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Definition: MacBook Pro
The MacBook Pro is the top line of MacBook laptops, introduced in 2006. The Pro was the first Mac laptop to use Intel CPUs and the first laptop to use the Thunderbolt interface in 2011 (see Thunderbolt). In 2020, Apple began switching the MacBook Pro to its own chips in (see Apple M series).
Screens Sizes: All Over the Place
Pro models initially had 17" screens until 2012; then down to 15" but up again to 16" in late 2019. In 2023, only 14" and 16" MacBook Pros became available (see below).
Touchscreen Toolbar
In 2016, the fourth-generation Pro included a programmable touchscreen toolbar in place of physical function keys but was later dropped (see Touch Bar). See MacBook.
The Pro Touch Bar
Screens Sizes: All Over the Place
Pro models initially had 17" screens until 2012; then down to 15" but up again to 16" in late 2019. In 2023, only 14" and 16" MacBook Pros became available (see below).
Touchscreen Toolbar
In 2016, the fourth-generation Pro included a programmable touchscreen toolbar in place of physical function keys but was later dropped (see Touch Bar). See MacBook.
CURRENT MACBOOK PRO MODELS
Max Max
Screen Max Cores SSD RAM Weight
Size CPU CPU/GPU (TB) (GB) (lbs)
Pro 16.2" M3 Max 16/40 8 128 4.8
Pro 16.2" M3 Max 14/30 8 96 4.8
Pro 16.2" M3 Pro 12/18 8 96 4.7
Pro 16.2" M3 Pro 12/18 8 36 4.7
Pro 14.2" M3 Max 14/30 8 96 3.6
Pro 14.2" M3 Pro 12/18 8 36 3.5
Pro 14.2" M3 Pro 11/14 8 36 3.5
Pro 14.2" M3 8/10 8 24 3.4
The Pro line includes a touch toolbar in place of function keys. Very innovative, an application can display essential functions for the currently running process. F1-F10 keys can also be simulated, and in some apps, users can configure their own keys. (Images courtesy of Apple Inc.)