document_title: MacBook Pro

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text: MacBook Pro

text: First generation[edit]

text: The original 15-inch MacBook Pro was announced on January 10, 2006 by Steve Jobs at the Macworld Conference & Expo.[4] The 17-inch model was unveiled on April 24, 2006.[5] The first design was largely a carryover from the PowerBook G4, but uses Intel Core CPUs instead of PowerPC G4 chips.[6] The 15-inch MacBook Pro weighs the same as the 15-inch aluminum PowerBook G4, but is 0.1 inches (0.25 cm) deeper, 0.4 inches (1.0 cm) wider, and 0.1 inches (0.25 cm) thinner.[7] Other changes from the PowerBook include a built-in iSight webcam and the inclusion of MagSafe, a magnetic power connector designed to detach easily when yanked. These features were later brought over to the MacBook. The optical drive was reduced in size in order to fit into the slimmer MacBook Pro, hence it runs slower than the optical drive in the PowerBook G4 and cannot write to dual layer DVDs.[6][8]

text: Both the original 15- and 17-inch model MacBook Pros come with ExpressCard/34 slots, which replace the PC Card slots found in the PowerBook G4. All first generation 15-inch models have two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port,[9] while the 17-inch models have three USB 2.0 ports as well as one FireWire 400 port.[10] When first introduced, the MacBook Pro did not come with FireWire 800 or S-Video ports,[7][9] although FireWire 800 was added in the next 15-inch model revision[11] and is present in every version of the 17-inch design.[10] S-Video capability can be attained through the use of a DVI to S-Video adapter.[7] External displays with up to a 2,560 × 1,600 pixel resolution are supported through a dual-link DVI port.[12] All models include a built-in Gigabit Ethernet port, Bluetooth 2.0, and 802.11a/b/g.[9][10] Later models include support for the draft 2.0 specification of 802.11n[13] and Bluetooth 2.1.

text: Updates[edit]

text: Apple refreshed the entire MacBook Pro line on October 24, 2006 to include Intel Core 2 Duo processors.[11] Memory capacity was doubled for each model, to 1 GB on the low-end 15-inch and 2 GB for the high-end 15- and 17-inch models.[11] FireWire 800 was added to the 15-inch models. Hard drive capacity was increased, although video card options stayed the same.[11] The MacBook Pro line received a second update on June 5, 2007 with new Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT video cards and faster processor options.[14][15] LED backlighting was added to the 15-inch model's screen, and its weight was reduced from 5.6 pounds (2.5 kg) to 5.4 pounds (2.4 kg).[15] Furthermore, the speed of the front-side bus was increased from 667 MHz to 800 MHz. On November 1, 2007, Apple added the option of a 2.6 GHz Santa Rosa platform Core 2 Duo CPU as well as reconfigured hard drive options.[15]

text: On February 26, 2008, the MacBook Pro line was again updated.[16][17] LED backlighting was added as an option for the 17-inch model.[16] Processors were updated to "Penryn" cores, which are built on the 45 nanometer process (65 nanometer "Merom" cores were previously used), and hard drive and memory capacities were increased.[16] Multi-touch capabilities, first introduced with the MacBook Air earlier that year, were brought over to the MacBook Pro's trackpad.[16] When the 15-inch unibody MacBook Pro was introduced on October 14, 2008, the pre-unibody model with the same screen size was discontinued, while the 17-inch pre-unibody model continued to be sold.[18] The original case design was discontinued on January 6, 2009, when the 17-inch MacBook Pro was also updated with unibody construction.[19]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Some reviewers applauded the MacBook Pro for its doubling or tripling the speed of the PowerBook G4 in some areas.[6] For example, the 3D rendering program Cinema 4D XL was 3.3 times as fast (2.3 times faster),[6] and its boot-up time was more than twice as quick.[7] The MacBook Pro generally outperformed the PowerBook G4 in performance analyzer utility tests XBench and Cinebench.[7] Reviewers lauded the screen's maximum brightness, 67 percent higher than the PowerBook G4; the excellent horizontal viewing angles; the matte options; and the bright, crisp, and true colors.[8] Although the screen offered fewer vertical pixels (1,440 × 900 in the MacBook Pro instead of 1,440 × 960 in the PowerBook), one reviewer called the screen "nothing less than stellar".[7] Reviewers praised the new MagSafe power adapter,[6] although one reviewer said it disconnected too easily in some instances.[7] They also praised the backlit keyboard, large trackpad, and the virtually silent operation of the machine.[6][8] The new laptop also offered better wireless performance.

text: One reviewer criticized the decision to underclock the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card by about 30 percent its original speed.[8] The notebook was also noted for running hot.[6][8] Users complained that upgrading system memory was harder than in older Apple notebooks.[7] Since the dimensions for the 15-inch MacBook Pro were tweaked slightly from the 15-inch PowerBook G4, older accessories such as notebook sleeves did not work with the new models.[7] Some users noted a slight flickering when the screen was on lower brightness settings.[7] Apple increased the battery capacity by 10 Wh, going from 50 in the PowerBook G4 to 60,[7] but the more powerful Core Duo CPU required more power.[7] Battery life therefore remained about the same as in previous models, at three-plus hours.[7]

text: Technical specifications[edit]

text: Obsolete

text:
showTable of first generation MacBook Pro models

Component
Intel Core Duo
Intel Core 2 Duo

Model
Early 2006[9][10][20]
Late 2006[13]
Mid 2007[21]
Late 2007[22]
Early 2008[12]
Late 2008

Release date(s)
January 10, 2006 (15"),[4] April 24, 2006 (17")[5]
October 24, 2006[11]
June 5, 2007[15]
November 1, 2007[23]
February 26, 2008[16]
October 14, 2008[24]

Apple order number(s)
MA463*/A or MA464*/A; MA600* or MA601*; MA092*/A
MA609*, MA610*, or MA611*/A
MA895*, MA896*, or MA897*
MA895*/A, MA896*/A, or MA897*/A
MB133*/A, MB134*/A, or MB166*/A
MB766*/A

Model number(s)
A1150 (15"), A1151 (17")
A1211 (15"), A1212 (17")
A1226 (15"), A1229 (17")
A1260 (15"), A1261 (17")
A1261

Model Identifier(s)
MacBookPro1,1, MacBookPro1,2
MacBookPro2,1, MacBookPro2,2
MacBookPro3,1
MacBookPro4,1
MacBookPro4,1 (re-listed)

Widescreen Display
(matte or glossy)[note 1]
15.4", LCD, 1,440 × 900
15.4", LCD, 1,440 × 900, with LED backlighting
N/A

17", LCD, 1,680 × 1,050
17", LCD, 1,680 × 1,050
Optional 1,920 × 1,200
17", LCD, 1,680 × 1,050
Optional 1,920 × 1,200, with LED backlighting
17", LCD, 1,920 × 1,200, with LED backlighting

Processor
1.83 GHz (T2400), 2.0 GHz (T2500) or 2.16 GHz (T2600) Intel Core Duo Yonah with 2 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.16 GHz (T7400) or 2.33 GHz (T7600) Intel Core 2 Duo Merom with 4 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.2 GHz (T7500) or 2.4 GHz (T7700) Intel Core 2 Duo Merom with 4 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.2 GHz (T7500) or 2.4 GHz (T7700) Intel Core 2 Duo Merom with 4 MB on-chip L2 cache
Optional 2.6 GHz (T7800) with 4 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.4 GHz (T8300) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache, or 2.5 GHz (T9300) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache
Optional 2.6 GHz (T9500) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.5 GHz (T9300) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache
Optional 2.6 GHz (T9500) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache

Front-side bus
667 MHz
800 MHz

Memory
Two slots for PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (667 MHz)
512 MB (two 256 MB) or 1 GB (two 512 MB)
Expandable to 2 GB[note 2]
1 GB (two 512 MB) or 2 GB (two 1 GB)
Expandable[note 2] to 4 GB, but only 3 GB addressable[25]
2 GB (two 1 GB)
Expandable[note 2] to 6 GB[note 3][26]
4 GB (two 2 GB)
Expandable[note 2] to 6 GB[note 3][26]

Graphics
with dual-link DVI
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128 MB or 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM
Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT with 128 MB or 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM
Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT with 256 MB, or 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM
Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT with 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM[27]

Hard drive[note 4]
80 GB, 100 GB, or 120 GB serial ATA, 5,400-rpm
Optional 100 GB 7,200-rpm or 120 GB 5,400-rpm.
120 GB, 160 GB, or 200 GB serial ATA, 5,400-rpm
Optional 100 GB, 7,200-rpm.
120 GB or 160 GB serial ATA, 5,400-rpm
Optional 250 GB, 4,200-rpm or 160 GB, 7,200-rpm.
120 GB or 160 GB serial ATA, 5,400-rpm
Optional 250 GB, 5,400-rpm or 200 GB, 7,200-rpm.
200 GB or 250 GB serial ATA, 5,400-rpm
Optional 200 GB 7,200-rpm or 300 GB 4,200-rpm.
250 GB serial ATA, 5,400-rpm
Optional 320 GB, 7,200-rpm or 128 GB SSD.

