MacBook Pro and MacBook Air get shiny upgrades, faster processors

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Rex Santus
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When it came to Apple's computers at Monday's launch event, all eyes were on the new MacBook -- which comes in multiple metal colors and a fancy new trackpad. But the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro and 11- and 13-inch MacBook Airs also got updates at the Apple Watch launch.

The MacBook Pro with Retina display now also comes with the brand-new Force Touch trackpad, intended to be more balanced and sensitive than Apple's previous laptop trackpad. It also comes with a flash drive that's two times faster, and a longer battery life at 10 hours.

Both Air models now come with fifth-generation Intel Core processors, as well as Intel HD Graphics 6000 and Thunderbolt 2 ports. That has a speed of to 2.2 GHz and up to 3.2 GHz for Turbo Boos speed. All new Macs now run OS X Yosemite.

The latest MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models are available starting Monday through Apple's online store. The 128GB MacBook Pro starts at $1,299 and goes up to $1,799 for the 512GB model.

The 11-inch MacBook Air starts at $899 for 128GB of flash storage and goes up to $1,099 for 256GB. The larger, 13-inch version starts at $999 and goes up to $1,199.

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