Apple Launches New 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro

Alongside new iMacs, new Mac Minis the new 4th-gen iPad, and the new 8-inch iPad Mini, Apple also unveiled a new 13-inch version of the MacBook Pro with Retina display! The new model features the same port layout as its larger counterpart, and features similar specs.


Specifications include:

  • Just .75 thick. 1/5th thinner than the old model.
  • It weighs just over 3.5 pounds. The lightest MacBook Pro ever.
  • No optical drive.
  • Retina Display. 4,096,000 pixels. Almost double the pixels of an HDTV.
  • FaceTime HD camera, dual mics, stereo speakers.
  • Core i5 or i7 processors.
  • Standard 8GB of RAM.
  • It starts at 8GB of RAM and 128GB of flash storage for $1699.

Unlike the rest of the new products Apple announced at the event (except the Mac Mini), the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display ships today, and is available for ordering immediately from the Apple Online Store!

You can view all of our editorial coverage for today’s announcements by visiting our ‘iPad Mini Event‘ tag!

Chris Hauk

Chris is a Senior Editor at Mactrast. He lives somewhere in the deep Southern part of America, and yes, he has to pump in both sunshine and the Internet.