SATA I (1.5 Gbit/s)

Optical disc drive[note 5]
Combo drive: 8× DVD read, 24× CD-R and 10× CD-RW recording
SuperDrive: 8× DVD-DL discs reads. 4× DVD+/-R & RW recording. 24× CD-R and 10× CD-RW recording
(optional for 15-inch)
SuperDrive: 4× DVD+R writes, 8× DVD+/-R read, 4× DVD+/-RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 10× CD-RW recording (17-inch)

SuperDrive: 2.4× DVD+R DL writes, 6× DVD+/-R read, 4× DVD+/-RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 10× CD-RW recording or 4× DVD+R DL writes, 8× DVD+/-R read/write, 4× DVD+/-RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 10× CD-RW recording
SuperDrive: 4× DVD+R DL writes, 8× DVD+/-R read/write, 4× DVD+/-RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 10× CD-RW recording
SuperDrive: 4× DVD+R DL writes, 8× DVD+/-R read/write, 8× DVD+RW writes, 6× DVD-RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 16× CD-RW recording

AirPort Extreme
Integrated 802.11a/b/g (Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 chipset)
Integrated 802.11a/b/g and draft-n (n disabled by default)[note 6][28][29] (Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 chipset)
Integrated 802.11a/b/g and draft-n (n enabled) (Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 or Broadcom BCM4322 chipset, depending on revision)

Peripheral connections
2x USB 2.0 (15") or 3x USB 2.0 (17")
3x USB 2.0

1x FireWire 400 (15") or 1x FireWire 400 and 1x FireWire 800 (17")
1x FireWire 400 and 1x FireWire 800

ExpressCard/34, Gigabit Ethernet, DVI, Audio line in/out

Latest possible operating system
OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"
OS X 10.7 "Lion"
OS X 10.11 "El Capitan"
(Unofficially, can run macOS 10.12 "Sierra" with Sierra Patcher. Requires additional patching or hardware for Wi-Fi)

Battery (lithium-polymer, removable)
60 Wh (15")
N/A

68 Wh (17")

Weight
5.6 lb (2.5 kg) (15")
5.4 lb (2.4 kg) (15")
N/A

6.8 lb (3.1 kg) (17")

Dimensions
14.1 in (36 cm) wide × 9.6 in (24 cm) deep × 1.0 in (2.5 cm) (15")
N/A

15.4 in (39 cm) wide × 10.4 in (26 cm) deep × 1.0 in (2.5 cm) (17")

text: Second generation (Unibody)[edit]

text: On October 14, 2008, in a press event at company headquarters, Apple officials announced a new 15-inch MacBook Pro featuring a "precision aluminum unibody enclosure" and tapered sides similar to those of the MacBook Air.[30][31] Designers shifted the MacBook Pro's ports to the left side of the case, and moved the optical disc drive slot from the front to the right side, similar to the MacBook. The new MacBook Pros had two video cards, which the user could switch between: the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with either 256 or 512 MB of dedicated memory and a GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of shared system memory.[30] Although the FireWire 400 port was removed, the FireWire 800 port was retained. The DVI port was replaced with a Mini DisplayPort receptacle.[30] The original unibody MacBook Pro came with a user-removable battery; Apple claimed five hours of use,[30] with one reviewer reporting results closer to four on a continuous video battery stress test.[32] Apple said that the battery would hold 80 percent of its charge after 300 recharges.[33]

text: Design[edit]

text: The unibody-construction MacBook Pro largely follows the styling of the original aluminum iMac and the MacBook Air and is slightly thinner than its predecessor, albeit wider and deeper due to the widescreen display.[30] The screen is high-gloss, covered by an edge-to-edge reflective glass finish, while an anti-glare matte option is available in the 15- and 17-inch models in which the glass panel is removed.[34] The entire trackpad is usable and acts as a clickable button.[34] The trackpad is also larger than the first generation model's, giving more room for scrolling and multi-touch gestures.[34] When the line was updated in April 2010, inertial scrolling was added, making the scrolling experience much like that of the iPhone and iPad.[35][36][37] The keys, still backlit, are now that of Apple's now-standard sunken keyboard with separated black keys.[35]

text: Updates[edit]

text: During the MacWorld Expo keynote on January 6, 2009, Phil Schiller announced a 17-inch MacBook Pro with unibody construction. This version diverged from its 15-inch sibling with an anti-glare "matte" screen option (with the glossy finish standard) and a non user-removable lithium polymer battery.[38] Instead of traditional round cells inside the casing, the lithium-ion polymer batteries are shaped and fitted into each laptop to maximally utilize space. Adaptive charging, which uses a chip to optimize the charge flow to reduce wear and tear, extends the battery's overall life.[38] Battery life for the 17" version is quoted at eight hours, with 80 percent of this charge remaining after 1,000 charge-discharge cycles.[38]

text: At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, 2009, it was announced that the 13-inch unibody MacBook would be upgraded and re-branded as a MacBook Pro,[39] leaving only the white polycarbonate MacBook in the MacBook line.[40] It was also announced that the entire MacBook Pro line would use the non user-removable battery first introduced in the 17-inch MacBook Pro.[41] The updated MacBook Pro 13- and the 15-inch would each have up to a claimed seven hours of battery life, while the 17-inch would keep its eight-hour capacity.[39][41] Some sources even reported up to eight hours of battery life for the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros during casual use,[42] while others reported around six hours.[34] Like the 17-inch MacBook Pro, Apple claims that they will last around 1,000 charge cycles while still containing 80 percent of their capacity.[43] Graphics card options stayed the same from the previous release, although the 13-inch[44] and the base model 15-inch, came with only the GeForce 9400M GPU.[45] The screens were also improved, gaining a claimed 60 percent greater color gamut.[44][45] All of these mid 2009 models also included a FireWire 800 port and all except the 17-inch models would receive an SD card slot.[31] The 17-inch model would retain its ExpressCard/34 slot.[41] For the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the Kensington lock slot was moved to the right side of the chassis.[46] In August 2009, Apple extended the "matte" anti-glare display option to the 15-inch MacBook Pro.[47]

text: On April 13, 2010,[48] Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs were introduced in the 15- and 17-inch models, while the 13-inch retained the Core 2 Duo with a speed increase.[48] The power brick was redesigned[35] and a high-resolution display (of 1,680 × 1,050) was announced as an option for the 15-inch models.[36] The 13-inch gained an integrated Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics processing unit (GPU) with 256 MB of shared memory, while the 15- and 17-inch models were upgraded to the GeForce GT 330M, with either 256 or 512 MB of dedicated memory.[48] The 15- and 17-inch models also have an integrated Intel GPU that is built into the Core i5 and i7 processors.[48] The 15-inch model also gained 0.1 pounds (0.045 kg).[36] Save for a third USB 2.0 slot, all the ports on the 17-inch MacBook Pro are the same in type and number as on the 15-inch version.[49] All models come with 4 GB of system memory that is upgradeable to 8 GB.[48] Battery life was also extended further in this update, to an estimated ten hours for the 13-inch and 8–9 hours on the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros.[48] This was achieved through both greater power efficiency and adding more battery capacity.[48] One reviewer reported about six hours of battery life through a continuous video battery stress test in the 15-inch[37] and another, who called the battery life "unbeatable", reported nearer to eight in the 13-inch through their "highly demanding battery drain test".[35]

text: Thunderbolt technology, Sandy Bridge dual core Intel Core i5 and i7 (on the 13-inch model) or quad-core i7 (on the 15- and 17-inch models) processors, and a high definition FaceTime camera were added on February 24, 2011. Intel HD Graphics 3000 come integrated with the CPU, while the 15- and 17-inch models also utilize AMD Radeon HD 6490M and Radeon HD 6750M graphics cards. Later editions of these models, following the release of OS X Lion, replaced the dashboard (F4) key with a launchpad key. The chassis bottoms are also engraved differently from the 2010 models.[50] The Thunderbolt serial bus platform can achieve speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s,[51] which is up to twice as fast as the USB 3.0 specification, 20 times faster than the USB 2.0 specification, and up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800.[52] Apple says that Thunderbolt can be used to drive displays or to transfer large quantities of data in a short amount of time.[52]

text: On June 11, 2012, Apple showcased its upgraded Mac notebooks, OS X Mountain Lion, and iOS 6 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco.[53] The new MacBook Pro models were updated with Ivy Bridge processors and USB 3.0 ports, and the default RAM on premium models was increased to 8 GB.[54] Following this announcement, the 17-inch model was discontinued. After a media event on October 22, 2013 Apple discontinued all second generation MacBook Pros except for the entry-level 2.5 GHz 13-inch model.[55] Apple discontinued the 13-inch 2nd generation MacBook Pro on October 27, 2016. Prior to its discontinuation it was Apple’s only product to still include an optical drive and a Firewire port, and only laptop with a hard disk drive and Ethernet port.[56]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Some reviewers praised the new laptop's performance and compact size,[32] the quality of the screen, and sturdy unibody build,[32] which allowed easier upgrading of internal components as compared to the original models.[32] Some reviewers also noted that the new MacBook Pro ran more quietly and at cooler temperatures than first generation machines.[32] Others, however, criticized the amount of heat generated by the new design.[57][58]

text: Reviewers lamented the loss of a matte screen option for the 2008 unibody MacBook Pro, noting the reflectiveness of the screen in sunlight, even when its brightness was turned all the way up.[32] CNET's Dan Ackerman commented of the mid-2009 models: "According to Apple, the new display offers a wider color gamut, and the screen certainly looks bright and colorful, but we wish the same matte-screen option offered on the 17-inch MacBook Pro was available across the line... While the LED screen means a thinner lid and some battery life benefits, the edge-to-edge glass covering the entire display panel grabs stray light rays with ease, making the glossy screen hard to see in some lighting conditions."[34] By 2011, matte screens were offered for both the 15" and 17" models. Furthermore, the addition of Mini DisplayPort instead of the more popular HDMI was criticized.[32] The relatively low number of ports and lower end technical specifications when compared to similarly priced laptops from other brands were also bemoaned.[32]

text: Laptop Magazine's Michael Prospero praised the 2010 15-inch model's display, calling it "bright and crisp". He further commented, "While reflections from the glossy display weren't overwhelming, it's also nice to know there's an antiglare option—though only for the higher resolution display. Still, colors were bright, blacks were deep and dark, and viewing angles were excellent both vertically and horizontally." He also lauded the quality of the iSight webcam, the responsiveness of the touchpad, the microphone and speakers, as well as the performance of the new CPUs for the 15" model and the long battery life. Complaints included the price of the laptop, the low number of USB ports, and the lack of HDMI.[36]

text: CNET praised the automatic graphics switching features of the 15- and 17-inch 2010 models as well as the graphics cards themselves. Acclaim was also given to the Core i5 and i7 CPUs, the multi-touch trackpad, and the addition of audio capabilities to the Mini DisplayPort video output.[37] They also called for the addition of HDMI and the Blu-ray optical disc format, saying that most other computers in the MacBook Pro's price range possessed these features.[37] CNET also criticized the option of a higher resolution screen in the 15-inch model, saying that "the higher-resolution screen should be included by default."[37]

text: Technical specifications[edit]

text:
Obsolete[59]

Vintage

Discontinued

text:
showTable of second generation MacBook Pro models

Component
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i5, Core i7
Intel Core i5, Core i7

Model[60]
Late 2008[61]
Early 2009[62]
Mid 2009[63][64][65]
Mid 2010[66][67][68]
Early 2011[69][70][71]
Late 2011[72][73][74]
Mid 2012[75][76]

Release date
October 14, 2008[30]
January 6, 2009 (17")[19]
March 3, 2009 (15")[77]
June 8, 2009[78]
April 13, 2010[48]
February 24, 2011[79]
October 24, 2011[80]
June 11, 2012[81][82]

