Apples 15-inch MacBook Pro is no more

The arrival of Apple’s new 16-inch MacBook Pro comes with an unexpected twist: the classic 15-inch model is being phased out entirely. The 16-inch MacBook Pro is replacing it in the lineup, coming in at the same $2,399 starting price.

The outgoing 15-inch screen size has been a fixture of Apple’s laptop lineup dating back to the PowerBook G4 days and continued on with the MacBook Pro, which was first introduced over a decade ago in 2006.

With this change in place, Apple’s laptop family now consists of:

• 16-inch MacBook Pro


• 13-inch MacBook Pro


• MacBook Air

(Earlier this year, Apple discontinued its ultra-portable 12-inch MacBook.)

The last 15-inch MacBook Pro, which was just refreshed in May, will likely remain available for some time,...

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