and its shape, dimensions, weight and port configurations
are identical to the outgoing model. That means two Thunderbolt
2 ports, a USB 3.0 port, a headphone jack and a MagSafe 2
port on the left, and a second USB 3.0 port, SDXC card slot
and HDMI 1.4 port on the right.
The screen resolution is 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, but you actually get the screen real-estate of a 1,280 x 800 pixel-resolution display due to the pixel-doubled effect that provides Retina-like sharpness. Apps like SwitchResX allow you to access even higher resolutions than OS X allows, stretching all the way up to 3,360 x 2,100.
Text is too tiny to be legible at that setting, but opting for one in-between, such as 1,920 x 1,200, lets you fit much more of spreadsheets and other apps into the display than any of the default screen resolutions at the expensive of clarity.
CPU: 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB L3 cache (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz)
Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100
RAM: 8GB
Screen: 13.3-inch IPS, 2,560 x 1,600 pixels
Storage: 128GB SSD
Optical Drive: n/a
Ports: 2 x Thunderbolt 2, 2 x USB 3.0, SDXC card slot, HDMI, headphone
Connectivity: 801.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
Camera: FaceTime HD
Weight: 3.48lbs (1.58kg)
Size: 12.35 x 8.62 x 0.71-inches W x D x H
The MacBook Pro is significantly faster than its predecessor, and while we still wouldn't recommend the 13-inch MacBook Pro or any other machine with integrated graphics for serious gaming, our benchmarks show that graphics performance has improved.