The arrival of Apple’s new 16-inch MacBook Pro comes with an unexpected twist: the classic 15-inch model is being phased out entirely. The 16-inch MacBook Pro is replacing it in the lineup, coming in at the same $2,399 starting price.
The outgoing 15-inch screen size has been a fixture of Apple’s laptop lineup dating back to the PowerBook G4 days and continued on with the MacBook Pro, which was first introduced over a decade ago in 2006.
With this change in place, Apple’s laptop family now consists of:
- 16-inch MacBook Pro
- 13-inch MacBook Pro
- MacBook Air
(Earlier this year, Apple discontinued its ultra-portable 12-inch MacBook.)
The last 15-inch MacBook Pro, which was just refreshed in May, will likely remain available for some time,…