{"id":46978,"date":"2022-06-12T03:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T03:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/10-years-ago-today-apple-announces-first-macbook-pro-with-a-retina-display\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T03:59:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T03:59:56","slug":"10-years-ago-today-apple-announces-first-macbook-pro-with-a-retina-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/10-years-ago-today-apple-announces-first-macbook-pro-with-a-retina-display\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Years Ago Today: Apple Announces First MacBook Pro With a Retina Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div class=\"ugc--2nTu61bm minor--3O_9dH4U\" data-io-article-url=\"\/2022\/06\/11\/retina-macbook-pro-10th-anniversary\/\">\n<p>Today marks the 10th anniversary of Apple announcing the first MacBook Pro model featuring a higher-resolution Retina display.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>Introduced at WWDC 2012, the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro introduced a much thinner design compared to the previous model, as Apple removed the built-in Ethernet port, FireWire port, and CD \/ DVD drive.  The notebook was still equipped with two Thunderbolt ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, an SD card slot, MagSafe 2, and a headphone jack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The MacBook Pro with Retina display pushes the limits of performance and portability like no other notebook,&#8221; said Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a press release announcing the new MacBook Pro. &#8220;With a gorgeous Retina display, all flash architecture and a radically thin and light design, the new MacBook Pro is the most advanced Mac we have ever built. &#8220;<\/p>\n<div class=\"center-wrap\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apple WWDC 2012 - MacBook Pro with Retina Display Introduction\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DX99JH-8n0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, Apple said the MacBook Pro with a Retina display featured the world&#8217;s highest resolution notebook display, with 220 pixels per inch.  It was also the first MacBook Pro to feature flash storage, allowing for a thinner and lighter design.  The notebook was powered by Intel&#8217;s third-generation quad-core Core i7 processors, and equipped with Nvidia GeForce GT 650M graphics, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to a 768GB SSD.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing for the first Retina MacBook Pro started at $ 2,199 in the United States.  In October 2012, Apple announced a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display, which started at a lower price of $ 1,699.  Both notebooks are now on Apple&#8217;s obsolete products list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 10th anniversary of Apple announcing the first MacBook Pro model featuring a higher-resolution Retina display. Introduced at WWDC 2012, the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro introduced a much thinner design compared to the previous model, as Apple removed the built-in Ethernet port, FireWire port, and CD \/ DVD drive. 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