Apple order number(s)
MB470*/A or MB471*/A
MB470*/A, MC026*/A or MB604*/A
MB990*/A, MB991*/A, MC118*/A, MB985*/A, MB986*/A, or MC226*/A
MC374*/A, MC375*/A, MC371*/A, MC372*/A, MC373*/A or MC024*/A
MC700*/A, MC724*/A, MC721*/A, MC723*/A, or MC725*/A
MD311*/A, MD313*/A, MD314*/A, MD318*/A, MD322*/A or MD385*/A
MD101*/A, MD102*/A, MD103*/A or MD104*/A

Model Number(s)
A1286 (15")
A1286 (15"), A1297 (17")
A1278 (13"), A1286 (15"), A1297 (17")
A1278 (13"), A1286 (15")

Model Identifier(s)
MacBookPro5,1 (15")
MacBookPro5,1 (15")
MacBookPro5,2 (17")
MacBookPro5,1 (15")
MacBookPro5,2 (17")
MacBookPro5,3 (15")
MacBookPro5,4 (15")
MacBookPro5,5 (13")
MacBookPro6,1 (17")
MacBookPro6,2 (15")
MacBookPro7,1 (13")
MacBookPro8,1 (13")
MacBookPro8,2 (15")
MacBookPro8,3 (17")
MacBookPro9,1 (15")
MacBookPro9,2 (13")

LED-backlit widescreen glossy display (16:10)
N/A
13.3", 1,280 × 800

15.4", 1,440 × 900
15.4", 1,440 × 900
Optional matte screen
15.4", 1,440 × 900
Optional 1,680 × 1,050 (glossy or matte)

N/A
17", 1,920 × 1,200
Optional matte screen
N/A

Video camera
iSight (480p)
FaceTime HD (720p)

Processor
N/A
2.26 GHz (P8400) or 2.53 GHz (P8700) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.4 GHz (P8600) or 2.66 GHz (P8800) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache
2.3 GHz (2410M) Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge with 3 MB on-chip L3 cache or 2.7 GHz (2620M) Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge with 4 MB on-chip L3 cache
2.4 GHz (2435M) Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge with 3 MB on-chip L3 cache or 2.8 GHz (2640M) Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge with 4 MB on-chip L3 cache
2.5 GHz (3210M) Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge with 3 MB on-chip L3 cache or 2.9 GHz (3520M) Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge with 4 MB on-chip L3 cache

2.4 GHz (P8600) with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache or
2.53 GHz (T9400) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache
Optional 2.8 GHz (T9600) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache

2.4 GHz (P8600) with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache(15" only) or
2.53 GHz (T9400) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache(15" only) or
2.66 GHz (T9550) (17" only) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache
Optional 2.8 GHz (T9600) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache(15" only) or
2.93 GHz (T9800) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache (17" only)
2.53 GHz (P8700) or 2.66 GHz (P8800) (15" only) with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache or
2.8 GHz (T9600) (15" and 17" only) Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache
Optional 3.06 GHz (T9900) with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache (15" and 17" only)

2.4 GHz (520M) (15" only) or 2.53 GHz (540M) (15" and 17" only) with 3 MB on-chip L3 cache or 2.66 GHz (620M) (15" and 17" only) Intel Core i7 Arrandale with 4 MB on-chip L3 cache
Optional 2.8 GHz (640M) with 4 MB on-chip L3 cache (15" and 17" only)
2.0 GHz quad-core (2635QM) (15" only) or 2.2 GHz quad-core (2720QM) (15" and 17" only) Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache
Optional 2.3 GHz (2820QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache (15" and 17" only)
2.2 GHz quad-core (2675QM) (15" only) or 2.4 GHz quad-core (2760QM) (15" and 17" only) Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache
Optional 2.5 GHz (2860QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache (15" and 17" only)
2.3 GHz quad-core (3615QM) (15" only) or 2.6 GHz quad-core (3720QM) (15" only) Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache
Optional 2.7 GHz (3820QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache (15" only)

System bus
N/A
1,066 MHz front side bus (13")
Intel Direct Media Interface 5 GT/s

1,066 MHz front side bus
1,066 MHz front side bus (15" and 17")
Intel Direct Media Interface
2.5 GT/s (15" and 17")

Memory
(Two slots)
2 GB (two 1 GB) or 4 GB (two 2 GB)
Expandable to 4 GB by default, expandable to 8 GB with the latest EFI update[83]
4 GB (two 2 GB)
Expandable to 8 GB.[note 2] 2.66 GHz and 2.93 GHz models expandable to 8 GB
2 GB (two 1 GB) or 4 GB (two 2 GB)
Expandable to 8 GB
4 GB (two 2 GB)
Expandable to 8 GB
16 GB on 13" models
4 GB (two 2 GB)
Expandable to 16 GB
4 GB (two 2 GB) or 8 GB (two 4 GB)
Expandable to 16 GB

1066 MHz PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM
1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM
Voltage 1.5V[84][85]
Expandable to 16GB of 1600 MHz PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM[86][87]
1600 MHz PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM
Voltage 1.35V[88]

Graphics
N/A
Nvidia GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (13" and some 15" models)
Nvidia GeForce 320M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (13" models only)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB (512 MB with 8 GB of RAM installed)[89] DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (13" models only)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (13" models only)

Nvidia GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with 256 MB or 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM
Can switch between the two (but cannot use both)
Nvidia GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with 256 MB or 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM (some 15" or 17" models)
Can switch between the two (but cannot use both)
Intel HD Graphics with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce GT 330M with 256 MB or 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM (15" and 17" models)
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (15" and 17" models) and AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256 MB GDDR5 memory (15" models)
or AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1 GB GDDR5 memory (15" and 17" models)
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (15" and 17" models) and AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512 MB GDDR5 memory (15" models)
or AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1 GB GDDR5 memory (15" and 17" models)
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X
Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce GT 650M with 512 MB GDDR5 memory (base 15" model) or 1 GB GDDR5 memory
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X

Storage[note 4]
250 GB or 320 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm
Optional 250 GB or 320 GB at 7,200-rpm, 128 GB SSD
250 GB or 320 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm
Optional 250 GB or 320 GB at 7,200-rpm, 128 GB or 256 GB SSD
160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, or 500 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm
Optional 320 GB or 500 GB at 5,400-rpm or 7,200-rpm (15" and 17" only) or 128 GB or 256 GB SSD
250 GB, 320 GB, or 500 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm.
Optional 320 GB or 500 GB at 5,400-rpm or 7,200-rpm or 128 GB, 256 GB, or 512 GB SSD.
320 GB (13" only), 500 GB or 750 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm.
Optional 500 GB or 750 GB at 5,400-rpm or 500 GB at 7,200-rpm (15" and 17" only), or 128 GB, 256 GB, or 512 GB SSD
500 GB or 750 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm (13" and base 15" models) or 17" 750 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm (high-end 15" and 17" models)
Optional 750 GB at 5,400-rpm or 7,200-rpm (15" and 17" only), or 128 GB, 256 GB, or 512 GB SSD
500 GB or 750 GB serial ATA at 5,400-rpm Optional 750 GB at 5,400-rpm or 7,200-rpm or 1 TB at 5,400-rpm or 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB SSD

SATA II (3 Gbit/s)
SATA III (6 Gbit/s)

Optical disc drive[note 5]
SuperDrive: 4× DVD±R DL writes, 8× DVD+/-R read/write, 8× DVD+RW writes, 6× DVD-RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 16× CD-RW recording

AirPort Extreme
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/draft-n (n enabled) (Broadcom BCM4322 2 × 2 chipset)
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n (Broadcom BCM4331 3 × 3 chipset)

Peripheral connections
ExpressCard/34
SDXC card slot (13" and 15") or ExpressCard/34 (17")
SDXC card slot

USB 2.0 (two ports on 13" and 15", three ports on 17")
USB 3.0 (two ports)

Mini DisplayPort (without audio support)
Mini DisplayPort (with audio support)
Thunderbolt port

Gigabit Ethernet, Firewire 800, Audio line in/out

Latest possible operating system
OS X 10.11 "El Capitan"
(Unofficially, can run macOS 10.13 "High Sierra" with High Sierra Patcher)
macOS 10.13 "High Sierra"

Battery (lithium polymer, non-removable except in original 15")
N/A
58 Wh (13")
63.5 Wh (13")

50 Wh removable lithium-polymer (15")
73 Wh (15")
77.5 Wh (15")

N/A
95 Wh (17")
N/A

Weight
N/A
4.50 lb (2.04 kg) (13")

5.5 lb (2.5 kg) (15")
5.6 lb (2.5 kg) (15")

N/A
6.6 lb (3.0 kg) (17")
N/A

Dimensions
N/A
12.78 in (32.5 cm) wide × 8.94 in (22.7 cm) deep × 0.95 in (2.4 cm) high (13")

14.35 in (36.4 cm) wide × 9.82 in (24.9 cm) deep × 0.95 in (2.4 cm) high (15")

N/A
15.47 in (39.3 cm) wide × 10.51 in (26.7 cm) deep × 0.98 in (2.5 cm) high (17")
N/A

text: Since the RAM and the hard drive on some generations of MacBook Pro are user serviceable parts, there are aftermarket modifications to enhance the system with up to 16GB of DDR3-1600 RAM (maximum capacity and frequency depend on the hardware in question), 7200-rpm hard drives or third party SSDs.

text: Early and Late 2011 model GPU Issues[edit]

text: Early and Late 2011 models reportedly suffer from manufacturing problems leading to overheating, graphical issues, and eventually complete GPU and logic board failure. A thread was opened on the Apple Support community[90] that reached more than 12,000 posts and 4,000,000 visits (Feb 2015). A similar but nonidentical issue affected iMac GPUs which were later recalled by Apple.[91] The problem was covered by many articles in Mac-focused magazines, starting late 2013 throughout 2014.[92][93][94][95][96] In August 2014 the law firm Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP had begun investigating the problem to determine if any legal claim exists.[97] On October 28, 2014, the firm announced that it has filed a class-action lawsuit in a California federal court against Apple. The lawsuit will cover residents residing in both California and Florida who have purchased a 2011 MacBook Pro notebook with an AMD graphics card. The firm is also investigating similar cases across the United States.[98] On February 20, 2015, Apple instituted the "MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues".  This "will repair affected MacBook Pro systems, free of charge". The program covered affected MacBook Pro models until December 31, 2016 or four years from original date of sale[99].

