come with Turbo Boost speed up to 4.8 GHz.

However, there is also a basic model of the 15-inch range which is equipped with a 2.6 GHz hexa-core Intel Core i7 processor and Turbo Boost speeds of up to 4.5 GHz. The base model is equipped with 256 GB SSD storage, while its top variant has 512 GB SSD storage. Both models have 16 GB RAM.

Recall that the most powerful options for the 15-inch MacBook Pro model released last year were 8th generation, hexa-core Intel Core i7 and Core i9 processors with a maximum clock speed of 2.9 GHz. This indicates that the new 15-inch MacBook Pro models have a significant performance upgrade.

Apart from the new 15-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple has made some changes to the core processor of the 13-inch MacBook Pro models that come with the Touch Bar. The base variant of the new lineup features 8th generation, 2.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processors with Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz.

Last year's 13-inch MacBook Pro models were equipped with 8th generation, quad-core Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors clocked at 2.7 GHz. The 13-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar launched last year come with dual-core processors.

Talking about the price, the updated model will be available at a lower price in India. The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro model and 15-inch MacBook Pro model with Touch Bar will be available at Apple authorized resellers later this week and are priced at Rs 1,59,900 and Rs 1,99,900, respectively. This price is Rs 10,000 and Rs 25,000 less than the previous generation MacBook models respectively. We will update our news as soon as the price information of all models is available.