Apple announces the 16-inch MacBook Pro

The new laptop includes a six-speaker system and a redesigned keyboard with the return of a physical escape key.

Apple announced a new 16-inch Macbook Pro on Wednesday, featuring a larger Retina Display, new Magic Keyboard, and is up to 80% faster than any other Macbook Pro.The new MacBook Pro’s larger screen has a higher resolution of 3,072 x 1,920 pixels, along with having 8-core processors, up to 64 GB of memory, and up to 8GB of VRAM for next-gen graphics.

Other upgrades include longer battery life (up to 11 hours), a Touch Bar, a six-speaker sound system, Touch ID, Force Touch trackpad, and the Apple T2 Security Chip.Apple’s New 16-inch Macbook Pro

Apple said the new Macbook Pro was designed for developers and scientists, as well as those in the creative fields, including filmmakers, photographers, and music producers – or anyone who wants a more upgraded Macbook Pro.

“Our pro customers tell us they want their next MacBook Pro to have a larger display, blazing-fast performance, the biggest battery possible, the best notebook keyboard ever, awesome speakers and massive amounts of storage, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers all of that and more,” Tom Boger, Apple’s senior director of Mac and iPad Product Marketing said in a statement.Apple Arcade in 100 SecondsshareShareAutoplay setting: On1:48The keyboard offers smaller keys that are better spaced out, with 1mm of travel for ease of typing. The newly upgraded Macbook Pro can also max out with up to 8TB of storage space – something that has never been an option from Apple with their laptops before.

Prices start at $2,399 USD and can climb up to $6099 USD with all the upgrades. For other recent news from Apple, read about how they are reportedly working on a VR / AR headset, and find out IGN’s thoughts on Apple Arcade.