

The new design puts all the ports (and a battery indicator) on the left side, leaving the right side for the SATA SuperDrive (this is the first time Apple has used a SATA optical drive in a MacBook). Despite that, it has a slightly larger footprint and weighs a bit more than the model it replaces. It’s even thinner, the first time Apple has built a pro notebook less than one inch thick. of aluminum that’s recycled to make more enclosures. The result is a quarter-pound enclosure – and 2.25 lb.

The new 15″ MacBook Pro (MBP) is carved from a 2.5 lb. The era of formed aluminum Apple notebooks has come to an end.