text: Third generation (Retina)[edit]

text: On June 11, 2012 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple introduced the third generation MacBook Pro, marketed as the "MacBook Pro with Retina display" to differentiate it from the predecessor model.[53] The new model includes Intel's third generation Core i7 processors (Ivy Bridge microarchitecture), USB 3.0, and a high-resolution 15.4" IPS 2880×1800-pixel Retina Display.[54] Other new or changed features include a second Thunderbolt port, a HDMI port, and a thinner MagSafe port, dubbed the "MagSafe 2".[100] Apple introduced a 13-inch version on October 23, 2012 with specifications similar but slightly inferior to the 15-inch version's, such as less powerful processors.[101]

text: The new models omit Ethernet and FireWire 800 ports, though Apple offers Thunderbolt adapters for both interfaces.[102] They also omit a SuperDrive, making the 15-inch model Apple's first professional notebook since the PowerBook 2400c to ship without a built-in optical drive.[103] Instead of a hard disk drive, the new models ship with a solid state drive housed in a proprietary flash module design rather than a 2.5" notebook drive. Apple also claims improved speakers and microphones and a new system for cooling the notebook with improved fans.[100] The new case design does not have a Kensington lock slot, so alternative products are required to physically secure the computer.[104]

text: The Retina models also have fewer user-accessible upgrade or replacement options than previous MacBooks. Unlike in previous generations, the memory is soldered onto the logic board and is therefore not upgradable. The solid state drive is not soldered and can be replaced by users.[105] The battery is glued into place; attempts to remove it may destroy the battery and/or trackpad.[106] The entire case uses proprietary pentalobe screws and cannot be disassembled with standard tools. While the battery is glued in, recycling companies have stated that the design is only "mildly inconvenient" and does not hamper the recycling process.[107]

text: On February 13, 2013, Apple announced updated prices and processors for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and increased the RAM of the high-end 15-inch model to 16 GB.[108]

text: On October 22, 2013, Apple updated the line with Intel's Haswell processors and Iris Graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Thunderbolt 2, and PCIe-based flash storage.[109] The chassis of the 13-inch version was slightly slimmed to 0.71 inches (18 mm) to match the 15-inch model. The lower-end 15-inch model only included integrated graphics while the higher-end model continued to include a discrete Nvidia graphics card in addition to integrated graphics.[110] Support for 4K video output via HDMI was added but limited the maximum number of external displays from three to two.[111] On July 29, 2014 Apple announced updated prices and processors for the Haswell MacBook Pro with Retina Display.[112]

text: On March 9, 2015, the 13-inch model was updated with Intel Broadwell processors, Iris 6100 graphics, faster flash storage, increased battery life, and a Force Touch trackpad.[113][114] On May 19, 2015, the 15-inch model was also updated with similarly fast flash storage, increased battery life, the Force Touch trackpad, and an AMD Radeon R9 discrete graphics card on the higher-end model.[115][116] The higher-end 15-inch model also added support for dual-cable output to 5120×2880 displays.[117] The 15-inch models were released with the same Intel Haswell processors and Iris Pro graphics as the 2014 models due to a delay in shipment of newer Broadwell quad-core processors.[118]

text: Design[edit]

text: The Retina Display MacBook Pro largely follows the design of the previous generation with its aluminum enclosure and separated black keys. The most apparent body changes are a thinner chassis and a display with a redesigned hinge and thinner bezel and the removal of the internal optical drive. The power button is moved from the upper right corner of the chassis onto the keyboard, taking the place of the optical disc eject button.[119] At 0.71 inches (18 mm) thick, the 15-inch model is 25 percent thinner than its predecessor. The model name is no longer placed at the bottom of the screen bezel; instead, it is found on the underside of the chassis, similar to an iOS device. It is the first Macintosh laptop to not have its model name visible during normal use, as every prior laptop had its model name on the screen bezel or keyboard.[120]

text: Reception[edit]

text: The third generation MacBook Pro received positive reviews of the Retina Display, flash storage and power. It was criticized, however, for its high price and lack of an Ethernet port and optical drive. Roman Loyola of Macworld said that the Retina MacBook Pro was "groundbreaking" and made people "rethink how they use technology". He praised the inclusion of USB 3.0 and the slimmer body.[121] Dan Ackerman of CNET commented "I've previously called the 15-inch MacBook Pro one of the most universally useful all-around laptops you can buy. This new version adds to that with HDMI, faster ports, and more portability. But it also subtracts from that with its exclusion of an optical drive and Ethernet port, plus its very high starting price. The Pro and Retina Pro are clearly two laptops designed for two different users, and with the exception of all-day commuters who need something closer to a MacBook Air or ultrabook, one of the two branches of the MacBook Pro family tree is still probably the most universally useful laptop you can buy."[122]

text: Joel Santo Domingo of PC Magazine gave the MacBook Pro an "Editor's Choice" rating. He praised its "brilliant Retina display", the thin design, port selection and speedy storage, and highlighted the expandability via Thunderbolt ports which support up to seven devices each.[123] David Pogue of The New York Times praised the 15-inch model's screen, keyboard, sound, start-up time, cosmetics, battery life, storage, and RAM capacity. They criticized the lack of a SuperDrive, pricing, and the MagSafe 2 power connector's lack of backwards compatibility with the older MagSafe design.[124]

text: Since the battery is glued in and cannot be easily disassembled for recycling (an EPEAT requirement), Apple received criticisms about the machine's ability to be recycled. Greenpeace spokesman Casey Harrell said Apple "has pitted design against the environment—and chosen design. They're making a big bet that people don't care, but recycling is a big issue."[125] Wired also criticized Apple's recyclability claims, stating "[t]he design may well be comprised of 'highly recyclable aluminum and glass'—but my friends in the electronics recycling industry tell me they have no way of recycling aluminum that has glass glued to it like Apple did with both this machine and the recent iPad."[126]

text: The Retina Display on the MacBook Pro have been criticized for "image retention", specifically for displays manufactured by LG.[127][128]

text: Technical specifications[edit]

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Discontinued

Current

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showTable of third generation MacBook Pro models

Component
Intel Core i5, Core i7

Model
Mid 2012[129]
Late 2012[130]
Early 2013[131][132]
Late 2013[133][134]
Mid 2014[135][136]
Early 2015[137]
Mid 2015[138]

Release date
June 11, 2012 (15")[81][82]
October 23, 2012 (13")[101]
February 13, 2013[108]
October 22, 2013[109]
July 29, 2014[112]
March 9, 2015 (13")[114]
May 19, 2015 (15")[116]

Model number(s)
MC975*/A or MC976*/A or MD831*/A
MD212*/A or MD213*/A
ME664*/A or ME665*/A or ME698*/A, ME662*/A or ME663*/A or ME697*/A
ME864*/A or ME865*/A or ME866*/A, ME293*/A or ME294*/A
MGX72*/A or MGX82*/A or MGX92*/A, MGXA2*/A or MGXC2*/A
MF839*/A or MF840*/A or MF841*/A
MJLQ2*/A or MJLT2*/A

Model Identifier(s)
MacBookPro10,1 (15") (A1398)
MacBookPro10,2 (13") (A1425)
MacBookPro10,2 (13") (A1425)
MacBookPro11,1 (13") (A1502)
MacBookPro12,1 (13") (A1502)
MacBookPro11,4 (15")
MacBookPro11,5 (15")

MacBookPro10,1 (15")
MacBookPro11,2 (15") (A1398)
MacBookPro11,3 (15")

LED-backlit widescreen glossy Retina Display
15.4", 2,880 × 1,800 (16:10), 220 ppi
13.3", 2,560 × 1,600 (16:10), 227 ppi
13.3", 2,560 × 1,600 (16:10), 227 ppi
13.3", 2,560 × 1,600 (16:10), 227 ppi
15.4", 2,880 × 1,800 (16:10), 220 ppi

15.4", 2,880 × 1,800 (16:10), 220 ppi

Video camera
FaceTime HD (720p)

Processor
2.3 GHz (i7-3615QM) quad-core Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache (15")
Optional 2.6 GHz (i7-3720QM) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache
Optional 2.7 GHz (i7-3820QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache

2.5 GHz (i5-3210M) dual-core Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13")
Optional 2.9 GHz (i7-3520M) dual-core Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor with 4 MB shared L3 cache

2.6 GHz (i5-3230M) dual-core Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13")
Optional 3.0 GHz (i7-3540M) dual-core Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge with 4 MB shared L3 cache

2.4 GHz (i5-4258U) dual-core Intel Core i5 Haswell processor with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13")
Optional 2.6 GHz (i5-4288U) dual-core Intel Core i5 Haswell with 3 MB shared L3 cache
Optional 2.8 GHz (i7-4558U) dual-core Intel Core i7 Haswell with 4 MB shared L3 cache

2.6 GHz (i5-4278U) dual-core Intel Core i5 Haswell processor with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13")
Optional 2.8 GHz (i5-4308U) dual-core Intel Core i5 Haswell with 3 MB shared L3 cache
Optional 3.0 GHz (i7-4578U) dual-core Intel Core i7 Haswell with 4 MB shared L3 cache

2.7 GHz (i5-5257U) dual-core Intel Core i5 Broadwell processor with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13")
Optional 2.9 GHz (i5-5287U) dual-core Intel Core i5 Broadwell with 3 MB shared L3 cache
Optional 3.1 GHz (i7-5557U) dual-core Intel Core i7 Broadwell with 4 MB shared L3 cache

2.2 GHz (i7-4770HQ) quad-core Intel Core i7 Haswell with 6 MB on-chip L3 and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell) (15")
Optional 2.5 GHz (i7-4870HQ) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell)
Optional 2.8 GHz (i7-4980HQ) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell)

2.4 GHz (i7-3635QM) quad-core Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache (15")[139][140]
Optional 2.7 GHz (i7-3740QM) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache
Optional 2.8 GHz (i7-3840QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache

2.0 GHz (i7-4750HQ) quad-core Intel Core i7 Haswell with 6 MB on-chip L3 and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell) (15")
Optional 2.3 GHz (i7-4850HQ) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell)
Optional 2.6 GHz (i7-4960HQ) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell)

2.2 GHz (i7-4770HQ) quad-core Intel Core i7 Haswell with 6 MB on-chip L3 and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell) (15")
Optional 2.5 GHz (i7-4870HQ) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell)
Optional 2.8 GHz (i7-4980HQ) with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache and 128 MB L4 cache (Crystalwell)

System bus
Intel Direct Media Interface 5 GT/s

Memory
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (15")
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (13")
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (13")
4 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (13", 128 GB)
Optional 8 GB and 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (13")
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (13")
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only
16 GB built-in onboard RAM (15")

8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (13", 256 GB and 512 GB)
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only

8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (15", 2.4 GHz)
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable) (15", 2.0 GHz)
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only
16 GB built-in onboard RAM (15")

