The theme for 2017 at Apple seems to be evolution. There haven't been any revolutionary changes to the company's product lines this year so far, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing, since the good just keeps getting better. (See the iMacs we reviewed last month.) With its latest 15-inch MacBook Pro, Apple opts for new processors—Intel's latest Kaby Lake generation—as the main focus of the upgrades bringing more speed and category-leading battery life to an already excellent, well-designed laptop with a big, beautiful display. This is the best 15-inch MacBook Pro yet.

Touch Bar

• Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor

Finish

• Silver
• Space Gray

Display

• Retina display
• 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1920 by 1200
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1280 by 800
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)

Processor

• 2.8GHz
  2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, with 6MB shared L3 cache
  Configurable to 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz, with 8MB shared L3 cache
• 2.9GHz
  2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz, with 8MB shared L3 cache
  Configurable to 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz, with 8MB shared L3 cache

Storage¹

• 256GB
  256GB PCIe-based onboard SSD
  Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB SSD
• 512GB
  512GB PCIe-based onboard SSD
  Configurable to 1TB or 2TB SSD

Memory

• 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory

Graphics

• 2.8GHz
  Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
  Intel HD Graphics 630
  Configurable to Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
• 2.9GHz
  Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
  Intel HD Graphics 630

Charging and Expansion

Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)

Keyboard and Trackpad

• Full-size backlit keyboard with:
  • 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys
  • Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Wireless

• Wi-Fi
  802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Camera

• 720p FaceTime HD camera

Video Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:

• Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
• Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
• Up to four displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

Thunderbolt 3 digital video output

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Audio

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• Three microphones
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

Battery and Power²

• Up to 10 hours wireless web
• Up to 10 hours iTunes movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time
• Built-in 76.0-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
• 87W USB-C Power Adapter

Electrical and Operating Requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
• Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
• Width: 13.75 inches (34.93 cm)
• Depth: 9.48 inches (24.07 cm)
• Weight: 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)³

Operating System

macOS High Sierra
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