25.10.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Apple cuts MacBook Pro prices up to 13%

Apple earlier this week cut the prices of its Retina MacBook Pro laptops by as much as 13%, move one retail analyst said was driven in part by increased competition from higher-end Windows systems.On Tuesday, Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro line, reconfiguring the laptops with the latest Core i5 and Core i7 processors based on its Haswell architecture, replacing previous chipsets with an Intel graphics processor dubbed "Iris," and putting the new models on a modest diet.The 13-in. MacBook Pro is 5% tinner and 3% lghter, for example.Apple also reduced prices by $200, from $1,499 to $1,299 for the least expensive 13-in. laptop, and from $2,199 to $1,999 for the 15-in. model. Those cuts represented price decreases of 13% ad 9%, espectively.Since the start of the year, Apple has slashed the price of the entry-level 13-in. Retina MacBook Pro by 24%.The MacBook Pro was Apple's second notebook line this year to see price cuts. In June, Apple rolled out tweaked MacBook Airs at

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