The MacBook Pro 15 is the spearhead in Apple’s notebook portfolio – so the pricing is quite confident: Even the base model with a Core i7-4770HQ, 16 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD is quite expensive at 2249 Euros (~$2532) our review configuration with a Core i7-4870HQ, twice the amount of SSD storage and the previously mentioned Radeon GPU costs 2799 Euros (~$3151). Another surprise: The last remaining Nvidia GPU in a Mac, the GeForce GT 750M, can be replaced with the optional Radeon R9 M370X.

The manufacturer has also promised much faster SSDs and more CPU performance, but the MacBook Pro 15 still uses quad-core processors from the old Haswell generation – it is curious that Apple has not integrated the recently announced quad-cores from the Broadwell generation or waited for the replacement, Skylake, which is expected in the late summer/autumn. One of the new features is the Force Touch TrackPad, and the 15-inch device now uses the same model as its smaller sibling. Although the MacBook Pro Retina 15 is not really new, it has got its first major update since the last significant refresh almost two years ago. With all the attention on the impressive 12-inch MacBook, it was easy to miss the fact that Apple has also launched another new MacBook a couple of weeks ago.

For the original German review, see here.

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