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New Apple MacBooks launched in South Africa

Apple’s new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are now available to purchase from iStore South Africa. There are two models of the 13-inch MacBook Air laptop available on the iStore website, one with 128GB of solid-state storage and the other with 256GB.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro 2019 is also available to purchase from iStore South Africa in 128GB and 256GB configurations.

Apple’s new MacBook Pro is the fastest ever made by the company, boasting a 9th-generation processor with up to eight cores, delivering 40% more performance than the six-core MacBook Pro.

Apple MacBooks

The device also features a Touch Bar above the updated keyboard and a large Force Touch trackpad.

Key features of the new MacBook Air include a Retina display with True Tone technology, an improved keyboard design, and more than 10 hours of battery life.

The launch of these new MacBook models in South Africa is accompanied by discounts on 2018 MacBook models, with the previous-generation 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air devices both having their prices slashed.

Below is the pricing of Apple’s 2019 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, along with the discounted prices for older models.

New MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

2019 MacBook Pro and Air
Device Price
2019 13-inch MacBook Air
1.6GHz dual-core Core i5 / 8GB RAM / 128GB SSD R20,999
1.6GHz dual-core Core i5 / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD R22,999
2019 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
1.4GHz quad-core i5 / 8GB RAM / 128GB SSD R22,999
1.4GHz quad-core i5 / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD R25,999

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