Enlarge / The new 13″ MacBook Pro, without a Touch Bar or Touch ID. (credit: Apple)
We thought Apple might introduce a new MacBook Air today, but instead the company made a lower-end MacBook Pro that might satisfy people looking for a thin laptop with more horsepower than the entry-level MacBook.
Alongside the more powerful 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pros announced today, there is another new 13″ MacBook Pro that doesn’t have the Touch Bar and Touch ID that comes with higher-end models. It does use the same general design as the higher-end MacBook Pros, weighing 3.02 pounds with “up to 10 hours” battery life for wireless Web surfing and movie playback.
Apple said it will continue selling the existing 13″ MacBook Air, but the company made a point of comparing that model to this new lower-end Pro, putting it somewhere between the Air and the other Pros in the lineup. The new 13″ MacBook Pro starts at $1,499 and will begin shipping today. The new higher-end Pros will start at $1,799 for the 13″ model and $2,399 for the 15″ model while shipping in two to three weeks.
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Source: Ars Technica – No new MacBook Airs as Apple instead makes lower-end, ,500 MacBook Pro