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MacBook

MacBook Air 11‑inch

MacBook Air 13‑inch

MacBook Pro 13‑inch

MacBook Pro 13‑inch with Retina display

MacBook Pro 15‑inch with Retina display

iMac 21.5‑inch

iMac 21.5‑inch with Retina 4K display

iMac 27‑inch with Retina 5K display

Mac mini

Mac Pro

12-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display

1.1GHz, 1.2GHz, or 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core M processor
Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz

0.14 to 0.52 inch thin

2.03 pounds1

11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen display

1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz

0.11 to 0.68 inch thin

2.38 pounds1

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen display

1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz

0.11 to 0.68 inch thin

2.96 pounds1

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen display

2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz

0.95 inch thin

4.5 pounds1

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display

2.7GHz or 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz

0.71 inch thin

3.48 pounds1

15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display

2.2GHz, 2.5GHz, or 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz

0.71 inch thin

4.49 pounds1

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

1.6GHz dual-core or 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina 4K display

3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 3.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz

 

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina 5K display

3.2GHz or 3.3GHz quad‑core Intel Core i5 or 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz

Highly energy efficient

Up to 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz

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3.7GHz quad-core, 3.5GHz 6-core, 3.0GHz 8-core, or 2.7GHz 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processor
Up to 30MB of L3 cache

1.1GHz, 1.2GHz, or 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core M processor
Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz

8GB memory

Up to 512GB flash storage2

Intel HD Graphics 5300

1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz

4GB or 8GB memory

Up to 512GB flash storage2

Intel HD Graphics 6000

1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz

4GB or 8GB memory

Up to 512GB flash storage2

Intel HD Graphics 6000

2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz

4GB or 8GB memory

Up to 1TB 5400-rpm hard drive; or up to 512GB solid-state drive2

Intel HD Graphics 4000

2.7GHz or 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz

Up to 16GB memory

Up to 1TB flash storage2

Intel Iris Graphics 6100

2.2GHz, 2.5GHz, or 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz

16GB memory

Up to 1TB flash storage2

Intel Iris Pro Graphics ($1999 model) or Intel Iris Pro Graphics and AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory ($2499 model)

1.6GHz dual-core or 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz

Up to 16GB memory

1TB 5400-rpm hard drive; 1TB or 2TB Fusion Drive; or 256GB flash storage (SSD)2

Intel HD Graphics 6000 or Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200

3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 3.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz

Up to 16GB memory

1TB 5400-rpm hard drive; 1TB or 2TB Fusion Drive; or up to 512GB flash storage (SSD)2

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200

3.2GHz or 3.3GHz quad‑core Intel Core i5 or 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz

Up to 32GB memory

1TB 7200-rpm hard drive; 1TB, 2TB, or 3TB Fusion Drive; or up to 1TB flash storage (SSD)2

AMD Radeon R9 M380, R9 M390, R9 M395, or R9 M395X graphics processor

Up to 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz

Up to 16GB memory

Up to 1TB hard drive; 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash storage (SSD); or 1TB or 2TB Fusion Drive2

Intel HD Graphics 5000 or Intel Iris Graphics

 

3.7GHz quad-core, 3.5GHz 6-core, 3.0GHz 8-core, or 2.7GHz 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processor
Up to 30MB of L3 cache

Up to 64GB memory

Up to 1TB flash storage (SSD)2

Dual AMD FirePro D300, D500, or D700 graphics processors

12-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Retina display

2304 by 1440 pixels

16:10 aspect ratio

11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Widescreen display

1366 by 768 pixels

16:9 aspect ratio

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Widescreen display

1440 by 900 pixels

16:10 aspect ratio

 

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Widescreen display

1280 by 800 pixels

16:10 aspect ratio

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Retina display

2560 by 1600 pixels

16:10 aspect ratio

15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Retina display

2880 by 1800 pixels

16:10 aspect ratio

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Widescreen display

1920 by 1080 pixels

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Retina 4K display

4096 by 2304 pixels

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Retina 5K display

5120 by 2880 pixels

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USB-C port

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802.11ac Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

FaceTime camera

Full-size backlit keyboard with butterfly mechanism

Force Touch trackpad

External USB SuperDrive (requires adapter; sold separately)

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Two USB 3 ports

Thunderbolt 2 port

802.11ac Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

FaceTime HD camera

Full-size backlit keyboard

Multi-Touch trackpad

External USB SuperDrive (sold separately)

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Two USB 3 ports

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Thunderbolt 2 port

802.11ac Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

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FaceTime HD camera

Full-size backlit keyboard

Multi-Touch trackpad

SDXC card slot

External USB SuperDrive (sold separately)

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Two USB 3 ports

FireWire 800 port

Thunderbolt port

802.11n Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Gigabit Ethernet

FaceTime HD camera

Full-size backlit keyboard

Multi-Touch trackpad

SDXC card slot

SDXC card slot

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Two USB 3 ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

HDMI port
802.11ac Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

FaceTime HD camera

Full-size backlit keyboard

Force Touch trackpad

SDXC card slot

External USB SuperDrive (sold separately)\

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

 

 

Two USB 3 ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

HDMI port

802.11ac Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

FaceTime HD camera

Full-size backlit keyboard

Force Touch trackpad

SDXC card slot

External USB SuperDrive (sold separately)

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Four USB 3 ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

802.11ac Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Gigabit Ethernet

FaceTime HD camera

Apple Magic Keyboard

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2

SDXC card slot

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Four USB 3 ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

802.11ac Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Gigabit Ethernet

FaceTime HD camera

Apple Magic Keyboard

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2

SDXC card slot

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Four USB 3 ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

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802.11ac Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Gigabit Ethernet

FaceTime HD camera

Apple Magic Keyboard

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2

SDXC card slot

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Four USB 3 ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

HDMI port

802.11ac Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Gigabit Ethernet

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SDXC card slot

OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Four USB 3 ports

Six Thunderbolt 2 ports

HDMI 1.4 port

802.11ac Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Dual Gigabit Ethernet

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OS X El Capitan
Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Up to 9 hours wireless web3

Up to 10 hours iTunes movie playback3

Integrated 39.7-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

29W USB-C Power Adapter with cable management system

USB-C power port

Up to 9 hours wireless web3

Up to 10 hours iTunes movie playback3

Integrated 38-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management system

MagSafe 2 power port

Up to 12 hours wireless web3

Up to 12 hours iTunes movie playback3

Integrated 54-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management system

MagSafe 2 power port

Up to 7 hours wireless web3

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Integrated 63.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

60W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management system

MagSafe power port

Up to 10 hours wireless web3

Up to 12 hours iTunes movie playback3

Integrated 74.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

60W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management system

MagSafe 2 power port

Up to 9 hours wireless web3

Up to 9 hours iTunes movie playback3

Integrated 99.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management system

MagSafe 2 power port

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