Deals: Amazon Discounts New 13-Inch MacBook Pro, Starting at $1,599.99 for 512GB
Amazon today has low prices on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro in two configurations. Sales start with the model that has a 2.0GHz eighth-generation Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD, priced at $1,599.99, down from $1,799.00.
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You can also get the model with a 2.0GHz eighth-generation Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD for $1,799.99, down from $1,999.00. Both of these sales are a match of the previous low prices seen for the 13-inch MacBook Pro on Amazon.
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro has a scissor-switch Magic Keyboard along with Intel's 8th and 10th-generation chips, Intel Iris Plus graphics, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of storage. The Magic Keyboard uses a refined scissor mechanism that is expected to be more reliable than the previous generation's butterfly keyboard.
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