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MacBook Pro 13.3" Notebook PC (ME864)

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MacBook Pro

Clearly our most advanced notebook ever.

A groundbreaking Retina display. All-flash architecture. The latest Intel processors. Remarkably thin and light 13-inch and 15-inch designs. Together, these features take the notebook to a place it’s never been. And they’ll do the same for everything you create with it.

Retina display. Multimillion-pixel view.

When you pack so many pixels into a display — over four million on the 13-inch model and over five million on the 15-inch model — the results are positively stunning. The pixel density is so high, your eyes can’t discern individual pixels. Images take on a new level of realism. A spectacular 2560x1600 resolution on the 13-inch MacBook Pro and an equally impressive 2880x1800 resolution on the 15-inch MacBook Pro let you see more of your high-resolution images with pixel-for-pixel accuracy. And text is so sharp, you’ll feel like you’re reading email, web pages and documents on a printed page.

The Retina display reduces glare while maintaining incredible colour and quality. Its high contrast ratio results in blacker blacks and whiter whites. And everything in between is rich and vibrant. IPS technology gives you a wide, 178-degree view of everything on the screen, so you’ll see the difference at practically any angle. And you’re going to love what you see.

Fourth-generation Intel mobile processors. Dual-core. Quad-core. Serious Power.

With the latest-generation dual-core Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processor, the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with Retina display lets you take your most performance-hungry apps on the road. That means wherever you can take your camera, you can take Aperture and your entire digital photo studio too. Hyper-Threading technology, which enhances performance by letting each core handle multiple tasks simultaneously, is included in every model. And with speeds up to 2.8GHz, shared L3 cache up to 4MB and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3GHz, these processors are ready for just about anything.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display has the power to do even more amazing things. Fourth-generation quad-core Intel Core i7 processors provide the fastest performance ever in a MacBook Pro. You can make quick work of even the most complex tasks in professional apps like Final Cut Pro, thanks to speeds up to 2.6GHz, 6MB of shared L3 cache and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.8GHz. And the top-of-the-line model comes as standard with 16GB of super-fast 1600MHz memory. All of which means the 15-inch MacBook Pro is ready to take on whatever you can dream up, wherever your travels take you.

Iris and Iris Pro Graphics. A flawless onscreen performance.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features Intel Iris Graphics, which boost performance by up to 90 per cent1 — so it can handle both everyday tasks and graphics-intensive creative apps. Scroll through large photo albums with ease. Play games with amazing detail. Even connect an external display or two. It’s just another way this 13-inch MacBook Pro is small on size and big on performance.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro has a phenomenal display — with the graphics power to match. Its fourth-generation Intel Core i7 processor features Iris Pro Graphics with 128MB of embedded memory, which accelerates processor- and graphics-intensive tasks by acting as an ultra-fast cache. For even more impressive graphics performance, choose the 15‑inch model that combines the power of Iris Pro Graphics with the new NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M. With 2GB of GDDR5 memory, it has twice the video memory of the previous-generation NVIDIA graphics processor. So you see many more frames per second in 3D games and get greater speed and responsiveness for your HD video projects.

Long-lasting battery. Up to 9-hour charge, 30-day standby time.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro now lasts up to nine hours between charges, and the 15-inch model lasts up to eight hours. That’s impressive battery life for any notebook. But for a high-performance notebook with an ultra-high-resolution display, state-of-the-art processors and graphics, and a super-slim design, it’s absolutely remarkable. The built-in battery gives you up to 1,000 full charge and discharge cycles and up to 30 days of instant-on standby time.2

Faster all-flash storage. There's a reason they call it "flash".

You’ll notice a difference in whatever you do — starting up takes seconds, apps launch quickly, even navigating the desktop feels incredibly fluid and responsive. It’s all thanks to the new PCle-based flash storage with even faster read and write performance — up to 60 per cent faster than the previous-generation MacBook Pro.3 So you can import huge photo libraries into Aperture in no time flat. And on the 15-inch model, flash storage combines with quad-core processors and high-performance graphics to make quick work of even the most demanding editing tasks in Final Cut Pro. Since these MacBook Pro models come with up to 1TB of flash storage, you can keep all your important files with you.4 Flash doesn’t have any moving parts, which makes it super-durable and quiet. And flash storage is extremely energy efficient, which means your MacBook Pro also has the ability to stay in standby mode for up to a month, without plugging in. So whether it’s been 1 day or 30, your all-flash MacBook Pro will spring to life, from wherever you left off.

Wi-Fi 802.11ac. The new definition of fast.