16 GB built-in onboard RAM (15", 2.7 GHz)
16 GB built-in onboard RAM (15", 2.3 GHz)

1600 MHz PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM
1866 MHz PC3-14900 LPDDR3 SDRAM (13")
1600 MHz PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM (15")

Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB GDDR5 memory. (15")
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X
Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory (13")
Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory (13")
Intel Iris 5100 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory (13")
Intel Iris 6100 Graphics with LPDDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (13")
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory (15", 2.2 GHz)

Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB GDDR5 memory. (15")
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory (15", 2.0 GHz)
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory (15", 2.2 GHz)
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory or
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory and AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2 GB GDDR5 memory. (15", 2.5 and 2.8 GHz)
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X

Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce GT 750M with 2 GB GDDR5 memory. (15", 2.3 GHz)
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics with DDR3L SDRAM shared with main memory and Nvidia GeForce GT 750M with 2 GB GDDR5 memory. (15", 2.5 and 2.8 GHz)
Automatically switches between graphics hardware when running OS X

Storage[note 4]
256 GB, 512 GB, or 768 GB SSD (15", 2.3 GHz)
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, or 768 GB SSD (13")
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, or 768 GB SSD (13", 2.5 GHz)
128 GB or 256 GB (13", 2.4 GHz)
128 GB or 256 GB (13", 2.6 GHz)
128 GB or 256 GB (13", 2.7 GHz)
256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB SSD (15", 2.2 GHz)

256 GB, 512 GB, or 768 GB SSD (13", 2.6 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB SSD (13", 2.6 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB SSD (13", 2.8 GHz)

512 GB or 768 GB SSD (15", 2.6 GHz)
256 GB, 512 GB, or 768 GB SSD (15", 2.4 GHz)
256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB SSD (15", 2.0 GHz)
256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB SSD (15", 2.2 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB SSD (13", 2.9 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB SSD (15", 2.5 and 2.8 GHz)

512 GB or 768 GB SSD (15", 2.7 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB SSD (15", 2.3 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB SSD (15", 2.5 GHz)

Mini-SATA III (6 Gbit/s)
PCIe 2.0 ×2 5.0 GT/s (8 Gbit/s)
PCIe 3.0 ×4 8.0 GT/s (31.5 Gbit/s)

AirPort Extreme
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz, up to 450 Mbit/s)
(Broadcom BCM4331 3 × 3 chipset)
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz, up to 1.3 Gbit/s)
(Broadcom BCM4360 3 × 3 chipset)
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz, up to 1.3 Gbit/s)
(Broadcom BCM43602 3 × 3 chipset)

Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Peripheral connections
SDXC card slot

2 USB 3.0

2 Thunderbolt ports
Supports two 2560×1600 displays
2 Thunderbolt 2 ports
Supports two 2560×1600 displays (13") or two 3840x2160 (15")
2 Thunderbolt 2 ports
Supports two 3840×2160 displays
2 Thunderbolt 2 ports
Supports two 3840×2160 displays (Iris Graphics) or one 5120×2880 dual-cable display (Radeon R9)

HDMI port
Supports 1920x1200 output[141]
HDMI port
Supports 3840×2160/30 Hz or 4096×2160/24 Hz output[111]

Audio line out (analog/optical)

Battery (lithium polymer, non-removable)
74 Wh (13")
71.8 Wh (13")
74.9 Wh (13")

95 Wh (15")
99.5 Wh (15")

Weight
3.57 lb (1.62 kg) (13")
3.46 lb (1.57 kg) (13")
3.48 lb (1.58 kg) (13")

4.46 lb (2.02 kg) (15")
4.49 lb (2.04 kg) (15")

Dimensions
12.35 in (31.4 cm) wide × 8.62 in (21.9 cm) deep × 0.75 in (1.9 cm) high (13")
12.35 in (31.4 cm) wide × 8.62 in (21.9 cm) deep × 0.71 in (1.8 cm) high (13")

14.13 in (35.9 cm) wide × 9.73 in (24.7 cm) deep × 0.71 in (1.8 cm) high (15")

text: Fourth generation (Touch Bar and USB-C)[edit]

text: Apple unveiled fourth generation 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models during a press event at their headquarters on October 27, 2016. All models, except the baseline 13-inch model, introduced the Touch Bar, a multi-touch enabled OLED strip built into the top of the keyboard in place of the function keys. The Touch Bar models also include a sapphire-glass covered Touch ID sensor at the right end of the Touch Bar which doubles as a power button. The models also introduce a "second-generation" butterfly mechanism keyboard that provided more travel than the first iteration implemented on the Retina MacBook. The 13-inch model has a trackpad that is 46% larger than its predecessor while the 15-inch model has a trackpad twice as large as the prior generation.

text: All ports have been replaced with either two or four combination USB-C 3.1 ports that support Thunderbolt 3 and dual DisplayPort 1.2 signals,[142] any of which can be used for charging.[143] The MacBook Pro is incompatible with some older Thunderbolt 3 certified peripherals,[144][145] including Intel's own reference design for Thunderbolt 3 devices.[146] Furthermore, macOS on MacBook Pro blocks certain classes of Thunderbolt 3 compatible devices from working by blacklisting them.[147] Devices using HDMI, previous generation Thunderbolt, and USB will require an adapter to connect to the MacBook Pro.[143][148][149] The models come with a 3.5 mm headphone jack, although TOSLINK functionality of older generation MacBook Pros has been removed.

text: Other updates to the MacBook Pro include dual and quad-core Intel "Skylake" Core i5 and i7 processors, improved graphics, and displays that offer a 25% wider color gamut, 67% more brightness, and 67% more contrast. All versions are able to output to a 5K display, with the 15-inch models capable of two. The 15-inch models include a discrete Radeon Pro 450, 455 or 460 graphics card in addition to the integrated Intel graphics. Additionally, Apple introduced a cheaper lower-end 13-inch model which lacks the Touch Bar in favor of function keys, and has only two USB-C ports. The flash storage in the Touch Bar models is soldered to the logic board and is not upgradeable, while in the 13-inch model without Touch Bar, it is removable.[150][151]

text: Design and usability[edit]

text: The fourth generation MacBook Pro follows the design of the previous two generations with an all-metal unibody enclosure and separated black keys. A few apparent design changes are a thinner chassis, thinner screen bezel, larger trackpad, the OLED Touch Bar, and shallower butterfly mechanism keyboard with less key separation than the previous models. The speakers grilles have been relocated to the sides of the keyboard on the 13-inch variant. Tear downs show that the speaker grilles on the 13-inch model with Touch Bar are "largely cosmetic", and that sound output mostly comes through the side vents.[152] The fourth generation MacBook Pro comes in two finishes, the traditional silver color and a darker "space gray" color. The MacBook Pro model name returns to the bottom of the screen bezel in Apple's San Francisco font after being absent from the third generation. As with the Retina MacBook, the new models replace the backlit white Apple logo on the rear of the screen with a glossy black opaque version.

text: MagSafe, a magnetic charging connector, has been replaced with USB-C charging.[143] Unlike MagSafe, which provided an indicator light within the user’s field of view to indicate the device's charging status, the USB-C charger has no visual indicator. Instead, the MacBook Pro emits a chime when connected to power.[143] The Macintosh startup chime that has been used since the first Macintosh in 1984 is now disabled by default. The laptop now boots automatically when the lid is opened.[143]

text: Reception[edit]

text: The 2016 MacBook Pro received mixed reviews. Ars Technica noted that the keyboard was a "drastic departure" from previous MacBook Pro keyboards, being a second-generation version of the keyboard used in the Retina MacBook. It further noted that resting palms may brush the trackpad occasionally causing inadvertent cursor jumps onscreen as the laptop interprets this as input, without one's hands or wrists actually resting on it.[143] Also noted was an increase of bandwidth and approximately 40 percent increased read speed of the flash storage.[143] Engadget praised the thinner, lighter design, improved display and audio, and increased speed of the graphics and flash storage, but criticized the lack of ports and price.[153] Wired praised the display, calling it "the best laptop display I've ever seen", as well as praising the Touch Bar, though it criticized the need of adapters for many common connectors.[154] Likewise, The Verge concluded that "using [the new MacBook] is alienating to anyone living in the present. I agree with Apple's vision of the future. I'm just not buying it today."[155]

text: Other well-known review outlets, like Engadget, voiced their concerns over Apple "by doing things like removing full-sized USB ports, the memory card reader and even the Function row, Apple seems to have forgotten how many of us actually work"[156]. This goes unison with the wider blogosphere and review scene where foremost the touch bar was criticized for providing a negative impact on a user's concentration and usability: "The cognitive footprint of direct second screen interactions is significantly higher than that of indirect interactions."[157] Other items of critique were non-compatibility between Thunderbolt 2 and 3 devices, frequently unpleasant fan whine noises[158] in idle CPU states on the larger screen (15") models were reported, where the two integrated fans run all the time by default. The coprocessor powering the touch bar and higher TDP of the stronger CPU models are responsible for this behavior.

text: The battery life of the new models also received mixed reception, with outlets reporting inconsistent battery life and inaccurate estimates of time remaining on battery by the operating system. Apple addressed the latter by hiding the display of estimated battery time remaining entirely in a macOS update.[159][160] Consumer Reports did not initially recommend the 2016 MacBook Pro models, citing inconsistent and unpredictable battery life in its lab testing (which involves the consecutive loading of multiple websites). However, Apple and Consumer Reports found that the results had been affected by a bug caused by disabling caching in Safari's developer tools. Consumer Reports performed the tests again with a patched macOS, and retracted its original assessment.[161][162]

text: iFixit gave the models score of 1 out of 10 for repairability, noting that memory, the processor, and flash storage are soldered to the logic board, while the battery is glued to the case. The entire assembly uses proprietary pentalobe screws and cannot be disassembled with standard tools.[150]

text: Technical specifications[edit]

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Discontinued

Current

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hideTable of fourth generation MacBook Pro models

Component
Intel Core i5, Core i7

Model
Late 2016
Mid 2017

Model Name
13-inch, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports [163]
13-inch, with Touch Bar [164]
15-inch, with Touch Bar [165]
13-inch, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports [166]
13-inch, with Touch Bar [167]
15-inch, with Touch Bar [168]

Release date
October 27, 2016 [169]
November 12, 2016[170]
June 5, 2017

Model number(s)
MLL42LL/A
MLH12LL/A
MLH32LL/A or MLH42LL/A (space gray)
MLW72LL/A or MLW82LL/A(silver)
MPXQ2LL/A or MPXR2LL/A or MPXT2LL/A or MPXU2LL/A
MPXV2LL/A or MPXW2LL/A or MPXX2LL/A or MPXY2LL/A or MQ002LL/A or MQ012LL/A
MPTR2LL/A or MPTT2LL/A or MPTU2LL/A or MPTV2LL/A or MPTW2LL/A or MPTX2LL/A

