Apple upgrades MacBook Air, MacBook Pro with Intel Broadwell Processors

Apple at its 'Spring Forward' event also announced a slew of update to its existing MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

Apple's 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models have been upgraded with fifth generation Intel Core processors, Intel HD Graphics 6000, and Thunderbolt 2. It also has a faster flash storage. Both 11-inch and 13-inch models are available today via select Apple Authorized Resellers across India.

Apple has also updated its 13-inch Macbook Pro with Retina display with faster fifth generation processor, Intel Iris Graphics 6100, new Force Touch trackpad, two times faster flash storage and longer battery life (rated to deliver up to 10 hours of run time)

However, Apple is not upgrading the non-Retina version of the MacBook Pro. The 13-inch laptop still has an Intel Core i5 Haswell processor and Intel HD Graphics 4000. It is priced at Rs. 78,900.

The pricing of the upgraded MacBook Air and MacBook Pro is listed below [Source : Fone Arena]

11-inch MacBook Air

Rs. 65,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB of flash storage
Rs. 79,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 256GB of flash storage

13-inch MacBook Air

Rs. 72,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB of flash storage
Rs. 86,900 inc VAT – 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 256GB of flash storage

Configure-to-order options include a 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz, up to 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB flash storage.

New 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display

Rs. 94,900 inc VAT – 2.7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 128GB flash storage
Rs. 1,09,900 inc VAT – 2.7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB flash storage
Rs. 1,29,900 inc VAT – 2.9 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 512GB flash storage

Configure-to-order options include a faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processor up to 3.1 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.4 GHz, up to 16GB of RAM and flash storage up to 1TB.

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