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Apple has a longstanding reputation for building durable, high-quality products. Laptops and portable computers are more susceptible to accidents, however, and even the most well-made LCD displays can crack or break if dropped. If you need to replace your MacBook Pro display, here is a guide for how to do it.

While Apple does use model numbers, they are not the main way in which Apple differentiates one MacBook Pro from another. Since Apple generally only releases only one version of each type of computer or device per year, the company generally refers to its devices by the year in which they were released. If you need to find the release year of your MacBook Pro (which will tell you which replacement part you need to order), there are two ways to accomplish this. The actual model number can be found on the bottom of your MacBook Pro near the regulatory markings. With that, you can look up the device year online. If your laptop is usable, however, you can also follow these steps:

While the size of a MacBook Pro display may not change from one generation to the next, each display is very specifically configured for that specific generation of Mac. Even though a MacBook Pro released in 2010 may have the same size display as the 2009 or 2011 version, that does not mean you can use a part made for a 2009 model on your 2010 MacBook.

However, in some years, Apple did release two of the same version of MacBook Pro within a single year. In 2011, for instance, it released both an early 2011 and a late 2011 version. In that case, the screen is generally the same for both versions. You will want to check with Apple to be sure, but the same screen replacement should work for both versions of a Mac released in the same year. Otherwise, they are not interchangeable.

It"s really up to your abilities and how much experience you have in these matters. The technical expertise necessary to replace a broken or cracked MacBook display will depend on the type of damage. The display is actually two separate parts: the LCD screen and a glass cover. If the glass is simply cracked, you may merely need to replace the glass, not the LCD screen itself. If you only need to replace the glass, you might have the option of doing it yourself. Be sure to refer to owner"s instructions for specific steps for doing so.

Replace a display compatible with a 2016 or 2017 model A1706 or A1708 MacBook Pro 13" Retina laptop. Includes the 2560 x 1600 13.3" Retina LCD Screen, Display Cover, Bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, Clutch Hinges, Display Daughter Board, Cable Spring

Replace a display compatible with a Mid 2018 to Mid 2019 model A1989 or A2159 MacBook Pro 13" with laptop. Includes the 2560 x 1600 13.3" Retina LCD Screen, Display Cover, Bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, and Clutch Hinges.

Replace a display compatible with the model A1502 Early 2015 13" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 2560 x 1600 13.3" Retina LCD screen, display cover, bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, clutch hinges, Wi-Fi antenna, camera, and display data cables. Part #661

Replace a display compatible with the model A1707 late 2016 to 2017 Retina 15" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 2880 x 1800 15.4" Retina LCD Screen, Display Cover, Bezel, Camera.

Replace a display compatible with themodel A1398 Mid 2015 15" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 2880 x 1800 15.4" Retina LCD screen, display cover, bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, clutch hinges, Wi-Fi antenna, camera, and display data cables.

Replace a glossy or anti-glare display panel compatible with the A1278 Late 2008, A1342 Late 2009 to Mid 2010 MacBook 13" Unibody models and A1278 MacBook Pro 13" Unibody model laptop. 1280 x 800 pixel Resolution. 13.3".

Replace a display compatible with the mid 2012 Unibody 13" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 13.3" LCD screen, display cover, bezel, iSight Camera, clutch hinges, display inverter, Wi-Fi antenna, iSight, and display data cables.

Replace a display compatible with the model A1425 late 2012 to early 2013 13" Retina 13" Macbook Pro laptop. Part #661-7014. Includes the 2560 x 1600 13.3" Retina LCD screen, display cover, bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, clutch hinges, Wi-Fi antenna

Replace a damaged or malfunctioning Touch Bar assembly compatible with MacBook Pro 15" Retina Mid 2018 laptops. Fix touch issues on the Touch Bar"s digitizer.

Replace a display compatible with a 2020 model A2289 MacBook Pro 13" Two Thuderbolt Port laptop. Includes the 2560 x 1600 13.3" Retina LCD Screen, Display Cover, Bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, and Clutch Hinges.