Model Identifier(s)
MacBookPro13,1 (A1708)
MacBookPro13,2 (A1706)
MacBookPro13,3 (A1707)
MacBookPro14,1 (A1708)
MacBookPro14,2 (A1706)
MacBookPro14,3 (A1707)

LED-backlit widescreen glossy Retina Display
13.3”, 2,560 × 1,600 (16:10), 227 ppi with Wide colour (P3) gamut, 500-nits[171] (13")

15.4”, 2,880 × 1,800 (16:10), 220 ppi with Wide colour (P3) gamut, 500-nits (15”)

Video camera
FaceTime HD (720p)

Processor
2.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Skylake (6360U), up to 3.1 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache[172]
Optional 2.4 GHz i7-6660U, up to 3.4 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache[173]

2.9 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Skylake (6267U), up to 3.3 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache[174]
Optional 3.1 GHz i5-6287U, up to 3.5 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache[175]
Optional 3.3 GHz i7-6567U, up to 3.6 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache[176]

2.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Skylake (6700HQ), up to 3.5 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache[177]
Optional 2.9 GHz i7-6920HQ, up to 3.8 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache[178]

2.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake (7360U), up to 3.6 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache
Optional 2.5 GHz i7-7660U, up to 4.0 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache

3.1 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake (7267U), up to 3.5 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache
Optional 3.3 GHz i5-7287U, up to 3.7 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache
Optional 3.5 GHz i7-7567U, up to 4.0 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache

2.8 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Kaby Lake (7700HQ), up to 3.8 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache
Optional 3.1 GHz i7-7920HQ, up to 4.1 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache

2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Skylake (6820HQ), up to 3.6 GHz, 8MB L3 cache[179]
Optional 2.9 GHz i7-6920HQ, up to 3.8 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache[178]

2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Kaby Lake (7820HQ), up to 3.9 GHz, 8MB L3 cache
Optional 3.1 GHz i7-7920HQ, up to 4.1 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache

System bus
4 GT/s OPI (On Package DMI 3.0 interconnect Interface) (Max. theoretical bandwidth: 4 GB/s)[180]
8 GT/s DMI 3.0 (Max. theoretical bandwidth: 3.94 GB/s)[180]
4 GT/s OPI (On Package DMI 3.0 interconnect Interface) (Max. theoretical bandwidth: 4 GB/s)
8 GT/s DMI 3.0 (Max. theoretical bandwidth: 3.94 GB/s)

Memory
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable)
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only

16 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable)
8 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable)
Optional 16 GB RAM configuration available at time of purchase only

16 GB built-in onboard RAM (not upgradeable)

1866 MHz PC3-14900 LPDDR3 SDRAM
2133 MHz PC3-17000 LPDDR3 SDRAM

Graphics
Intel Iris Graphics 540 with LPDDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Intel Iris Graphics 550 with LPDDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Intel HD Graphics 530
AMD Radeon Pro 450 with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching (2.6 GHz) Configurable to Radeon Pro 455 with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, or Pro 460 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 with LPDDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 with LPDDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Intel HD Graphics 630
AMD Radeon Pro 555 with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching (2.8 GHz) Configurable to Radeon Pro 560 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory

Intel HD Graphics 530
AMD Radeon Pro 455 with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching (2.7 GHz) Configurable to Radeon Pro 460 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory

Intel HD Graphics 630
AMD Radeon Pro 560 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching (2.9 GHz)

Storage[note 4]
256 GB or 512 GB or 1 TB SSD[citation needed]
256 GB built-in SSD (not upgradeable)
256 GB SSD. Configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB SSD (not upgradeable) (2.6 GHz)
128 GB or 256 GB or 512 GB or 1 TB SSD (not upgradable)
256 GB or 512 GB or 1 TB SSD (not upgradeable)
256 GB or 512 GB or 1 TB or 2 TB built-in SSD (not upgradeable) (2.8 GHz)

512 GB or 1 TB built-in SSD (not upgradeable)
512 GB SSD. Configurable to 1 TB or 2 TB SSD (not upgradeable) (2.7 GHz)
512 GB or 1 TB or 2 TB built-in SSD (not upgradeable) (2.9 GHz)

NVMe/PCIe 3.0 ×4 8.0 GT/s (31.5 Gbit/s)

Wi-Fi
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, up to 867 Mbit/s (13" w/o Touch Bar) or 1.3 Gbit/s (13" and 15" w/ Touch Bar)

Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Peripheral connections
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
Two ports supporting two 4096x2304 displays or one 5120x2880 (MST) display (13" w/o Touch Bar)
Four ports, two left-hand ports for full performance, supporting two 4096x2304 displays or one 5120x2880 (MST) display (13" w/ Touch Bar)
Four ports via two controllers[181] supporting four 4096x2304 displays or two 5120x2880 (MST) displays (15")

Supports charging, DisplayPort 1.2, Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbit/s) and USB 3.1 gen 2 (up to 10 Gbit/s)

3.5 mm audio line out (analog), multiple microphones, stereo speakers with high dynamic range

Battery (lithium polymer, non-removable)
54.5 Wh (13" w/o Touch Bar)

49.2 Wh (13", with Touch Bar)

76 Wh (15")

up to 10 hours use (wireless web, iTunes film playback); 30 days standby time[171]

Weight
3.02 lb (1.37 kg) (13")

4.02 lb (1.83 kg) (15")

Dimensions
11.97 in (30.41 cm) wide × 8.36 in (21.24 cm) deep × 0.59 in (1.49 cm) high (13")

13.75 in (34.93 cm) wide × 9.48 in (24.07 cm) deep × 0.61 in (1.55 cm) high (15")

text: Software and operating systems[edit]

text: The macOS operating system has been pre-installed on all MacBook Pros since release, starting with version 10.4.4 (Tiger).[4] Along with OS X, iLife has also shipped with all systems, beginning with iLife '06.[4]

text: The MacBook Pro comes with the successor to BIOS, Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) 1.1. EFI handles booting differently from BIOS-based computers,[182] but provides backwards compatibility, allowing dual and triple boot configurations. In addition to OS X, the Microsoft Windows operating system is installable on Intel x86-based Apple computers. Officially, this is limited to both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10 with the necessary hardware drivers included with the Boot Camp software.[78][183] Other x86 operating systems such as Linux are also unofficially supported.[184] This is made possible by the presence of the Intel architecture as provided by the CPU and the BIOS emulation Apple has provided on top of EFI.[185][186]

text: As the MacBook Pro uses a different hardware platform from earlier PowerPC (PPC)-based Macintoshes, versions of OS X prior to Lion can run PPC applications only via the Rosetta emulator, which exacts some performance penalty, cannot emulate some lower-level PPC code, and does not support 64-bit (G5 specific) PPC features.[187] Rosetta is not present in Lion and later, so PPC applications cannot be run under those versions of OS X.[188]

text: Timeline of the MacBook family


document_title: The Incredibles

question_text: who is known as the super fast boy in the series the icredible

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text: The Incredibles

text: Plot[edit]

text: Public opinion turns against superheroes—also called "Supers"—due to collateral damage from their crime-fighting. After several lawsuits, they are forced into civilian relocation programs. Fifteen years later, Bob and Helen Parr, formerly known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, and their children Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack are a suburban family. Bob dislikes suburbia and his white-collar job, and with his friend Lucius Best, formerly known as Frozone, occasionally relives his glory days by secretly acting as vigilantes at night.

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text: One day, Bob loses his temper and job after his supervisor refuses to let him stop a mugging. Returning home, Bob finds a message from a mysterious woman named Mirage who convinces him to become Mr. Incredible again, and gives him a mission to destroy a savage tripod-like robot called the Omnidroid on the remote island of Nomanisan. Bob finds the Omnidroid and destroys it by tricking it into ripping out its own power source.

text: Bob finds the action and higher pay rejuvenating; he begins rigorous training while awaiting more work from Mirage for the next two months. Discovering a tear in his suit, he visits superhero costume designer Edna Mode. Mode, assuming that Helen knows what Bob is doing, makes new suits for the entire family. However, she rejects Bob's request for a cape, citing the large number of Supers who perished when their capes got caught in something.

text: Leaving for Nomanisan once again, Bob discovers Mirage is working for Buddy Pine, a disaffected former fan whom Mr. Incredible had rejected as his sidekick. Having adopted the name Syndrome, he has been perfecting the Omnidroid by hiring different Supers to fight it, adding new features on the rare occasion that a Super wins. Now that it is capable of defeating Bob, Syndrome intends to send the machine to the city of Metroville; there, he will secretly manipulate its controls to defeat it in public, becoming a hero himself. Later, he will sell his inventions so that everyone will become equally "super", making the term meaningless.

text: Meanwhile, Helen visits Edna and learns what Bob has been up to. Edna activates a beacon she built into the suits so Helen can find Bob, inadvertently causing him to be discovered and captured. Helen borrows a private plane to head for Nomanisan, but Violet and Dash have stowed away wearing their own suits, leaving Jack-Jack with a babysitter. Syndrome shoots down Helen's plane, but she and the children survive and reach the island. When Bob is informed that his family is dead, he grabs and threatens to kill Mirage, but relents when Syndrome calls his bluff.

text: Helen infiltrates the base, discovering Syndrome's intentions to send the Omnidroid to Metroville in a rocket. Distraught by Syndrome's callousness when her life was threatened, Mirage releases Bob and tells him his family is alive. Helen arrives and races off with Bob to find their children. Dash and Violet are spotted and chased by a number of Syndrome's guards, but fend them off with their powers before reuniting with their parents; however, Syndrome captures them, leaving them imprisoned on Nomanisan while he follows the rocket to Metroville.

text: The Parrs escape and travel to Metroville in a spare rocket. True to its programming, the Omnidroid recognizes Syndrome as an opponent and attacks the remote on his wrist, making him incapable of controlling it, while simultaneously knocking him unconscious. The Parrs and Frozone team up to fight the Omnidroid; the battle is indecisive until Bob comes across the remote, allowing him to control one of the robot's arms and use it to destroy its power source. Returning home, the Parrs find Syndrome, who plans to kidnap and raise Jack-Jack as his own sidekick to exact revenge on the family. As Syndrome tries to escape to his airplane, Jack-Jack's own superpowers start to manifest, and he eludes Syndrome's grasp. Bob and Helen rescue Jack-Jack, in the process causing Syndrome to be sucked into the jet's turbine by his cape, killing him and causing the airplane to explode.