Meet the ultimate mobile creative studio. With an emphasis on mobile. Equipped with the latest 802.11ac Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology, you’re free to unplug and still stay connected — to your network, to your wireless peripherals and to the world. With AirPlay and Apple TV, you can wirelessly play video, show off photos and enjoy music from your MacBook Pro on your widescreen TV. And when your MacBook Pro connects to an 802.11ac Wi‑Fi base station, such as AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule, your wireless performance is up to 3x faster.5

Thunderbolt 2.

Thunderbolt is the most advanced and most versatile I/O technology there is. The new MacBook Pro features the latest version — Thunderbolt 2. It delivers twice the throughput, providing up to 20 Gbps of bandwidth to each external device. So you’re more than ready for the next generation of high-performance peripherals and displays. You can connect massive amounts of storage and add a PCI expansion chassis. And since each Thunderbolt 2 port allows you to daisy-chain up to six peripherals, you can go all out by plugging in up to 12 external devices via Thunderbolt alone.

Whether you choose the 13-inch or 15-inch model, you’ll get two Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot and a headphone port. So in a matter of minutes you can build an entire professional studio with MacBook Pro as its centrepiece.

Audio and visual.

You haven’t heard it all until you’ve heard the speakers inside MacBook Pro. For something so thin and light, the sound is huge. And with a wide dynamic range, optimal balance and a crisp, expressive quality, these speakers might sound too good to be true. That’s because we laboured painstakingly over the design to maximise the quality of every decibel you hear.

Dual built-in microphones are great for when you want to be heard. If you’re making a FaceTime call, for example, the mics reduce background noise from behind the notebook. And when you use Dictation, they create an adaptive audio beam that intelligently adjusts to detect your voice — instead of the noise around you.

FaceTime HD Camera

Make your point with greater clarity.

Centred just above the widescreen Retina display on MacBook Pro is an even better FaceTime HD camera. It features a new image sensor with increased low-light sensitivity. Which means colours are more accurate and image noise is significantly lower. The FaceTime HD camera also has a new image processor for sharper images and reduced motion blur. And a new face detection feature makes sure you always look your best because it automatically adjusts exposure and white balance to complement your face and skin tone — no matter what lighting is behind you.

Multi-Touch trackpad and backlit keyboard.

In OS X, Multi‑Touch is an essential part of how you interact with your Mac. Using realistic, intuitive gestures, you can switch between apps, navigate your content and get the most out of your desktop space. MacBook Pro features a Multi‑Touch trackpad with a large, all-glass button surface. So you can tap, pinch, swipe and click away comfortably.

Thin and light, MacBook Pro is designed to go anywhere — including places with less-than-stellar lighting. A built-in sensor detects changes in ambient light and adjusts the keyboard and display brightness automatically. So you’re never left in the dark.

iCloud.

iCloud lets you access your music, photos, documents and more from whatever device you’re using — Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. And it automatically keeps everything up to date everywhere. So when you buy a song, you don’t have to download it over and over to enjoy it on multiple devices. Or worry that a document doesn’t contain your latest revisions.

Thanks to new features in OS X Mavericks, iCloud is more powerful than ever. iCloud Photo Sharing in iPhoto lets you share photos and videos with friends and family. They can even comment and post their own photos and videos alongside yours. And with iCloud Keychain, you don’t need to remember all your website usernames, passwords or credit card information. iCloud stores all that for you using highly secure 256-bit AES encryption.6

Powerful apps included. Get straight to work. And play.

Out of the box, MacBook Pro is already a document-creating, number-crunching, presentation-sharing, photo-editing, movie-making and music-producing powerhouse. That’s because it includes six powerful productivity and creativity apps: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand.7 Not to mention all the other incredible apps, including Safari, Mail and iBooks, that are perfect for the things you want to do and the things you need to do. And, of course, there are thousands more apps to discover at the Mac App Store.

1. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using pre-production 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with Intel Iris Graphics and 1GB graphics memory, and shipping 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with Intel HD Graphics 4000 and 1GB graphics memory, all configured with 8GB RAM. Resolution used: 1280x800. X-Plane 10 tested using fps_test=2 test_flight_747.fdr, with 4x anti-aliasing. Unigine Valley Benchmark tested using medium-quality setting, in full-screen mode with anti-aliasing disabled. Portal 2 tested using timedemo test file: Laser stairs, with 4x anti-aliasing and high graphics quality. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
2. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and configuration. See www.apple.com/za/batteries for more information.
3. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using pre-production 15-inch 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage, and pre-production 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage. 15-inch 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage and 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with 256GB flash storage were shipping systems. Testing conducted using Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-second ramp-up, 5-minute run duration, 512KB request size, 8 outstanding IOs and 150GB test file. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust performance as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
4. 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
5. Based on an IEEE 802.11ac draft specification. Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network and other factors.
6. iCloud requires an iCloud-enabled device. Some features require a Wi‑Fi connection. Some features are not available in all countries. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices.
7. Pages, Numbers and Keynote are free on the Mac App Store for qualifying Mac computers purchased on or after 1 October 2013. OS X Mavericks required. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID.