Replace a display compatible with the model A1398 Mid 2012 to Early 2013 15" Retina MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 2880 x 1800 15.4" Retina LCD screen, display cover, bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, clutch hinges, Wi-Fi antenna, and cables for display

Replace a display compatible with the late 2011 model A1278 13” Unibody MacBook Pro. Includes the front glass, LCD screen, iSight Camera, all antenna cables, all LCD cables, hinges, and clutch cover.

Replace a display compatible with a model A2442 2021 14" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 3024 x 1964 LCD screen, display cover, camera, and clutch hinges.

Replace a display compatible with a model A2485 2021 16" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 3456 x 2234 Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED screen, display cover, camera, and clutch hinges.

Replace a display compatible with a model A2141 2019 16" MacBook Pro laptop. Includes the 3072 x 1920 LCD screen, display cover, bezel, FaceTime HD Camera, and clutch hinges.

Replace your own Macbook display screen or contact our repair center for our Macbook Pro and Macbook Air screen repair options! Either option will save you hundreds of dollars compared to other companies.

Selected models: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.66GHz configuration; or 512MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.8GHz and 3.06GHz configurations

2.53GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed; or 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache

Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.

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Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro units with a Better Battery Life setting. Battery life depends on configuration and use. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. The wireless productivity test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing various websites and editing text in a word processing document with display brightness set to 50%.

Apple Inc. sold a variety of LCD and CRT computer displays in the past. Apple paused production of their own standalone displays in 2016 and partnered with LG to design displays for Macs.Pro Display XDR was introduced, however it was expensive and targeted for professionals. Nearly three years later, in March 2022, the Studio Display was launched as a consumer-targeted counterpart to the professional monitor. These two are currently the only Apple-branded displays available.

In the beginning (throughout the 1970s), Apple did not manufacture or sell displays of any kind, instead recommending users plug-into their television sets or (then) expensive third party monochrome monitors. However, in order to offer complete systems through its dealers, Apple began to offer various third party manufactured 12″ monochrome displays, re-badged as the Monitor II.

Three years later came the introduction of the Apple manufactured Apple IIc computer to help complement its compact size. This display was also the first to use the brand new design language for Apple"s products called Monitor 100, a digital RGB display for the Apple III and Apple IIe (with appropriate card), followed shortly by the 14″ ColorMonitor IIe (later renamed to ColorMonitor IIc (later renamed to AppleColor Composite Monitor IIc), composite video displays for those respective models. All of these Apple displays support the maximum Apple II Double Hi-Res standard of 560×192.

The Macintosh Color Classic introduced a 10″ color Trinitron display to the Classic compact Macintosh, with a slightly enhanced resolution of 512×384 (560×384 to accommodate the Apple IIe Card) like the standalone 12″ color display. Apple continued the all-in-one series with the larger 14″ Macintosh LC 500 series, featuring a 14″, 640×480 Trinitron CRT until the LC 580 in 1995, which heralded the switch to shadow mask CRTs for the remainder of Apple"s all-in-one computers until the switch to LCDs in 2002. The last Macintosh to include an integrated CRT was the eMac, which boosted the display area to 17″ with support up to 1280×960 resolution. It used a 4th generation flat-screen CRT and was discontinued in 2006.

The fourth generation of displays were introduced simultaneously with the Blue & White Power Macintosh G3 in 1999, which included the translucent plastics of the iMac (initially white and blue "blueberry", then white and grey "graphite" upon the introduction of the Power Mac G4). The displays were also designed with same translucent look. The Apple Studio Display series of CRT displays were available in a 17″ Diamondtron and a 21″ Trinitron CRT, both driven by an LG-Manufactured chassis. The 17″ displays were notorious for faulty flybacks and failing in a manner that could destroy the monitor and catch fire. It"s also reported that these monitors can destroy GPU"s, and sometimes the entire computer. The last Apple external CRT display was introduced in 2000 along with the Power Mac G4 Cube. Both it and the new LCD Studio Displays featured clear plastics to match the Cube, and the new Apple Display Connector, which provided power, USB, and video signals to the display through a single cable. It was available only in a 17″ flat screen Diamondtron CRT. It was discontinued the following year.