text: Three months later, the Parrs witness the arrival of a new villain called the Underminer. They put on their superhero masks, ready to face a new threat.

text: Voice cast[edit]

text:
Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible, the patriarch of the Parr family, possessing super-strength and limited invulnerability
Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl, Bob's wife, who possesses the ability to stretch her body like rubber
Sarah Vowell as Violet Parr, the Parrs' eldest child, who can become invisible and generate an impact-resistant force shield
Spencer Fox as Dashiell Robert Parr / Dash, the Parrs' second child, who possesses super-speed
Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best / Frozone, Bob's best friend, who has the ability to form ice from humidity.
Jason Lee as Buddy Pine / Incredi-Boy / Syndrome, a former superhero fanatic who has no super powers of his own but uses advanced technology to give himself equivalent abilities
Eli Fucile and Maeve Andrews as Jack-Jack Parr, the Parrs' infant third child, who initially shows no powers but eventually reveals himself to have laser eyes and a wide range of shape-shifting abilities.
Brad Bird as Edna Mode, the fashion designer for the Supers
Elizabeth Peña as Mirage, Syndrome's agent
Bud Luckey as Rick Dicker, a government agent who is responsible for helping the Parrs stay mundane and undercover
Wallace Shawn as Gilbert Huph, Bob's supervisor at his white-collar insurance job
John Ratzenberger as The Underminer, a new villain who appears at the end of the film
Dominique Louis as Bomb Voyage, a villain from the past who uses Buddy's interference in Mr. Incredible's heroism to escape
Michael Bird as Tony Rydinger, a popular boy at Violet's school who develops a crush on Violet
Jean Sincere as Mrs. Hogenson, an elderly woman who seeks help from Mr. Incredible for an insurance claim
Kimberly Adair Clark as Honey Best, Frozone's wife
Bret Parker as Kari McKeen, Jack-Jack's babysitter
Lou Romano as Bernie Kropp, Dash's teacher
Wayne Canney as the principal of Dash's school[3]

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text: Production[edit]

text: Writing[edit]

text: The Incredibles as a concept dates back to 1993 when Bird sketched the family during a period in which he tried to break into film.[4][5] Personal issues had percolated into the story as they weighed on him in life.[6] During this time, Bird had inked a production deal with Warner Bros. Animation and was in the process of directing his first feature, The Iron Giant.[7] Approaching middle age and having high aspirations for his filmmaking, Bird pondered whether his career goals were attainable only at the price of his family life.[6] He stated, "Consciously, this was just a funny movie about superheroes. But I think that what was going on in my life definitely filtered into the movie."[8] After the box office failure of The Iron Giant, Bird gravitated toward his superhero story.[6][7]

text: He imagined it as an homage to the 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and he initially tried to develop it as a 2D cel animation.[6] When The Iron Giant became a box office bomb, he reconnected with old friend John Lasseter at Pixar in March 2000 and pitched his story idea to him.[5] Bird and Lasseter knew each other from their college years at CalArts in the 1970s.[9] Lasseter was sold on the idea and convinced Bird to come to Pixar, where the film would be done in computer animation. The studio announced a multi-film contract with Bird on May 4, 2000,[6] breaking Pixar's mold of having directors who had all risen through the ranks. The Incredibles was written and directed solely by Brad Bird, a departure from previous Pixar productions which typically had two or three directors and as many screenwriters.[10] In addition, it would be the company's first film in which all characters are human.[9]

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"The dad is always expected in the family to be strong, so I made him strong. The moms are always pulled in a million different directions, so I made her stretch like taffy. Teenagers, particularly teenage girls, are insecure and defensive, so I made her turn invisible and turn on shields. And ten-year-old boys are hyperactive energy balls. Babies are unrealized potential."

– Brad Bird, writer and director of The Incredibles.[11][12]

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text: Bird came to Pixar with the lineup of the story's family members worked out: a mom and dad, both suffering through the dad's midlife crisis; a shy teenage girl; a cocky ten-year-old boy; and a baby. Bird had based their powers on family archetypes.[6][12] After several failed attempts to cast Edna Mode, Bird took on her voice role himself. It was an extension of the Pixar custom of tapping in-house staff whose voices came across particularly well on scratch dialogue tracks.[13] During production, Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli visited Pixar and saw the film's story reels. When Bird asked if the reels made any sense or if they were just "American nonsense," Miyazaki replied, through an interpreter, "I think it's a very adventurous thing you are trying to do in an American film."[14]

text: Animation[edit]

text: Upon Pixar's acceptance of the project, Brad Bird was asked to bring in his own team for the production. He brought up a core group of people he worked with on The Iron Giant. Because of this, many 2-D artists had to make the shift to 3-D, including Bird himself. Bird found working with CG "wonderfully malleable" in a way that traditional animation is not, calling the camera's ability to easily switch angles in a given scene "marvelously adaptable." He found working in computer animation "difficult" in a different way than working traditionally, finding the software "sophisticated and not particularly friendly."[15] Bird wrote the script without knowing the limitations or concerns that went hand-in-hand with the medium of computer animation. As a result, this was to be the most complex film yet for Pixar.[4] The film's characters were designed by Tony Fucile and Teddy Newton, whom Bird had brought with him from Warner Bros.[16] Like most computer-animated films, The Incredibles had a year-long period of building the film from the inside out: modeling the exterior and understanding controls that work face and body—the articulation of the character—before animation could even begin.[15] Bird and Fucile tried to emphasize the graphic quality of good 2-D animation to the Pixar team, who'd only worked primarily in CG. Bird attempted to incorporate teaching from Disney's Nine Old Men that the crew at Pixar had "never really emphasized."[15]

text: For the technical crew members, the film's human characters posed a difficult set of challenges.[10] Bird's story was filled with elements that were difficult to animate with CGI back then. Humans are widely considered to be the most difficult things to execute in animation.[5] Pixar's animators filmed themselves walking to better grasp proper human motion.[5] Creating an all-human cast required creating new technology to animate detailed human anatomy, clothing, and realistic skin and hair. Although the technical team had some experience with hair and cloth in Monsters, Inc. (2001), the amount of hair and cloth required for The Incredibles had never been done by Pixar until this point. Moreover, Bird would tolerate no compromises for the sake of technical simplicity. Where the technical team on Monsters, Inc. had persuaded director Pete Docter to accept pigtails on Boo to make her hair easier to animate, the character of Violet had to have long hair that obscured her face; it was integral to her character.[10] Violet's long hair, which was extremely difficult to animate, was only successfully animated toward the end of production. In addition, animators had to adapt to having hair underwater and blowing through the wind.[15] Disney was initially reluctant to make the film because of these issues, feeling a live-action film would be preferable, though Lasseter vetoed this.[17]

text: The Incredibles not only dealt with the trouble of animating CG humans, but also many other complications. The story was bigger than any prior story at the studio, was longer in running time, and had four times the number of locations.[15][18] Supervising technical director Rick Sayre noted that the hardest thing about the film was that there was "no hardest thing," alluding to the amount of new technical challenges: fire, water, air, smoke, steam, and explosions were all additional to the new difficulty of working with humans.[15] The film's organizational structure could not be mapped out like previous Pixar features, and it became a running joke to the team.[15] Sayre said the team adopted “Alpha Omega," where one team was concerned with building modeling, shading and layout and another dealt with final camera, lighting, and effects. Another team, dubbed as the character team, digitally sculpted, rigged, and shaded the characters, and a simulation team was responsible for developing simulation technology for hair and clothing.[15] There were 781 visual effects shots in the film, and they were quite often visual gags, such as the window shattering when Bob angrily shuts the car door. In addition, the effects team improved their modeling of clouds, using volumetric rendering for the first time.[15]

text: The skin of the characters gained a new level of realism from a technology to produce known as "subsurface scattering."[16] The challenges did not stop with modeling humans. Bird decided that in a shot near the film's end, baby Jack-Jack would undergo a series of transformations, and in one of the five planned he would turn himself into a kind of goo. Technical directors, who anticipated spending two months or even longer to work out the goo effect, stealing precious hours from production that had already entered its final and most critical stages, petitioned the film's producer, John Walker, for help.[19] Bird, who had himself brought Walker over from Warner Bros. to work on the project, was at first immovable, but after arguing with Walker in several invective-laced meetings over the course of two months, Bird finally conceded.[19] Bird also insisted that the storyboards define the blocking of characters' motions, lighting, and camera movements, which had previously been left to other departments rather than storyboarded.[10]

text: Bird self-admitted that he "had the knees of [the studio] trembling under the weight" of The Incredibles, but called the film a "testament to the talent of the animators at Pixar," who were admiring the challenges the film provoked.[15] He recalled, "Basically, I came into a wonderful studio, frightened a lot of people with how many presents I wanted for Christmas, and then got almost everything I asked for."[17]

text: Music[edit]

text: The Incredibles is the first Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino. Brad Bird was looking for a specific sound as inspired by the film's design – the future as seen from the 1960s. John Barry was the first choice to do the film's score, with a trailer of the film given a rerecording of Barry's theme to On Her Majesty's Secret Service. However, Barry did not wish to duplicate the sound of some of his earlier soundtracks;[20] the assignment was instead given to Giacchino.[21] Giacchino noted that recording in the 1960s was largely different from modern day recording and Dan Wallin, the recording engineer, said that Bird wanted an old feel, and as such the score was recorded on analog tapes. Wallin noted that brass instruments, which are at the forefront of the film's score, sound better on analog equipment rather than digital. Wallin came from an era in which music was recorded, according to Giacchino, "the right way", which consists of everyone in the same room, "playing against each other and feeding off each other's energy". Tim Simonec was the conductor/orchestrator for the score's recording.[22]

text: The film's orchestral score was released on November 2, 2004, three days before the film opened in theaters. It won numerous awards for best score including Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, BMI Film & TV Award, ASCAP Film and Television Music Award, Annie Award, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award and Online Film Critics Society Award and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Satellite Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.[23]

text: Themes[edit]

text: Several film reviewers drew precise parallels between the film and certain superhero comic books, like Powers, Watchmen, Fantastic Four, and The Avengers. Indeed, the producers of the 2005 adaptation of Fantastic Four were forced to make significant script changes and add more special effects because of similarities to The Incredibles.[24] Bird was not surprised that comparisons arose due to superheroes being "the most well-trod turf on the planet," but noted that he had not been inspired by any comic books specifically, only having heard of Watchmen. He did comment that it was nice to be compared to it, since "if you're going to be compared to something, it's nice if it's something good".[12]

