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The 15-inch MacBook Pro: What's changed?

Apple's most powerful laptop gets a little faster thanks to its new 7th-gen processor.

It's been only seven months and nine days since Apple unveiled its first MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, and we're already looking at a refresh. It's not a redesign, so we need to peek under the hood to see what's been souped up or tweaked. The big change is the addition of Kaby Lake, Intel's latest generation processor. However, the amount of RAM remains the same, which is unfortunate for anyone hoping for a boost past 16GB. Check out the chart below to see if this upgrade is worth your time or if you'll be just fine with last year's model.

Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017)

Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016)

Price

$2,399 / $2,799

$2,399 / $2,799

Dimensions

13.75 x 9.48 x 0.61 inches (349.3 x 240.7 x 15.5 mm)

13.75 x 9.48 x 0.61 inches (349.3 x 240.7 x 15.5 mm)

Weight

4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)

4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)

OS

macOS Sierra

macOS Sierra

Display

15.4-inch IPS LED

15.4-inch IPS LED

Resolution

2,880 x 1,800 (220 ppi)

2,880 x 1,800 (220 ppi)

Processor

Intel Core i7 (2.8 GHz) / Core i7 (2.9 GHz)

Intel Core i7 (2.6 GHz) / Core i7 (2.7 GHz)

Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Graphics

Radeon Pro 555, Intel HD Graphics 630 / Radeon Pro 560, Intel HD Graphics 630

Radeon Pro 450, Intel HD Graphics 530 / Radeon Pro 455, Intel HD Graphics 530

Storage

256 / 512 GB SSD

256 / 512 GB SSD

Ports

Thunderbolt 3 (x4)

Thunderbolt 3 (x4)

Wireless

802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2

802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2

Battery

76 WHr, 10 hours

76 WHr, 10 hours

* Specs listed are for default configurations and do not include upgrade options available at checkout.

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