Macbook Pro: The Ultimate Pro Notebook

With Apple lifting the lid on the new MacBook Pro with a stunning 16-inch Retina Display and an 80% performance boost over previous generations, we take a closer look and explore the firm’s ongoing push into empowering its professional user base with cutting-edge hardware.

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THE WORLD’S BEST PROFESSIONAL NOTEBOOK

First introduced back in 2006 by Steve Jobs, the MacBook Pro has become one of the world’s most iconic notebook brands, the compute power behind some of the biggest projects in history. From editing blockbuster movies and TV shows to writing chart topping books and mastering number-one singles, the MacBook Pro has been with its power users every step of the way, offering cutting-edge performance in a compact and portable device. With the allnew MacBook Pro, described by Apple as the “world’s best pro notebook,” the company takes everything you know to the next level.

Indeed, Apple has built the new MacBook Pro around developers, photographers, filmmakers, scientists, music producers and anyone who relies on a Mac to create their life’s best work, and thanks to its impressive internals, it’s now more powerful than ever, offering unrivaled tools to empower the next generation of creatives. From a stunning 16-inch Retina Display with smaller bezels, through to 8-core processors, the MacBook Pro is a superhero.

Speaking of the new machine, Tom Boger, Apple’s senior director of Mac and iPad Product Marketing, said: “Pro customers tell us they want their next MacBook Pro to have a larger display, blazing-fast performance, the biggest battery possible, the best notebook keyboard ever, awesome speakers and massive amounts of storage, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers that and more.” Does it live up to the hype? Without further ado, let’s take a look…

STUNNING NEW RETINA DISPLAY

Perhaps one of the most striking things about the new MacBook Pro is its impressive Retina display, sporting