The history of Apple LCDs started in 1984 when the Apple Flat Panel Display was introduced for the Apple IIc computer, principally to enhance the IIc"s portability (see Apple IIc Portability enhancements). This monochrome display was capable of 80 columns by 24 lines, as well as double hi-res graphics, but had an odd aspect ratio (making images look vertically squished) and required a very strong external light source, such as a desk lamp or direct sunlight to be used. Even then it had a very poor contrast overall and was quite expensive (US$600), contributing to its poor sales and consequently it dropping from the market not long after its introduction. An estimated 10,000 IIc LCD displays were produced.

The next attempt at a flat panel was with the Macintosh Portable. More of a "luggable" than a laptop, it contained a high-resolution, active-matrix, 1-bit black & white, 9.8″ LCD with 640×400 resolution. Like the IIc Flat Panel, it was not backlit and required a bright light source to be used. A second generation model employed a backlit LCD. The PowerBook and MacBook series would continue to use LCD displays, following an industry-wide evolution from black-and-white to grayscale to color and ranging from 9″ to 17″. Two primary technologies were used, active matrix (higher quality and more expensive) and passive matrix displays (lower quality and cheaper). By 1998 all laptops would use active-matrix color LCDs, though the Newton products and eMate portables would continue to use black and white LCDs. Apple"s current MacBook portable displays include LED backlighting and support either 2560×1600 or 2880×1800 pixel resolutions depending on screen size. The iPod series used black-and-white or color LCDs, the iPhone line uses LCD and OLED displays, and the Apple Watch uses OLED.

In 1997, Apple released the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM), its first all-in-one desktop with an LCD display. Drawing heavily from PowerBook technology, the TAM featured a 12.1″ active matrix LCD capable of displaying up to 16 bit color at 800×600. While Apple chose to retain traditional and cheaper CRTs for its all-in-one desktop line for the next 4 years, the TAM is undoubtedly the predecessor for the successful LCD-based iMac line of all-in-one desktops starting with the iMac G4 released in 2002. A substantial upgrade over the TAM, it contained a 15″ LCD supporting up to 1024×768 resolution. It was followed by a 17″ and 20″ models boasting resolution of up to 1680 × 1050. In 2005, the iMac G5 dropped the 15″ configuration and in 2007, the new iMac dropped the 17″ and added a 24″ to the line-up, further boosting resolution to 1920 x 1200. In October 2009, new iMac models moved to 16:9 aspect ratio screens at 21.5 and 27 inches.

The first desktop color flat-panel was introduced on March 17, 1998, with the 15″ Apple Studio Display (15-inch flat panel) which had a resolution of 1024×768. After the eMate, it was one of the first Apple products to feature translucent plastics, two months before the unveiling of the iMac. Apple called its dark blue color "azul". It had a DA-15 input as well as S-video, composite video, ADB and audio connectors, though no onboard speakers. In January 1999 the coloring was changed to match the blue and white of the new Power Macintosh G3s, and the connector changed to DE-15 VGA.

In 2000 the 22″ Cinema Displays switched to the ADC interface, and the 15″ Studio Display was remodeled to match the Cinema Display"s easel-like form factor and also featured the Apple Display Connector. In 2001 an LCD-based 17″ Studio Display was introduced, with a resolution of 1280×1024. In 2002 Apple introduced the

In 2004 a new line was introduced, utilizing the same 20″ and 23″ panels alongside a new 30″ model, for $3,299. The displays had a sleek aluminum enclosure with a much narrower bezel than their predecessors. The 20″ model featured a 1680×1050 resolution, the 23″ 1920×1200, and the 30″ 2560×1600. The 30″ version requires a dual-link interface, because a single-link DVI connection (the most common type) doesn"t have enough bandwidth to provide a picture to a display of this resolution. Initially, the only graphics cards that could power the new 30″ display were the Nvidia GeForce 6800 DDL series, available in both GT and Ultra forms. The DDL suffix signified the dual-link DVI capability. The less expensive of the two cards retailed for US$499, raising the net cost of owning and using the display to nearly $3,800. Later graphics options included the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500; the card included two dual-link DVI connectors which allowed a Power Mac G5 to run two 30″ Cinema Displays simultaneously with the total number of pixels working out to 8.2 million.

