Apple Lops $200 Off 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Line, Upgrades Other MacBooks

Announced in October, Apple's 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro carried a starting price of $1,700. Apple has now cut that to $1,500 and upgraded other MacBook models as well.

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Announced in October, Apple’s 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro carried a starting price of $1,700. Apple has now cut that to $1,500. The high-end model now costs $1,700 and includes a faster processor. The 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro models, announced in June, have gotten processor upgrades as well, but no price cuts. The price of the high-end 13-inch MacBook Air has been lowered to $1,400, too.

Per Apple:

The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now starts at $1,499 for 128GB of flash, and $1,699 for a new 2.6 GHz processor and 256GB of flash. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now features a faster 2.4 GHz quad-core processor, and the top-of-the-line 15-inch notebook comes with a new 2.7 GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of memory. Apple today also announced that the 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of flash has a new lower price of $1,399.

Apple Updates Processors & Prices of MacBook Pro with Retina Display [Apple.com]