December 22, 2024 05:45 AM

New MacBook Pro 2016: Release Date and Specs

Last 2015, MacBook Pro got an overhaul with slight changes but the new MacBook Pro 2016 will carry new features and specs that everyone's waiting for.

Forbes reports, "Production started in the second calendar quarter on refreshes of the 13.3-inch and 15.4-inch MacBook Pro [and] the 13.3-inch MacBook Air," Rhoda Alexander, Director Tablet and Notebook PCs at HIS Markit Technology projected. She also said that it would probably launch in October of 2016

The new Intel processor expected to be packed in the MacBook Pro 2016 will either be Intel Skylake processor or the newest Kaby Lake silicon, but the analyst believes that because of the timing of the laptop's production, it is unlikely to include the Intel Kaby Lake Chip, Inquisitr reports.

With that in mind, Apple would probably choose the older model which is the Skylake processor. Also, since the AMD graphics processor just got released, it is likely to be included in the upcoming flagship laptop of Apple.

The MacBook Pro 2016 is expected to have the biggest update to its laptop to date. It is speculated to be compressed in a thinner form between the size of MacBook and MacBook Air. Despite the changes in its dimension, no apparent changes in design will appear on the latest model to be released, Inquisitr detailed.

Another anticipated feature to stand out will be an OLED function bar that adopts depending to its users. Mock-up designs created by fans have been popping-up on the internet of what it will actually look like. Also, Apple is expected to introduce the new USB-C type ports to is MacBook Pro 2016. According to Rhoda Alexander, the wait is about to be over for the laptop launch. She confirms that the MacBook Pro 2016 is set to debut at an Apple event next week.

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Macbook, MacBook Pro, Apple, Intel, AMD
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