In 2006 along with the introduction of the Mac Pro, Apple lowered the price of the 30″ Cinema Display to US$1999. The Mac Pro featured an NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT as the graphics card in its base configuration which is capable of running a 30″ Cinema Display and another 23″ display simultaneously. The Mac Pro is also available with both the ATI Radeon X1900XT card and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 as build-to-order options. Each of these cards is capable of driving two 30″ Cinema Displays.

With the introduction of the Unibody MacBook family, Apple introduced the 24-inch LED Cinema Display, its first desktop display to use the new Mini DisplayPort connector, and also the first with an LED-backlit LCD. It had built-in speakers, a powered 3-port USB hub on the rear, an iSight camera and microphone, and a MagSafe power adapter for laptops. It also connected by USB for peripherals. It has a resolution of 1920×1200 and retailed for US$899.00. In 2010 it was replaced with a new 27-inch version with a resolution of 2560×1440.

In 2011 Apple released the Apple Thunderbolt Display, replacing the Mini DisplayPort and USB connector with a Thunderbolt plug for display and data. A Gigabit Ethernet port, a FireWire 800 port and a Thunderbolt 2 port were added as well, and the iSight camera was upgraded with a 720p FaceTime camera. On June 23, 2016, Apple announced it had discontinued the Thunderbolt Display, ending Apple"s production of standalone displays.

After Apple discontinued production of standalone displays in 2016, they partnered with LG to design the UltraFine line, with a 21.5-inch 4K display and 27-inch 5K display (27MD5KA-B), released in November 2016 alongside the Thunderbolt 3-enabled MacBook Pro.USB-C connector, with the 27-inch version integrating Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. On the rear of the displays is a three port USB-C hub. The 21.5-inch version provides up to 60W charging power, while the 27-inch provides up to 85W. The 21.5-inch is compatible with all Macs with a USB-C port, while the 27-inch version can only be used natively at full resolution with Macs with Thunderbolt 3, which includes all Macs with USB-C except the Retina MacBook. The 27-inch model is compatible with older Thunderbolt 2-equipped Macs using an adapter, but is limited to displaying their maximum output resolution.

In May 2019 the 21.5-inch model was discontinued and replaced with a 23.7-inch model which added Thunderbolt 3 connectivity and increased the power output to 85W. In July 2019, the 27-inch model (27MD5KL-B) was updated with USB-C video input, adding compatibility with the 3rd generation iPad Pro at 4K resolution, and increased power output to 94W.Apple Studio Display, but the display is still in production according to LG.

Apple announced the Pro Display XDR at the 2019 WWDC, the first Apple-branded display since the Apple Thunderbolt Display was discontinued in 2016. The display contains a 6016×3384 6K color-calibrated Extreme Dynamic Range (XDR) panel.

A DVI connector was used on the 2001-2002 titanium PowerBook G4; all aluminum PowerBook G4 15” and 17”; all aluminum MacBook Pro 15″ and 17″ models; Mac Mini G4, Power Mac G4, G5; Intel Mac Mini, and Mac Pro 2006–2012. PowerBook G4 12”, iMac G5 and Intel white iMacs mini-DVI ports.

A mini-VGA connector, which can provide VGA via a short adaptor cable. It appears on the white iBook, eMac, iMac G4 and G5, and first generation 12-inch PowerBook G4. Later models also support a composite and S-video adapter attached to this port.

The Retina MacBook introduced USB-C connectivity for displays. The 2016 MacBook Pro uses a combination Thunderbolt 3 USB-C connector. They are backwards compatible with HDMI and DisplayPort.

The Apple Video Adapter was specially designed to allow users to connect to S-video or composite video devices. The video adapter cable plugs into the video output port (Mini-VGA) built into the back of certain Macintosh computers. The video output port supports VGA, S-Video and Composite video out. The Apple Video Adapter is for S-Video or Composite video output only, use a separate Apple VGA Adapter for VGA video output options. With the Apple Video Adapter you can connect to your TV, VCR, or overhead projector via S-Video or Composite cables.

