For example, Apple demonstrated a video game where the presenter pressed harder and it sped up the game’s character. Instead of a simple tap to click, the user can exert greater pressure which OS X will treat differently depending on where the person’s mouse cursor hovers. Instead it’s touch only, but senses the amount of force the user applies. This new technology doesn’t click like the old trackpads. The biggest change comes from the new Force Touch Trackpad available only on the 13-inch 2015 MacBook Pro and not on the 15-inch yet. The faster flash storage in these models will run at a promised 2x speed boost over the older flash drives we get in the 2015 MacBook Air and older MacBook Pros. The storage will hold 128GB configurable up to 1TB of flash storage. It’s still got 8GB of RAM standard with configurations up to 16GB available.
The entry-level machine comes with an Intel Core i5 2.7GHz processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz. There’s a slight processor speed increase in this model.
People like this need power more than they need a super thin machine that’s extremely light, like the new MacBook with Retina Display. The new 13-inch model crams some power into the small design for serious mobile warriors who need a machine for editing big images or video, playing video games and running power-hungry software.
We assume Apple will update the 15-inch version later this year. The new 13-inch 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina gets a few new features to bring it forward. MacBook Pro offers more power in a thicker design for the same price as the new MacBook. See the new ultrathin MacBook with Retina Display reveal video to compare it with the new 2015 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Apple also offers a 13-inch MacBook Pro without a Retina Display for $1,099, but we don’t think very many buyers will find it appealing.īuyers can get the updated 2015 MacBook Air now at the Apple Store online and in retail stores “coming soon.” Compare that to the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and the new ultrathin MacBook, both of which start at $400 more than the intro-level 11-inch 2015 MacBook Air. The MacBook Air prices start at $899 making it the “budget” option for potential MacBook buyers. 11-.68 inches thick, 12.8 inches wide, 8.94 inches deep Here’s the specs for the 13-inch 2015 MacBook Air that differ from the 11-inch model above. 11-.68-inches thick, 11.8-inches wide and 7.56-inches deep
The machine offers 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost mode up to 2.7GHz. The headline for the refreshed 2015 MacBook Air comes primarily from the new processor. The MacBook Air is the new “budget” MacBook from Apple.