


Apple noted there were more online orders for the laptop than there has been for any previous MacBook Pro. 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. Even in late December, it looked like Apple would launch a next-generation 24-inch iMac in January. First introduced in March 2021, the 24-inch iMac includes an Apple M1 chip and comes in various color combinations. 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. 24-inch iMac: The current M1 iMac is Apples second oldest Mac available behind the Mac Pro. 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.
