On Monday, Apple introduced its new 15-inch MacBook Pro featuring all flash storage, quad-core processors, and the real star of the show, its Retina display.
Weighing in at 4.46 pounds the new device, but specifically its Retina display, is what's capturing the eyes of techies and pro users everywhere.
"The MacBook Pro with Retina display pushes the limits of performance and portability like no other notebook," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "With a gorgeous Retina display, all flash architecture and a radically thin and light design, the new MacBook Pro is the most advanced Mac we have ever built."
The MacBook Pro Retina display has over five million pixels, with three million more pixels than an HD television, the device is the only notebook display in the world with such high resolution.
The Retina display is able to capture a 178-degree wide viewing angle with 75 percent less reflection and 29 percent higher contrast than any other MacBook Pro ever designed. It does this through use of IPS technology.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display features 16GB of quicker 1600 MHz RAM, flash storage close to 768 GB, the most up to date Intel Core i7 quad-core processors, and Turbo Boost speeds close to 3.7 GHz. The device additionally offers two USB 3.0 ports and two thunderbolt which makes it easy for users to connect to many different displays and enhanced performance devises. Quicker connection to HDTVs is made available through a new HDMI port.
Even the most basic version of the MacBook Pro with Retina display offers so much to pro users but for those interested in add-ons, some of the features that can help spruce up the pro that much more include MiniDisplay Port to VGA Adapter, Mini Display Port to Dual-Link DVI Adapter, and RAM increase from 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM. For all the bells and whistles the MacBook Pro with Retina display provides, be prepared to spend up to $7000 in addition to the cost of the device.
