Apple Makes New MacBook Pro Announcement and Effectively Kills the Macbook Air

The technology community was abuzz with new information as Apple made their official announcement in their Cupertino headquarters yesterday. The town hall style announcement's big reveal showcased the latest revamp of the Apple MacBook Pro, effectively signaling the death knell for Macbook Air models.

This unveiling dispels the mystery regarding the direction of Apple in its product development, with an extreme emphasis on maximizing gaming and 3D graphic capacity. After the announcement came the demo on the latest technologies included in this latest MacBook Pro product line. Companies like Adobe are currently working on Adobe Photoshop versions that are compatible with the latest MacBook Pro's Touch Bar technology.

Prior to this major announcement, rumors have been swirling about the uncertainty of MacBook Air's future. This major announcement confirms what tech insiders have been ruminating about in the last few months. The latest 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro is in fact thinner than the existing MacBook Air models.

This latest version of the MacBook Pro is so much cheaper than a MacBook Air. Three variants of the Apple MacBook Pro were introduced during this announcement: the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the usual function keys, the 13-inch Touch Bar-enabled MacBook Pro, and the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Aside from being cheaper than old MacBook Air models, the MacBook Pro now boasts of a supercharged Skylake processor.

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This reveal seamlessly agrees with the streamlining of models expected from Apple this year. It was only recently when Apple's third-generation Apple TV was taken out of shelves. The discontinued device comes with a promise of a new and better model but it suffered a gradual phasing out unlike the upfront announcement on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air in this latest event at Cupertino.

The MacBook Pro now has a retina display and the cheapest among the three models retails at around $1,500. They will no longer have a hardware restocking for MacBook Air but will just finish selling until remaining supplies last in Apple stores globally. The latest development now encourages people to switch to MacBook Pro even for entry-level Apple laptop requirements.