text: Some commentators took Bob's frustration with celebrating mediocrity and Syndrome's comment that "when everyone's super, no one will be" as a reflection of views shared by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche or an extension of Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand's Objectivism philosophy, which Bird felt was "ridiculous."[5][12] He stated that a large portion of the audience understood the satire whereas "two percent thought I was doing The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged." Some purported that The Incredibles exhibited a right-wing bias, which Bird also scoffed at. "I think that's as silly of an analysis as saying The Iron Giant was left-wing. I'm definitely a centrist and feel like both parties can be absurd."[5]

text: The film also explored Bird's dislike for the tendency of the children's comics and Saturday morning cartoons of his youth to portray villains as unrealistic, ineffectual, and non-threatening.[25] In the film, Dash and Violet have to deal with villains who are perfectly willing to use deadly force against children.[26] On another level, both Dash and Violet display no emotion or regret at the deaths of those who are trying to kill them, such as when Dash outruns pursuers who crash their vehicles while chasing him, or when both of them witness their parents destroy several attacking vehicles with people inside, in such a manner that the deaths of those piloting them is undeniable. Despite disagreeing with some analysis, Bird felt it gratifying for his work to be considered on many different levels, which was his intention: "The fact that it was written about in the op/ed section of The New York Times several times was really gratifying to me. Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking?"[5]

text: Release[edit]

text: The film opened on November 5, 2004, as Pixar's first film to be rated PG (for "action violence").[19] Its theatrical release was accompanied with a Pixar short film Boundin'.[27] The promotional campaign included an official website with video segments, games, and printable memorabilia.[28] While Pixar celebrated another triumph with The Incredibles, Steve Jobs was embroiled in a public feud with the head of its distribution partner, The Walt Disney Company.[29] This would eventually lead to the ousting of Michael Eisner and Disney's acquisition of Pixar the following year.

text: In March 2014, Disney CEO and chairman Bob Iger announced that the film would be reformatted and re-released in 3D.[30]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film's two-disc collector's edition DVD set was released on March 15, 2005. This release also includes Jack-Jack Attack and Mr. Incredible and Pals, two Pixar short films made especially for the release of the film, and Boundin', a Pixar short film which the film premiered within theaters.[27] It was the highest-selling DVD of 2005, with 17.38 million copies sold.[31] The film was also released on UMD for the Sony PSP.[32] It was released on Blu-ray in North America on April 12, 2011.[33] The film was also released on VHS on March 15, 2005.[34]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Despite concerns that the film would receive underwhelming results,[35] the film's domestic gross was $70,467,623 in its opening weekend from 7,600 screens at 3,933 theaters, averaging $17,917 per theater or $9,272 per screen, the highest opening-weekend gross for a Pixar film (the record was later broken in 2010 by Toy Story 3, with $110,307,189), the highest November opening weekend for a Disney film (the record was broken in 2013 by Thor: The Dark World with $85.7 million),[36] the highest opening weekend for a non-sequel animated feature (the record was broken in 2007 by The Simpsons Movie, with $74,036,787), and the highest opening weekend for a non-franchise-based film for just over five years when Avatar opened with $77,025,481.[37] This opening was the second-highest for an animated film at the time. The film was also number one in its second weekend, grossing another $50,251,359, dropping just 29 percent, and easily out-grossing new animated opener The Polar Express. The film ultimately grossed $261,441,092, as the seventh-highest-grossing Pixar film behind Finding Dory ($486.3 million), Toy Story 3 ($415.0 million), Finding Nemo ($380.8 million), Inside Out ($356.5 million), Up ($293.0 million), Monsters, Inc. ($289.9 million), and Monsters University ($268.5 million) and the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2004.[38] Worldwide, the film grossed $631,442,092, and is thus the seventh-highest-grossing Pixar film behind Toy Story 3 ($1.063 billion), Finding Dory ($1.029 billion), Finding Nemo ($936.7 million), Inside Out ($857.6 million), Monsters University ($743.6 million), and Up ($731.3 million), and ranked fourth for 2004.[39] It is also the second-highest-grossing 2004 animated film behind Shrek 2 ($919.8 million).[40]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The film received a 97% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 236 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[42] which, as of June 2017[update], makes it the 19th-highest-rated animated film of all time.[43] The site's consensus reads "Bringing loads of wit and tons of fun to the animated superhero genre, The Incredibles easily lives up to its name."[42] Metacritic, another review aggregator, indicates the film was met with "universal acclaim", garnering a score of 90/100 based on 41 critics.[44] Audiences polled for CinemaScore gave the film an "A+" on an "A+ to F" scale.[45]

text: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that the film "alternates breakneck action with satire of suburban sitcom life" and is "another example of Pixar's mastery of popular animation."[46] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone also gave the film three-and-a-half stars, calling it "one of the year's best" and saying that it "doesn't ring cartoonish, it rings true."[47] Giving the film three-and-a-half stars as well, People magazine found that The Incredibles "boasts a strong, entertaining story and a truckload of savvy comic touches."[48]

text: Conversely, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was bored by the film's "recurring pastiches of earlier action films", concluding that "the Pixar whizzes do what they do excellently; you just wish they were doing something else."[49][50] Similarly, Jessica Winter of The Village Voice criticized the film for "playing as a standard summer action film", despite being released in early November. Her review, titled as "Full Metal Racket," noted that The Incredibles "announces the studio's arrival in the vast yet overcrowded Hollywood lot of eardrum-bashing, metal-crunching action sludge."[51]

text: Travers also named The Incredibles as #6 on his list of the decade's best films, writing "Of all the Pixar miracles studded through the decade, The Incredibles still delights me the most. It's not every toon that deals with midlife crisis, marital dysfunction, child neglect, impotence fears, fashion faux pas, and existential angst."[52] The National Review Online named The Incredibles no. 2 on its list of the 25 best conservative movies of the last 25 years, saying that it "celebrates marriage, courage, responsibility, and high achievement."[53] Entertainment Weekly named the film No. 25 on its list of the 25 greatest action films ever[54] and no. 7 on its list of the 20 best animated movies ever.[55] IGN ranked the film as the third favorite animated film of all time in a list published in 2010.[56] In 2012, film critic Matt Zoller Seitz declared The Incredibles as the greatest superhero film he has ever seen: "That thing works as a James Bond spoof; a meditation on identities, secret and otherwise; a domestic comedy; a statement on exceptionalism vs. mediocrity, and the perils of the nanny state… And yet it all hangs together. No part feels perfunctory or stupid. It’s all deeply felt."[57] He would also later name the film as the "greatest action movie of the aughts, with [Hero] and [Kung Fu Hustle] following close behind."[58]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, beating two DreamWorks films, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, as well as Best Sound Editing at the 77th Academy Awards. It also received nominations for Best Original Screenplay (for writer/director Brad Bird) and Best Sound Mixing (Randy Thom, Gary Rizzo and Doc Kane).[59] It was Pixar's first feature film to win multiple Oscars, followed in 2010 by Up. Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal called The Incredibles the year's best picture.[12] Premiere magazine released a cross-section of all the top critics in America and The Incredibles placed at number three, whereas review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes cross-referenced reviews that suggested it was its year's highest-rated film.[12]

text: The film also received the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, and it was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. It also won the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. The American Film Institute nominated The Incredibles for its Top 10 Animated Films list.[60]

text: It was included on Empire's 500 Greatest Films of all time at number 400.[61]

text: Merchandising[edit]

text: Several companies released promotional products related to the film. In the weeks before the film's opening, there were also promotional tie-ins with SBC Communications (using Dash to promote the "blazing-fast speed" of its SBC Yahoo! DSL service) Tide, Downy, Bounce and McDonald's.[62] Dark Horse Comics released a limited series of comic books based on the film.[63] Toy maker Hasbro produced a series of action figures and toys based on the film.[64] Kellogg's released an Incredibles-themed cereal, as well as promotional Pop-Tarts and fruit snacks, all proclaiming an "Incrediberry Blast" of flavor.[65] Pringles included potato chips featuring the superheroes and quotes from the film.[66][67]

text: In July 2008, it was announced that a series of comic books based on the film would be published by BOOM! Studios in collaboration with Disney Publishing by the end of the year.[68] The first miniseries by BOOM! was The Incredibles: Family Matters by Mark Waid and Marcio Takara, which was published from March to June 2009[citation needed] and collected into a trade paperback published in July of that year.[69]

text: Video games[edit]

text: A video game based on the film was released on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC, and Macintosh, as well as on mobile phones. Though based on the film, several key scenes are altered from the original script. A second game, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, was released for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS, as well as on Windows and OS X.[70] Taking place immediately after the film, the sequel focuses on Mr. Incredible and Frozone as they battle with the megalomaniacal mole, The Underminer.[70] A third game, The Incredibles: When Danger Calls, was released for Windows and OS X.[71] It is a collection of 10 games and activities for the playable characters to perform.[71] Another game, Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, was released on March 20, 2012, for Xbox 360.[72] It features characters and missions from five Pixar's films: The Incredibles, Up, Cars, Ratatouille and Toy Story.[73] The Incredibles characters also star in Disney Infinity, which was released in August 2013. The playset for The Incredibles is featured in the starter pack.[74]

text: Sequel[edit]

text: Director Brad Bird stated in 2007 that he was open to the idea of a sequel if he could come up with an idea superior to the original film: "I have pieces that I think are good, but I don't have them all together."[75] During an interview in May 2013, Bird reiterated his interest in making a sequel. "I have been thinking about it. People think that I have not been, but I have. Because I love those characters and love that world," said Bird. "I am stroking my chin and scratching my head. I have many, many elements that I think would work really well in another Incredibles film, and if I can get ‘em to click all together, I would probably wanna do that."[76]

text: Disney announced their intentions to develop The Incredibles 2 in March 2014. Bird returned to direct and write the screenplay.[30][77] Nelson, Hunter, Vowell, Jackson, and Bird will also return to voice their characters, while Dash will now be voiced by Huck Milner as Fox's voice had deepened in the intervening years.[78] The film will follow immediately from the end of The Incredibles with the Parrs facing the Underminer.[79] The film will focus on Holly Hunter's character, Elastigirl.[80] Originally, Incredibles 2 was to be released on June 21, 2019 as Pixar's next film after Toy Story 4. Due to delays on that title, Pixar swapped the releases, and currently Incredibles 2 is set for release on June 15, 2018.[81]

text: The teaser trailer for the sequel premiered on November 18, 2017. It featured Jack-Jack, who is revealed to have powers, with Bob, happy at this discovery. [82]