“The latest buzz in the market is that Apple is launching an overhauled version of MacBook Pro, dubbed as MacBook Pro 2012,” Sangeeta Mukherjee reports for The International business Times. “The Cupertino-based tech giant will launch a 15-inch model at first and two other variants will follow soon.”
“Apple is long due for a complete makeover to its Pro line laptops. It was only four years ago that the company did design touchup for the MacBook Pro,” Mukherjee reports. “According to the latest rumors, Apple is trying to bridge the gap between its MacBook Pros and lightweight MacBook Airs to a significant level with the new upgrade.”
Mukherjee reports, “Here is a comparison between the 15-inch Pro 2012 and the late 2011 15-inch Pro model, which will mainly revolve around functionality and new features of these two models to see how Apple is working on making the new release better than the previous model.”
• Pro 2012 will be thinner and slimmer and will follow MacBook Air form factor
• Retina Display on the Card for Pro 2012
• Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 Ivy Bridge chipset
• Thunderbolt Port
• Full-Surface Trackpad with “accidental touching” sensing
• Surround Sound System
Mukherjee reports, “While Christian Post reported that the new lineup of MacBook Pro laptops could release a as early as May, The Economic Daily Times of China has reported that the new MacBook Pro is currently under production at Foxconn and Quanta Computer and will be shipped in June.”
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