The Apple VGA Display Adapter was specially designed to allow users to connect certain Macintosh computers to an extra VGA display or external projector (equipped with VGA) for 24-bit video-mirroring. The VGA cable from your external display or projector cable plugs into the Mini-VGA video port built into your Macintosh via the Apple VGA Display Adapter.

Compatible with: eMac, iMac G5, iMac G4 flat-panel, 12-inch PowerBook G4, or iBooks having a Mini-VGA port. Most Macintosh computers with the Mini-VGA port can also use the Apple Video Adapter for S-video & Composite output options.

Graphics card failures: The Nvidia 8800 graphics cards in these machine have a manufacturing defect which leads to graphical distortion on the display and or incomplete booting through. A very big problem on these machines, which lead to an extended repair program from Apple, which didn"t fix the underlying issue. The only fix we have for these is a temporary one called a Reflow. Given the age of these machines its only really worthwhile if you have a need for an older operating system.

Screen weakness: The metal surrounds on the LCDs of these machines often break at the sides near the hinges. This was an unforeseen weakness in the design of the LCD assembly. These days this fault is not worth repairing given the age of the machine.

Drive cable failures: The cable which connects the hard drive to the logic board runs through 3 90 degree bends, and the copper inside the cable cracks and becomes brittle over time. This exhibits in the same way as a hard drive failure, and may cause a hard drive failure as well. We often recommend removing the optical drive and using a caddy to fit an SSD in the optical drive space as a way round this issue, since replacement cables are also prone to fail.

Screen weakness: The display starts to come away from the hinge area. This was an unforeseen weakness in the design of the LCD assembly where the adhesive fails. This is repairable, but the costs (around £200 + vat) are more expensive than the machine is worth.

Kernel Panic issues: This is a very common issue on the 15in 2010 MacBook Pros (logic board number 820-2850), often mistakenly attributed to a failed GPU or graphics chip. In fact, in most cases, the issue is with a tantalum capacitor on the logic board (C9560). This capacitor often fails and causes a slight short to ground, so when the computer switches from the integrated (Intel HD Graphics) to the dedicated (Nvidia GeForce GT 330M) GPU it causes a kernel panic. The solution is to replace the C9560 capacitor for a larger and more reliable polymer capacitor (extending the ground plane to allow fixation). We have a fixed price service to repair this fault.

Graphics card failures: Very rare (it is often the capacitor problem above), but if you get actual graphical distortion on screen it is likely that the GPU has failed. At this point logic board replacement is the only option. This is around £250 + Vat.

Graphics card failures: This is THE MOST COMMON failure of any MacBook Pro ever made. It affects almost every machine. It exhibits as graphical distortion or incomplete/cyclical booting. The fault is with one of the Graphics chips. There are lots of poor fixes out there (replacing logic board for example is pointless, re-balling is pointless as the fault always returns). As of January 2019 there is a new permanent fix where we permanently bypass the dedicated GPU. See our fixed cost repair service.

Memory slot failure This relatively rare problem exhibits as the machine booting with 3 beeps from the speakers. To identify if this is a problem with RAM or sockets it is advisable to try the modules one at a time in each socket. If the problem follows the socket not the chip then the socket is dead. As the costs of replacing the logic board are high we would recommend maxing the RAM in the one working socket (1 x 8GB single chip), and living with the dead socket.

Graphics card failures: A rare problem that causes graphical distortion on the screen or incomplete booting. Regretfully the only option here is to replace the logic board. This is expensive. Please contact us so that we can confirm the fault and quote accordingly.

Memory slot failure: This exhibits as the machine booting with 3 beeps from the speakers. In a small number of cases, one of the memory sockets fails. To identify if this is a problem with RAM or sockets it is advisable to try the modules one at a time in each socket. If the problem stays with the socket, rather than following the chip, then the socket is dead. As the costs of replacing the logic board are high, we would recommend maxing the RAM in the one working socket (1 x 8GB single chip), and living with the dead socket.

Drive cable failures: The cable which connects the hard drive to the logic board runs through 3 90 degree bends, and the copper inside the cable cracks and becomes brittle over time. This exhibits in the same way as a hard drive failure, and may cause a hard drive failure as well. We often recommend removing the optical drive and using a caddy to fit an SSD in the optical drive space as a way round this issue, since replacement cables are also prone to fail.

