Now playing: Watch this: Test driving Apple’s Force Touch trackpad 2:49 Apple’s new Macbooks include a wider, more spacious trackpad, giving you more room than ever to use Force Touch. Force Touch, originally introduced on Apple’s 2015 MacBook and 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, is like 3D Touch for your Mac. When you push into your …
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If you were looking for a new MacBook Air, well, you didn’t get one, exactly. The 13-inch Air remains. It’s right there on Apple’s website, same as always, after Apple’s October Mac event. But there’s a successor Apple wants you to buy: another laptop, the 13-inch MacBook Pro, that’s thinner and smaller — a model without a fancy new Touch …
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Apple has a lot of laptops for sale lately. In addition to the 12-inch MacBook, the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros and the older MacBook Air, last year’s 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models remain on sale on Apple’s website. It’s a bit surprising, since they’re inferior choices. And they’re also being offered at the same price as before, …
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It’s Mac time. Apple will host an event today at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, to show off its latest computers. The biggest updates are expected to come to the MacBook Pro, Apple’s workhorse laptop beloved by creative professionals. The computer hasn’t seen a major design update since Apple added the Retina Display in 2012. CNET will be in Cupertino …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 If you really want a MacBook Pro, you’ll buy a new MacBook Pro. But maybe you’re on the fence. How does the new Mac compare to the Windows competition? Truth be told, there aren’t as many direct competitors as you’d think. The recently upgraded Microsoft Surface Book, the 14-inch Razer Blade …
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Rumor had it that the focus of Apple‘s October event would be on its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, and sure enough it was, with a new, entry-level 13-inch MacBook with standard functions keys thrown in as a bonus. But if you were hoping for news about any other new hardware products, you didn’t get it. Here’s a quick …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 For a lot of people, today has been a long time coming: Apple announced completely redesigned MacBook Pros. The new models are thinner and lighter, but also come with a Force Touch trackpad a brand new shortcut interface called the Touch Bar. There’s even a fingerprint sensor for using Touch ID. …
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Now playing: Watch this: MacBook gets Touch ID fingerprint scanner 1:00 I can’t wave a wand and turn your current MacBook‘s row of function keys into a Touch Bar, but I can offer you a substitute for the Touch ID button on the new MacBooks that makes it easy to unlock your MacBook. If you want to avoid using a …
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Looking for a new MacBook Pro? Bring a fat wallet. Apple’s redesigned line of MacBook Pro laptops come with loads of new features — and a higher starting price. More on Apple’s event Apple’s amazing strip show reinvents the laptop keyboard Photos from Apple’s Hello Again Mac event See all of our Apple event coverage The entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro …
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Now playing: Watch this: Intel turns to Overwatch to show off seventh-generation… 0:57 Apple’s new MacBook Pro is an eye-catching new computer. So are Microsoft’s new Surface Studio and upgraded Surface Book. But none of them use Intel’s latest processors. Is that a big deal? Not as much as you’d think. Here’s our explainer from August on what “Kaby Lake” …
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