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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)

7298 days since refreshReleased 24 Oct 2006, and no update has been recorded since, so there is nothing yet to measure a refresh cycle against.

Released

24 Oct 2006

Announced

24 Oct 2006

Launch price from

$1,999

Across the 25 release dates recorded here (several products often launch on the same day), Apple has updated MacBook Pro roughly every 10 months. The latest MacBook Pro release, the MacBook Pro (M5), was 220 days ago, so the next is not due yet.

Category
MacBook Pro
Status
Current
Release type
Refresh of an existing model
Days counted from
7298 days (latest release)
Previous model
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
Replaced by
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2007)
Official Apple page
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Tech specs
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MacBook Pro (Intel-based) on Wikipedia ↗
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Notes

Apple sold the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006) in two versions: $1,999 for a 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo with 1GB of memory and 128MB of video memory, or $2,499 for 2.33GHz with 2GB and 256MB. Both had a 15.4-inch screen at 1440 by 900 and a 120GB hard drive.

Memory doubled at both prices. The cheaper model went from 512MB to 1GB and the dearer one from 1GB to 2GB, with neither price moving, and the ceiling rose from 2GB to 3GB.

A FireWire 800 port was introduced on the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006). The original model nine months earlier had only FireWire 400, and the faster socket joined it rather than replacing it, so the machine carried both.

A glossy screen was an optional extra, with the matte finish standard. By 2010 the position had reversed and an antiglare screen was the one Apple charged for.

A DVI socket drove external screens, with a VGA adapter in the box and Dual Link support for Apple’s 30-inch Cinema HD Display. Alongside it were a Gigabit Ethernet socket, two USB 2.0 ports, both FireWire sockets, audio in and out with optical digital sound, an ExpressCard/34 slot, an infrared Apple Remote and a 6x SuperDrive that could burn double-layer discs.

Apple’s own subhead put the line at up to 39 per cent faster. The 15-inch shipped on the day of the announcement, while the 17-inch model in the same release was a week behind it.

Apple replaced it on 5 June 2007, when an LED-backlit screen came to the 15-inch, the graphics moved to NVIDIA and the memory ceiling rose to 4GB.

It was announced on 24 October 2006, by press release rather than at an event. It went on sale the same day, priced from $1,999.

Check out the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2007) that replaced it.

MacBook Pro release history

  1. Today · 220 days since the last release

  2. 2026

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max ReleasedCurrent

  4. 3 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro (M4) Discontinued

  5. ↑ 4 months later
  6. 2025

  7. 22 Oct 2025

    Macbook Pro M5 ReleasedCurrent

  8. ↑ about 1 year later
  9. 2024

  10. 8 Nov 2024

    MacBook Pro (M4) Released

  11. 30 Oct 2024

    MacBook Pro (M3) Discontinued

  12. ↑ about 1 year later
  13. 2023

  14. 7 Nov 2023

    MacBook Pro (M3) Released

  15. 30 Oct 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Discontinued

  16. ↑ 9 months later

  17. 24 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Released

  18. 17 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Discontinued

  19. ↑ 1 year, 3 months later
  20. 2021

  21. 26 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Released

  22. 18 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Discontinued

  23. ↑ about 2 years later
  24. 2019

  25. 13 Nov 2019

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Discontinued

  26. ↑ 6 months later

  27. 21 May 2019

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Discontinued

  28. ↑ 10 months later
  29. 2018

  30. 12 Jul 2018

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Discontinued

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Discontinued

  31. ↑ about 1 year later
  32. 2017

  33. 5 Jun 2017

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Discontinued

  34. ↑ 7 months later
  35. 2016

  36. 14 Nov 2016

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Released

  37. ↑ 1 year, 6 months later
  38. 2015

  39. 19 May 2015

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) Discontinued

  40. ↑ 10 months later
  41. 2014

  42. 29 Jul 2014

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) Discontinued

  43. ↑ 9 months later
  44. 2013

  45. 22 Oct 2013

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) Discontinued

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Discontinued

  46. ↑ 8 months later

  47. 13 Feb 2013

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) Discontinued

  48. ↑ 8 months later
  49. 2012

  50. 11 Jun 2012

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) Discontinued

  51. ↑ 8 months later
  52. 2011

  53. 24 Oct 2011

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) Discontinued

  54. ↑ 8 months later

  55. 24 Feb 2011

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) Launch

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Discontinued

  56. ↑ 10 months later
  57. 2010

  58. 13 Apr 2010

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Discontinued

  59. ↑ 10 months later
  60. 2009

  61. 8 Jun 2009

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Discontinued

  62. ↑ 8 months later
  63. 2008

  64. 14 Oct 2008

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) Discontinued

  65. ↑ 8 months later

  66. 26 Feb 2008

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) Released

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2007) Discontinued

  67. ↑ 9 months later
  68. 2007

  69. 5 Jun 2007

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2007) Released

  70. ↑ 7 months later
  71. 2006

  72. 24 Oct 2006

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006) ReleasedCurrent

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006) Discontinued

  73. ↑ 8 months later

  74. 14 Feb 2006

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006) Released

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