U8900 GMUX chip: A very common issue, often misidentified as a graphics card issue. Symptoms exhibit as either a black screen on boot (but the machine still chimes), or when playing a video or doing a GPU intensive task the machine will re-start and give a Kernel panic message talking about the MUX chip. The fault here is a manufacturing issue where the IC which provides power to the graphics chip develops bad connections to the logic board (due to being placed underneath a stress point). We have a fixed price fix for this issue here.

"Staingate": Delamination of the LCD panel. Nicknamed "Staingate", this is where the anti reflective coating comes off the LCD. Apple may still replace the screen for you for free. Check with them for details.

"Staingate": Delamination of the LCD panel. Nicknamed "Staingate", this is where the anti reflective coating comes off the LCD. Apple may still replace the screen for you for free. Check with them for details.

Randomly powering off: The CPU has several power states and voltages. Some CPUs have become unstable at the extremely low voltage on one of it"s cores. The CPU will sometimes briefly dip into that power state, and if it happens to be on the core where it is unstable, you will see the "silent" crash. Screen goes black, a few seconds later it dies completely. There is an inexpensive piece of software which may resolve this issue without replacing the logic board. You can buy it from here.

"Staingate": Delamination of the LCD panel. Nicknamed "Staingate", this is where the anti reflective coating comes off the LCD. Apple may still replace the screen for you for free. Check with them for details.

"Staingate": Delamination of the LCD panel. Nicknamed "Staingate", this is where the anti reflective coating comes off the LCD. Apple may still replace the screen for you for free. Check with them for details.

Keyboard issues: The keyboards on these units have a lot of problems. Random keys will stop working. Apple has now acknowledged this fault, and there is an extended repair scheme for it here.

Display issues (Stage lights effect / Flexgate): This exhibits as either bright spots along the bottom of the LCD panel, or complete failure of the LCD backlight. We have a service to repair this fault here.

Keyboard issues: The keyboards on these units have a lot of problems. Random keys will stop working. We have replacement services for some models, see our keyboard repair page here.

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The MacBook line debuted in 1991 — though there have been a variety of different naming conventions and models over the years. Remember the early Powerbooks of the 1990s? The iBook G3? And of course, the biggest news in recent years has been the arrival Apple"s on M-series chips in 2021. From the original PowerBook to the newest MacBook Pro and the Air, we explore the evolution of Apple"s laptops and the innovative changes each generation brought.

Although it was criticized for lacking a floppy disk drive, it went on to become a huge success. Manufactured by Sony, it featured a Motorola 68000 processor, 2MB of RAM and a 9-in. backlit LCD. th greatest PC of all time in 2006.

The PowerBook G3 was Apple’s most customizable laptop. It offered a PowerPC G3 chip that was up to two times faster than the Pentium and Pentium II processors used in PC notebooks and desktops, a CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive, built-in video output, swappable expansion bays for multiple storage options and lithium-ion batteries. It also featured a flip-up keyboard for easy access to the RAM expansion slot and removable hard disk drive.

Powered by a PowerPC G3 processor, it included a 6-hour lithium-ion battery and a trackpad that supported tap, double-tap and dragging capabilities. Its integrated power plug glowed amber when the battery was charging and turned green when it was fully charged. The iBook G3 also included a sleep indicator beacon light that indicated when the iBook was asleep or turned off.

Apple unveiled its Titanium PowerBook G4 in 2001. It featured a PowerPC G4 processor, a slot-loading DVD drive and had a 5-hour battery life. At 1-in. thick and 5.3 pounds, it included a 15.2-in. TFT widescreen active-matrix display and outperformed Pentium III-based notebook systems by up to 30%. Apple’s use of metal as an exterior casing would later become standard in all Mac products.

Apple released the first MacBook Pro, which featured a 1-in. thick aluminum enclosure and weighed 5.6 pounds, in February 2006 -- nearly 11 years ago. It was the first MacBook to feature a backlit keyboard and Apple’s new MagSafe magnetic power connector -- a failsafe method to keep the MacBook Pro from getting damaged if the power cord was accidentally tugged. The MacBook Pro also included a 67% brighter display, a scrolling trackpad, and Apple’s Sudden Motion Sensor that was designed to protect the hard drive in case of a fall.

