MacBook Pro (Intel-based)
discontinued line of Macintosh notebook computers sold by Apple Inc. from 2006 to 2021
The Intel-based MacBook Pro is a discontinued line of notebook computers in the Mac series sold by Apple from 2006 to 2021. It was the higher-end model of the MacBook family, sitting above the low-end plastic MacBook and the ultra-portable MacBook Air, and was sold with 13-inch to 17-inch screens.
The MacBook Pro line launched in 2006 as an Intel-based replacement for the PowerBook line. The first MacBook Pro used an aluminum chassis similar to the PowerBook G4, but replaced the PowerPC G4 chips with Intel Core processors, added a webcam, and introduced the MagSafe power connector. The unibody model debuted in October 2008, so-called because its case was machined from a single piece of aluminum. It had a thinner, flush display, a redesigned trackpad whose entire surface consisted of a single clickable button, and a redesigned keyboard.
The Retina MacBook Pro was released in 2012: it is thinner, made solid-state drive (SSD) standard, added HDMI, and included a high-resolution Retina display. It eliminated Ethernet and FireWire ports and the optical drive. The Touch Bar MacBook Pro – so-called because of its Touch Bar strip with a Touch ID sensor – released in October 2016, adopted USB-C for all data ports and power and included a shallower "butterfly"-mechanism keyboard. A November 2019 revision to the Touch Bar MacBook Pro introduced the Magic Keyboard, which used a scissor-switch mechanism.
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