The Touch Bar models also included an integrated Touch ID sensor Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports a 50% larger trackpad a second-generation butterfly mechanism keyboard a brighter, wider gamut display in line with the iPhone 7 and iPad Pro a significantly faster PCIe-based solid state drive improved speakers with better dynamic range and a new color previously only available in the 2015 MacBook - space gray. models with a new and revolutionary input device: the multitouch OLED Touch Bar, which replaced the row of traditional function keys and dynamically adapted for each active application.

The refresh included a thinner, lighter chassis that rivaled the MacBook Air - so much so that the MacBook Pro without Touch Bar replaced it entirely (though Apple has strategically kept the Air available at an entry level price point of $999).Īpple also unveiled upgraded 13-in.

That year, Apple introduced its newest iteration of the MacBook Pro at a special event in October.

2016 marked the 25 th anniversary for Apple’s line of portable computers.

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