Design

Incredibly powerful. By design.

When we designed the MacBook Pro with Retina display, we started with a blank slate. That gave us the freedom to imagine something radical, something entirely different. A notebook so thin, so light and so powerful. A notebook designed for the future, but ready to use today.

Less has never been more.

It may be incredibly thin and light, but MacBook Pro with Retina display is also incredibly powerful. To achieve all that in a single design required relentless focus and a willingness to make bold decisions. Every millimetre was designed, engineered, built and assembled to the most exacting performance standards. Bulky legacy technologies like the spinning hard drive and optical disc drive were left behind in favour of newer, higher-performance technologies — PCIe-based flash storage, for example. Flash is much faster and far more reliable than a traditional hard drive. And it takes up 90 per cent less space. Which is one of many reasons MacBook Pro isn’t just extremely capable, it’s extremely portable too.

A display so advanced, the difference is clear.

The Retina display is a breakthrough — any way you look at it. We pushed the limits of technology to create a pixel density so high, you can see everything you’re doing with perfect clarity and make edits with pinpoint accuracy. Not only is it an incredibly high-resolution display, it has an integrated design that achieves a level of fit and finish never before possible. The Retina display doesn’t sit behind a layer of glass, it is the glass. Which means you get all the benefits of a state-of-the-art display — vibrant colours, high contrast and wide viewing angles — with very little glare. So there’s more to see, and even less to distract you from your work.

The best design. For the best performance.

We designed every aspect of the MacBook Pro with Retina display with performance in mind. From the beginning, the entire internal structure was built to house the very best high-performance components: state-of-the-art processors, graphics, storage and memory. Despite packing such an enormous amount of power into such a slim design, we still achieved an astonishing nine hours of battery life in the 13‑inch model and eight hours in the 15‑inch.2 We also found a way to integrate the highest-quality speakers we’ve ever designed for a notebook. And we engineered a new cooling system that draws in air from three sides of the notebook. Alone, each of these elements is an incredible accomplishment. Together, they make MacBook Pro the world’s most advanced notebook.

The forefront of technology built into both sides.

Designing MacBook Pro with Retina display meant completely rethinking which ports belong on a high-performance notebook. Both the 13-inch and 15-inch models feature the most advanced I/O technology available. They’re the first notebooks ever to include two Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3 ports and an HDMI port — giving you the flexibility to connect multiple external displays, an HDTV and other high-performance devices. Without a traditional optical drive, there’s room for ports conveniently located on both sides of the notebook. Even the slim MagSafe 2 port complements its thin, sleek design. So you can take this notebook anywhere. And be ready for anything.

Precisely engineered. Down to the nanometer.

MacBook Pro with Retina display is the result of an obsessive focus on detail. Apple designers and engineers worked closely together to craft every single piece that went into making it — the fans, the vents, the speakers, the noise-reducing microphones, the screws, even the machining of the thumbscoop. Everything was considered, and nothing overlooked. Because when a notebook becomes this advanced, every nanometre counts.

High-Efficiency Fans

Asymmetrically spaced impeller blades and back and side airflow vents work together to move the maximum amount of air while reducing tonal impact.

Breakthrough Speakers

Custom speakers utilise every cubic millimetre of available space to provide high-fidelity sound with a wide dynamic range and better bass response.

Dual Adaptive Microphones

Dual microphones precisely oriented under the speaker grille use an adaptive beamforming algorithm to reduce background noise and optimise performance.

1. Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
2. Battery life varies by use and configuration; see www.apple.com/za/batteries for more information.

Performance

The very definition of power.

MacBook Pro with Retina display changes the entire notebook experience. What you see onscreen is unbelievably sharp. And now it’s even faster with the latest-generation Intel processors, high-performance graphics, PCIe-based flash storage and Thunderbolt 2. So if you can imagine it, you can create it.

Faster than the sum of its parts.

New fourth-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors help you power through the most complicated technical computing tasks. Integrated Iris and Iris Pro Graphics and new NVIDIA graphics give you tons of pixel-driving horsepower. State-of-the-art I/O like Thunderbolt 2 gives you high-performance expansion unprecedented in a notebook. And at the centre of it all is an entirely flash-based architecture that makes everything you do incredibly fast and responsive. Specs like these define a whole new standard for notebook computing.

