Apple Updates Retina Macs With Faster Processors, Drops Pricing Too

Apple quietly and with a press release, reduced the price of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display models down to $1399 and $1699, compared to the original retail price of $1699 and $1999, respectively. But that's not all, Apple has also bumped up the processor speeds for both the 13-inch and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros.

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 also reduced the pricing on the high-end 13-inch MacBook Air with a 256GB SSD by $100, which now costs $1399.