| Specs at a glance: 15-inch 2015 Apple Retina MacBook Pro | |
|---|---|
| Screen | 2880×1800 at 15.4" (220 PPI) |
| OS | OS X 10.10.3 "Yosemite" |
| CPU | 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-4870HQ (Turbo up to 3.7GHz) |
| RAM | 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L (non-upgradeable) |
| GPU | Intel Iris Pro 5200 (integrated), AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB GDDR5 |
| HDD | 512GB solid-state drive |
| Networking | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (up to 1.3Gbps), Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ports | 2x USB 3.0, 2x Thunderbolt 2, card reader, HDMI, headphones |
| Size | 14.13" × 9.73" × 0.71" (358.9 mm × 247.1 mm × 18.0 mm) |
| Weight | 4.49 lbs (2.04 kg) |
| Battery | 99.5 WHr |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Starting price | $1,999.99 |
| Price as reviewed | $2,499.99 |
| Other perks | Webcam, backlit keyboard, dual integrated mics, Force Touch trackpad |
Apple released a new 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro last month, but it’s not the update we were expecting.
When the company held off refreshing the 15-inch model alongside the 13-inch Pro and both MacBook Airs earlier this year, we assumed it was waiting for the oft-delayed quad-core Broadwell processors from Intel. Those were just announced and should begin showing up at retail within the next 30 to 60 days. Assuming they follow the same pattern as the dual-core Broadwell parts, those chips would have provided small CPU and battery life boosts and larger increases to graphics performance.
Instead, Apple released the new MacBook Pros with the exact same chips they’ve been using for almost two years now, quad-core Haswell chips with Intel’s Iris Pro 5200 GPU. It’s not clear why this happened—given the timing I’d guess Apple knows something we don’t about how well Intel’s quad-core parts are ramping up—but whatever the reason, the new model is neither as significant nor as interesting as it might have been.
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