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Retina Display MacBook Pro battery more expensive than previous iterations

Apple’s new Retina Display MacBook Pro may be snazzy, but it isn’t cheap to fix if the battery fails. Per Macworld, the battery on the current model has been priced at 54 percent more expensive than the previous iteration. Apple updated the pricing list for MacBook battery replacements, showing that servicing the new model’s battery […]

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Rumor: Apple expected to phase out 17-inch MacBook Pro in upcoming hardware generation

The 17-inch MacBook Pro had a great run, but it may not be long for this world. Per AppleInsider, With a new MacBook lineup said to be on the way, Apple is expected to discontinue its 17-inch MacBook Pro this year, and might even ax the Pro lineup entirely in favor of the “new MacBook” […]

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Inventory constraints point towards possibility of new 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook on horizon

When the current supplies dwindle, interesting things are about to happen. Per AppleInsider, multiple authorized resellers this week are reflecting stock-outs of 15-inch MacBook Pros, suggesting that Apple is ramping down production of existing models before introducing redesigned offerings that will largely resemble the company’s increasingly popular line of ultra-slim MacBook Airs. Among those resellers […]

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Rumor: Thinner, optical-drive-free 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks currently in production

The new MacBook Pro units are coming and their optical drives may be a thing of the past. Per DigiTimes, initial monthly shipments of the next-generation notebooks will be between 100,000 and 150,000 and sources have indicated that the new MacBook Pros will ditch the optical drive in favor of the “more advanced specs” than […]

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Rumor: Thinner, 13 and 15-inch next-gen MacBook Pro units could arrive as early as April

The new stuff’s en route, you’ll just have to be a bit patient. New 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros with a thinner and lighter design are expected to launch in April “at the soonest,” with an initial shipment of just under a million units. Per DigiTimes, sources in Apple’s upstream supply chain have indicated indicated […]