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Apple Unveils New 13-Inch Entry-Level MacBook Pro

Today at its October 2016 Town Hall event, Apple announced an entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro (http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro) that it is positioning as an appealing alternative for potential buyers of the MacBook Air (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-air/), the 13-inch version of which remains available to buy (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/27/apple-still-selling-13-inch-macbook-air/) for now, with the 11-inch version being discontinued.





The new entry-level Pro takes on many of the design features of the rest of the range, except for Apple's new Touch Bar (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/27/apple-unveils-touch-bar-macbook/), which replaces the traditional function key strip in the rest of its new Pro MacBooks.





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The new entry-level MacBook Pro (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-pro/) is 12 percent thinner than the current MacBook Air. It's also 13 percent smaller in volume, while staying the same weight.





Apple's senior VP Phil Schiller (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/phil-schiller/) says the new entry-level MacBook Pro is faster than the MacBook Air in "every way." It has a 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, Intel Iris 540 Graphics, a larger Force Touch trackpad, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and a new second-generation butterfly mechanism keyboard.





The entry-level MacBook ships starting today and is available starting at $1,499. In contrast, the existing MacBook Air with 1.6GHz processor and 128GB storage and is still available at $999. The new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro can be pre-ordered online now and will ship in 2-3 weeks.

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