Photography

With over four million pixels on the 13-inch model and over five million pixels on the 15‑inch model, the Retina display is the perfect place to view and edit your high-resolution photos. Dot for dot, more of your image can fit on the screen — which makes editing photos far more precise. And all those pixels let you see fine details and textures like never before. In fact, the Retina display is so sharp, you can tell which photos are in focus just by looking at the thumbnails.

With two ultra-fast Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3 ports and an SDXC card slot, you can build a photo studio round MacBook Pro. Or take it with you and import thousands of RAW images on location — up to six times faster than on a standard MacBook Pro.2 Once your photos are on your computer, editing in Aperture is faster and more responsive than on any notebook we’ve ever built. And faster PCIe-based flash storage lets you quickly browse large image libraries from internal storage. So you have instant access to any photo in your library.

Video Editing

The processor, graphics, all-flash architecture, memory and display in the 15-inch MacBook Pro give you unprecedented mobile video editing capabilities. Super-responsive flash storage delivers up to 16 streams of 1080p ProRes (HQ) content for multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X,3 while the latest quad-core processors on the 15‑inch MacBook Pro decode multiple streams of video, and a powerful GPU renders millions of pixels onto the screen. With flash storage that offers up to nine times the performance of a traditional hard drive,1 you can even edit 10 streams of uncompressed 8-bit 1080p HD video, right from the internal storage on your 15‑inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.3

Having four times the pixels of a standard display makes video so sharp, so clear and so lifelike, your shots may look even better than you remember. And it changes how you edit video on a notebook, especially in Final Cut Pro X or iMovie. For the first time on a portable computer, you can view your video on the 15-inch MacBook Pro in pixel-accurate 1080p HD and see your editing workspace onscreen at the same time.

Design and Layout

The MacBook Pro is the ultimate creative design studio. With 2560x1600 pixels on the 13-inch model and 2880x1800 pixels on the 15-inch model, the resolution of the Retina display is so high, it rivals the printed page. Reduced glare, higher contrast and a 178-degree viewing angle help make this Retina display the ideal place to see your work. High-performance graphics and processors let you render images and apply filters with incredible speed. And thanks to flash storage and super-fast 1600MHz memory, you can access and edit large-format files much faster than on a traditional notebook.

Science and Engineering

Fourth-generation dual-core and quad-core processors and up to 16GB of 1600MHz memory provide an enormous amount of computational power. And the latest GPU technology and the high-resolution Retina display allow you to visualise your data like never before. From 3D molecular modelling and DNA imaging to architectural renderings and structural analysis, MacBook Pro lets you do things that were once only possible on a desktop computer — anywhere the job takes you.

Gaming

Take your gaming to a whole new level. Millions of pixels give you gameplay with more detail and nuance than you thought possible. Even in the most intense action games, super-fast processors and graphics give you amazing fluidity and smoothness. MacBook Pro with Retina display is so thin and light, you can play wherever you go. And with all the games available on the Mac App Store, you’ll have no trouble finding something to play.

1. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using pre-production 15-inch 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage, and pre-production 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage. 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 750GB 5400-rpm hard drive and 8GB of RAM were production units. Testing conducted using Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-second ramp-up, 5-minute run duration, 512KB request size, 8 outstanding IOs and 150GB test file. Average rotational media performance calculated by creating the test file on the outer, middle and inner sectors of the drive, and averaging the results from all three measurements. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust performance as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
2. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using pre-production 15-inch 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage, and pre-production 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with 512GB flash storage. 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 750GB 5400-rpm hard drive and 8GB of RAM were production units. Tested with Aperture 3.4.9.2 using RAW images. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
3. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using pre-production 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with 1TB of flash storage and 16GB of RAM. Tested with Final Cut Pro X using a 10-minute Multicam clip with 16 streams of ProRes 422 1920x1080p24 media and simultaneous unique 10-minute clips of ProRes 422 1920x1080p24 media. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
4. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using pre-production 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with Intel Iris Graphics and 1GB graphics memory, and shipping 13-inch 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Pro units with Intel HD Graphics 4000 and 1GB graphics memory, all configured with 8GB RAM. Resolution used: 1280x800. X-Plane 10 tested using fps_test=2 test_flight_747.fdr, with 4x anti-aliasing. Unigine Valley Benchmark tested using medium-quality setting, in full-screen mode with anti-aliasing disabled. Portal 2 tested using timedemo test file: Laser stairs, with 4x anti-aliasing and high graphics quality. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.