Apple Plans to Unveil a Dramatically Different MacBook Pro in 2016

Revamped 13-inch and 15-inch models to arrive this year.

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Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back at it again. The KGI Securities employee recently revealed that the Cupertino tech giant is planning to unveil a dramatically different MacBook Pro later on this year, with notable improvements including a “thinner and lighter” construction and design cues taken from the 12-inch MacBook. Kuo also reveals that Touch ID support and a new OLED display touch bar above the keyboard, which will replace the some of the physical function keys, will be included in the revamped 13-inch and 15-inch models. Stay tuned for more information as we draw closer to their rumored release in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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