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Specifications (Full specifications at Apple)
- Thinner 15″ Macbook Pro with 4 times the resolution (2880 x 1800)
- Quad-core Intel Core i7 (starting at 2.3GHz)
- SSD based (starting at 256GB configurable to 768GB)
- 8GB RAM
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 & NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB)
- 7 hours battery life
- 2 x Thunderbold ports, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 x full HDMI port, 1 x full SD card slot, 1 x headset port
- 720p HD FaceTime webcam, 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0
Brunei Prices (via AV Electronics Facebook)
- B$2988 (cash price): 2.3GHz Intel Quad Core i7, 256GB, 8GB RAM
- B$3788 (cash price): 2.6GHz Intel Quad Core i7, 512GB, 8GB RAM
Links
- TheVerge Review
- ArsTechnica Review
- iFixit Teardown
- Wired opinion: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenable
- Apple Press Release
Other notes
- All laptops (Macbook Air and Macbook Pro) upgraded to new the newer Ivy Bridge chipsets and get USB 3.0 ports
- Macbook Pro 17″ discontinued but still available in 13″ & 15″ (non-retina)