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in the biggest redesign since 2012 the MacBook Pro has some new features to get acquainted with first let's talk the touch bar an OLED panel that sits above the keyboard in place of the function keys it's 60 pixels high and 20 170 pixels wide adapting what it shows on screen based on the context of what you're doing so if you're in a mail app you'll have reply or forward controls text formatting and quick type options that predict what you might want to say in the email or if you prefer talking in emojis the touch bar lets you select those two the multi-touch interface means tap and slide motions for volume switching browser tabs or even mixing music are supported coming straight from the iPhone the touch ID sensor on the Mac is integrated into the power button used to authorize payments with Apple pay and quickly switch between users it's a long overdue addition to the laptop line it also hints at future applications for biometric authentication on the Mac beyond using your Apple watch or a third-party app skylake is the sixth generation of Intel's Core eye chips and they're finally available in the new MacBook Pros dual core in the 13-inch and quad core in the 15-inch just like before it's not the seventh generation Intel KB Lake process as many were hoping for but a performance boost nonetheless with a new space grey finish alongside the traditional silver the laptop is lighter and thinner than ever before the butterfly keyboard and the force touch trackpad are different to the MacBook also has a new price the base 13-inch model without a touch bar starts at fifteen hundred US dollars that's $200 more than the base price of the last generation 13-inch MacBook Pro if you want the touch bar you'll have to pay for the other 13 inch or 15 inch model the iPhone 7 removed the headphone jack and the MacBooks removed well just about everything but the headphone jack instead there are USB C ports two on the entry-level 13 inch and 4 on the higher-end 13 inch and 15 inch models they can carry data connect to power support HDMI out but of course you'll need an adapter for many devices think different maybe it should be think dongle