The first Mac notebook based on an Intel processor, the 15-in. MacBook Pro delivered up to four times the performance of the PowerBook G4. Apple released a 17-in. model a few months later.

Apple released the "MacBook" in 2006 to replace both the iBook and 12-in. PowerBook so that its entire portable lineup offered Intel Core Duo processors. With its sleek design, Apple reported its new MacBook was “the world’s most advanced consumer notebook." At 1-in. thick, it was 20% thinner than the iBook.

Apple’s game-changing MacBook Air was the world’s thinnest notebook when CEO Steve Jobs famously introduced it during Macworld 2008. Because of its thinness, the MacBook Air was the first Mac to remove the optical Superdrive and feature a multitouch trackpad with gestures.

Apple refreshed its MacBook lineup with an aluminum unibody enclosure and a multitouch trackpad. Steve Jobs boasted the new MacBook was the industry’s greenest notebook, as it met “stringent Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT Gold and RoHS environmental standards, leading the industry in the elimination of toxic chemicals by containing no brominated flame retardants, using only PVC-free internal cables and components, and using energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass.”

The entry-level MacBook featured all-metal enclosures, pro-performance notebook graphics and was priced $700 less than the 2006 MacBook Pro to appeal to a wider audience. This iteration of the MacBook was the best selling MacBook in history and the world"s top-selling line of premium laptops. Apple also refreshed its white polycarbonate MacBook with a new unibody look.

Apple first brought its notable high-resolution display from the iPhone over to its Mac lineup with the MacBook Pro with Retina Display. At the time, it was the world’s highest resolution notebook display on the market, with over 5 million pixels -- 3 million more than a high-definition television. It was also the lightest MacBook Pro ever and nearly as thin as the MacBook Air.

The MacBook Pro with Retina Display, like the MacBook Air, didn’t include an optical Superdrive but did include solid-state flash storage. Apple notably nixed the “MacBook Pro” text from the lower bezel and moved it to the bottom chassis in favor of a minimalistic look. This generation was also the first (and last) to feature an HDMI portalong with refined speakers and a thinner MagSafe 2 power port. Apple introduced a 13-in. model with Retina display a few months later; in 2015, Apple dropped the “with Retina display” suffix and updated its MacBook Pro line with Force Touch enabled trackpads.

Apple brought back the beloved MacBook after the line merged with the MacBook Pro in 2009. At just 2 pounds and only 13.1 mm thick, the new MacBook overtook the MacBook Air as the thinnest and lightest Mac ever. It included a 12-in. Retina display, a redesigned butterfly mechanism keyboard and a Force Touch trackpad.

Apple introduced Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports in favor of the MagSafe adapter and standard USB-A ports for a slimmer form factor and increased power efficiency. Along with a fanless design, the new MacBook was available in a slew of different colors to match the iPhone 6s and iPad Pro lineup — gold, silver, space gray, and later, rose gold. Apple killed off the MacBook in July 2019, ending model overlap with the MacBook Air.

2016 marked the 25th anniversary for Apple’s line of portable computers. That year, Apple introduced its newest iteration of the MacBook Pro at a special event in October. The refresh included a thinner, lighter chassis that rivaled the MacBook Air -- so much so that the MacBook Pro without Touch Bar replaced it entirely (though Apple has strategically kept the Air available at an entry level price point of $999).

Apple also unveiled upgraded 13-in. and 15-in. models with a new and revolutionary input device: the multitouch OLED Touch Bar, which replaced the row of traditional function keys and dynamically adapted for each active application. The Touch Bar models also included an integrated Touch ID sensor; Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports; a 50% larger trackpad; a second-generation butterfly mechanism keyboard; a brighter, wider gamut display in line with the iPhone 7 and iPad Pro; a significantly faster PCIe-based solid state drive; improved speakers with better dynamic range; and a new color previously only available in the 2015 MacBook -- space gray. Apple noted there were more online orders for the laptop than there has been for any previous MacBook Pro.

