A groundbreaking Retina display. All-flash architecture. The fastest mobile processors. Remarkably thin and light 15‑inch design. 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

When you pack so many pixels into a display, 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 2880x1800 resolution on the 15-inch MacBook Pro lets 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 up to 75 per cent while maintaining incredible colour and quality. In fact, it has a 29 per cent higher contrast ratio than a standard MacBook Pro display. Blacks are blacker. Whites are whiter. 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.

All-flash Storage

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 flash storage, which gives you up to four times the performance of a traditional hard drive. So you can import huge photo libraries into Aperture in no time flat. Since these MacBook Pro models come with up to 768GB of flash storage, you can keep all your important files with you. Flash doesn't have any moving parts, which makes it incredibly 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.

It makes quicker work of every thing

When your goal is to build the high-performance notebook of the future, you begin at its foundation. For MacBook Pro with Retina display, that foundation is flash. Because when you build a notebook around an all-flash architecture, not only is everything more durable, reliable and battery efficient — everything is fast. Really, really fast.

Long-lasting battery

MacBook Pro has more than just processing power. It has an incredible amount of battery power too. So you can do more than ever — all on a single charge.

A seven-hour battery life is impressive 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.

The Fastest Mobile processors

MacBook Pro with Retina display features third-generation Inteldual-core and quad-core processors. They're the muscle behind the most powerful notebooks we've ever built.

With a dual-core Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processor, the 13-inch MacBook Pro withRetina 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 3.0GHz and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7GHz, these processors are ready for just about anything.

Next-generation graphics

These graphics are so fast, smooth and realistic, you might just forget you're looking at a computer screen.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features Intel HD Graphics 4000 — perfect for 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.

Ports and Connections

Everything about the MacBook Pro with Retina display is high performance — even its I/O. Whether you choose the 13-inch or the 15-inch model, you'll get two Thunderbolt ports — the fastest, most versatile I/O available. That's a huge advantage when you need to connect to just about anything — external displays, RAID arrays, video capture devices, even FireWire peripherals (adapter sold separately) and Gigabit Ethernet networks (adapter sold separately). Combine that with two USB 3 ports, an HDMI port and an SDXC card slot, and in a matter of minutes you can build an entire professional studio with MacBook Pro as its centrepiece.

Meet the ultimate mobile creative studio. With an emphasis on mobile. Equipped with three-stream 802.1n 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. And with AirPlay and Apple TV, you can wirelessly play video, show off photos and enjoy music from your MacBook Pro on your HDTV.

Audio and Visual

You haven't heard it all until you've heard the speakers inside the 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.

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. The MacBook Pro with Retina display 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 in the dark.

OS X. It is what makes a Mac Mac

Since the software built into every Mac is created by the same company that makes the Mac, you get a fully integrated system in which everything works together perfectly. OS X works with the processor in your Mac to deliver the best possible performance. It works with the Multi-Touch trackpad in Mac notebooks so they feel natural to use. Power Nap takes advantage of the Mac hardware to keep the entire system up to date while it sleeps. And OS X gives you long battery life by working with the computer's built-in sensors to dim the screen in low-light conditions, and even regulating processor activity between keystrokes.

Use your fingers to tap, scroll, pinch and swipe your way round the Mac. Because Apple makes both the hardware and software, Multi-Touch gestures are remarkably precise. This precision makes Multi-Touch the most natural and intuitive way to use a computer. When you scroll down on your trackpad or Magic Mouse, your document scrolls down. When you scroll up, your web page scrolls up. When you swipe left, your photos move left. These and many more gestures make all you do on your Mac easier, intuitive and fun.

Technical Specifications

• Retina display: 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
• 2880x1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colours
• Scaled resolutions: 1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1280x800 and 1024x640 pixels

• 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache

• 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory

Storage

• 512 GB flash

• Intel Iris Pro Graphics
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 750m with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching

• 720p FaceTime HD camera

• MagSafe 2 power port
• Two Thunderbolt ports (up to 10 Gbps)
• Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps)
• HDMI port
• Headphone port
• SDXC card slot

• Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

• Stereo speakers
• Dual microphones
• Headphone port: Headphone/optical digital audio output (mini-jack), Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone

• Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement) with ambient light sensor
• Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe,three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap,double-tap and drag capabilities

• Up to 7 hours wireless web
• Up to 30 days standby time
• Built-in 95-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
• 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port

• OS X Mavericks

• Mac App Store
• Safari
• Mail
• Messages
• Calendar
• Contacts
• Reminders
• Notes
• Time Machine
• FaceTime
• Photo Booth
• Game Center
• iTunes
• iLife: iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand

• Height: 1.9 cm (0.75 inches)
• Width: 31.4 cm (12.35 inches)
• Depth: 21.9 cm (8.62 inches)
• Weight: 1.62 kg (3.57 pounds)

• MacBook Pro with Retina display
• MagSafe 2 Power Adapter
• AC wall plug