At its Special Event today, Apple announced its all-new MacBook Pro. As expected, Apple went with a complete redesign to make its new MacBook Pro lighter, thinner and more powerful than the previous ones. The new MacBook Pro will be available in three flavours, a 13-inch new MacBook Pro with traditional function keys (available right away), a 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Touch Bar and the bigger and more powerful 15-inch model (both shipping in two to three weeks).
Apple MacBook Pro 2016 side
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with traditional function keys will start from Rs 1,29,900 while the 13-inch and 15-inch models with the new Touch Bar start from Rs 1,55,900 and Rs 2,05,900 respectively.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with traditional function keys will offer:
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display
  • 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
  • Up to 10 hours battery life
  • Up to 1TB SSD
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • weighs just 3.02 pounds
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Touch Bar offers:
  • Touch Bar and Touch ID
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display
  • 2.9GHz or 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
  • Up to 10 hours battery life
  • Up to 1TB SSD
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • and weighs 3.02 pounds
Coming to the most powerful MacBook Pro in the line up, the 15-inch MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar, you get:
  • Touch Bar and Touch ID
  • 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display
  • 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz, or 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz
  • Up to 10 hours battery life
  • Up to 2TB SSD
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • and it weighs in at 4.02 pounds
Apple MacBook Pro 2016 range
Indeed the highlight of the new MacBook Pro models, would be the Touch Bar, which basically acts like an additional layer of touch-based interaction similar to 3D Touch.
Apple MacBook Pro 2016 Touch Bar
Apple also showcased with third-party software developers like Adobe’s Photoshop, how useful the new Touch Bar really is and how it allows for proper full screen editing also exposing hidden menus at times. The same Touch Bar also feature Touch ID hidden under the power button.
Apple MacBook Pro 2016 top
Support for the new Touch Bar with these apps should be available by the end of the year.
At the end of presentation it was easy to notice how Apple has conveniently upped the price range of its MacBooks. Tim Cook showed off the new line up:
12-inch 2016 MacBook : Rs 92,810
13-inch MacBook Pro with traditional function keys : Rs 1,29,900
13-inch new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar : Rs 1,55,900
15-inch new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar : Rs 2,05,900
Which also meant that the current and outdated Apple MacBook Air lineup could be phased out soon with the pricey 2016 MacBook taking its place.