Apple unveiled a revised MacBook Pro in July 2019, with new Coffee Lake chips from Intel, including optional 8-core processors in the more expensive 15-in. model. (That model also can be ordered with up to 32GB of RAM.) Both the 13-in. and 15-in. versions get a new butterfly-style keyboard designed to avoid problems with earlier models. The MacBook Pro comes in Space Gray or Silver. Pricing remains unchanged for the base models (though the entry-level 13-in. version now gets Apple’s Touchbar). The 13-in. starts at $1,299; the 15-in. starts at $2,399.

This generation MacBook Air got a long overdue redesign in late 2018 (and a modest update in 2019); it offers a Retina display like Apple’s more expensive laptops and is available in three colors: silver, space gray and gold. The MacBook Air comes with Touch ID, an updated (as of 2019) butterfly-style keyboard and a Force Touch trackpad. It has a 13.3-in. screen, weighs 2.75 pounds, offers up to 1.5TB of storage, up to 16GB of RAM and has two Thunderbolt 3 ports. It runs on a dual-core I5 chip running at 1.6GHz. Pricing now starts at $1,099 ($999 with the education discount).

The 16-in. MacBook Pro introduced in late 2019 offered the largest Retina Display to date offered in an Apple laptop. The display has a native resolution of 3072x1920 pixels and a 226-ppi pixel density. Almost as noteworthy is the new keyboard, which replaces the old, unloved, butterfly keyboard. It can be ordered with as much as 64GB of RAM and, for the first time, up to 8TB of SSD storage. It features 9th-gen Intel processors and an advanced thermal design to keep heat levels down. And in another first, it has a high-fidelity six-speaker sound system and an upgraded mic array.

The 13-in. MacBook is the first Apple laptop to get the company’s new “M1” processor, which is designed to deliver fast speeds while maintaining all-day batter life. “M1 is by far the most powerful chip we’ve ever created,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said, calling the laptop’s performance “mind-blowing.” The Pro model (announced in tandem with the M1 MacBook Air) arrives with an 8-core CPU, an 8-core CPU, two thunderbolt ports and weighs in at 3 pounds. Other than the new processor, the design remained largely unchanged, though it does get the redesigned “Magic” keyboard. It’s available in Silver and Space Gray.

The latest MacBook Air (unveiled alongside the M1 13-in. MacBook Pro), gets Apple’s new 8-core M1 chip, with either a 7- or 8-core GPU. Apple says the new Air is 3.5x faster than its predecessor with graphics that are 5x faster and SSD performance twice as fast. It features a fanless design that keeps the Air quiet and delivers up to 18 hours of continuous video playback. Like the MacBook Pro, the Air also gets Apple’s revamped “Magic” keyboard. It’s available in Silver, Space Gray and Gold.

The redesigned 16-in. MacBook Pro and the all-new 14-in. version get turbocharged versions of Apple’s M1 processor — the M1 Pro and M1 Max. Either model can be ordered with either processor, though upgrading to the M1 Max chips adds several hundred dollars to the bottom line. Apple says the M1 Pro is 70% faster than the M1 chip and offers 3x the memory bandwidth; the M1 Max doubles the GPU to 32 cores for 4x faster GPU performance than the M1. The new design ditches the Touch Bar for physical function keys, gets mini-LED XDR displays, and has three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an SDXC card slot and an HDMI port. There’s a 1080p HD camera and six speakers.

With the arrival of the new M2 processor, the MacBook Air gets an entirely new design in four different colors and a larger 13.6-in Liquid Retina display. It weighs in at 2.7 pounds, is 11.3mm thick, and — in addition to Silver and Space Gray — now comes in Midnight and Starlight colors. Other additions include a four-speaker sound system, 1080p HD camera, physical function keys, and support for fast charging with an optional 67-watt USB-C power adapter.

Unveiled in tandem with the latest MacBook Air, the 13-in. MacBook Pro moves to the M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. It now supports up to 24GB of unified memory and up to 2TB of storage — and remains the only Apple laptop with the Touch Bar. It continues to be offered in Silver and Space Gray, offers a 720p camera, stereo speakers and weighs in at 3 pounds.

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