#2014 apple macbook pro prices upgrade#

The $1,299 base model now includes 8GB of RAM standard instead of 4GB, making 8GB standard across the line 16GB upgrades remain available for $200. Since users can no longer upgrade the RAM in Apple's laptops, we would generally recommend that you buy as much as you can afford at purchase. The 13-inch models are the same price, but they do get similar small spec bumps. These are decent clock speed bumps, though if you were on the fence about upgrading to the previous 2013 models, they don't really alter the equation. For another $200 on top of that, you'll get a 2.8GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) i7-4980HQ instead of a 2.4GHz (3.6GHz Turbo) i7-4950HQ.

You get the same computer as before, except with a 2.5GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) i7-4870HQ instead of a 2.3GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) i7-4850HQ. The higher-tier model doesn't get as substantial a boost as the entry-level model, but you do get a small price cut from $2,599 to $2,499. These CPUs are identical save for their clock speeds-the latter chip is part of Intel's mid-cycle 'Haswell refresh' line, which gives OEMs an extra 100 or 200MHz without raising the price. The CPU in the $1,999 model also gets a small bump, from a 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo) quad-core Core i7-4750HQ to a 2.2GHz (3.4GHz Turbo) i7-4770HQ. The base prices remain the same across the board for these, but you now get the maximum 16GB of RAM standard with the 15-inch MBP instead of as a $200 add-on. Further Reading Retina, round two: Apple’s 15-inch 2013 Retina MacBook Pro reviewedLet's begin with the 15-inch models.