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

Discontinued 22 Oct 2013

Released

13 Feb 2013

Announced

13 Feb 2013

Launch price from

$2,199

Discontinued

22 Oct 2013

Lifespan

8 months

Category
MacBook Pro
Status
Discontinued
Apple support status
Obsolete (Apple no longer services it)
Release type
Refresh of an existing model
Previous model
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012)
Replaced by
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
Official Apple page
No longer available on Apple’s website
Tech specs
Apple specs ↗
Press release
Apple Newsroom ↗
More information
MacBook Pro (Intel-based) on Wikipedia ↗

Notes

Apple sold the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) from $2,199, with 8GB of memory, 256GB of storage and four processor cores, or $2,799 for a faster processor, 16GB of memory and 512GB.

This was the only model in the announcement that did not get cheaper. Apple took $200 off the 13-inch Retina model and cut the MacBook Air price as well, while the 15-inch kept its price and received faster processors instead.

Storage stopped at 768GB. The MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) came with 256GB or 512GB as standard and could be ordered with 768GB, and the ceiling only became a round 1TB on the model that replaced it.

Two Thunderbolt sockets carried up to 10Gbps each, which was the original version of the port. This was the last 15-inch MacBook Pro to use it, because Thunderbolt 2 was introduced eight months later on the model that replaced it and doubled the figure.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 handled the everyday work, with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M and its own gigabyte of memory switching in when a program needed more. The model that followed moved to a GT 750M with twice that.

A MagSafe 2 charger, two Thunderbolt sockets, two rectangular USB ports, an HDMI socket, an SD card slot and a headphone jack sat along the sides, above a full-size keyboard of 78 keys. The battery held 95 watt-hours, rated at up to 7 hours of web browsing, and the machine weighed 4.46 pounds.

Apple replaced it on 22 October 2013 with a model that brought Thunderbolt 2, faster wireless and faster storage, and cut the price to $1,999 at the same time, so this one was on sale for a little over eight months.

It was announced on 13 February 2013, by press release rather than at an event. It went on sale the same day, in Apple’s online store and its retail shops together, priced from $2,199.

Check out the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) that replaced it.

MacBook Pro release history

  1. 2026

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max ReleasedCurrent

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro (M4) Discontinued

  4. ↑ 4 months later
  5. 2025

  6. 22 Oct 2025

    Macbook Pro M5 ReleasedCurrent

  7. ↑ about 1 year later
  8. 2024

  9. 8 Nov 2024

    MacBook Pro (M4) Released

  10. 30 Oct 2024

    MacBook Pro (M3) Discontinued

  11. ↑ about 1 year later
  12. 2023

  13. 7 Nov 2023

    MacBook Pro (M3) Released

  14. 30 Oct 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Discontinued

  15. ↑ 9 months later

  16. 24 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Released

  17. 17 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Discontinued

  18. ↑ 1 year, 3 months later
  19. 2021

  20. 26 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Released

  21. 18 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Discontinued

  22. ↑ about 2 years later
  23. 2019

  24. 13 Nov 2019

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Discontinued

  25. ↑ 6 months later

  26. 21 May 2019

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Discontinued

  27. ↑ 10 months later
  28. 2018

  29. 12 Jul 2018

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Released

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

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Discontinued

  30. ↑ about 1 year later
  31. 2017

  32. 5 Jun 2017

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Discontinued

  33. ↑ 7 months later
  34. 2016

  35. 14 Nov 2016

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Released

  36. ↑ 1 year, 6 months later
  37. 2015

  38. 19 May 2015

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

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

  39. ↑ 10 months later
  40. 2014

  41. 29 Jul 2014

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

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

  42. ↑ 9 months later
  43. 2013

  44. 22 Oct 2013

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

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

  45. ↑ 8 months later

  46. 13 Feb 2013

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

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

  47. ↑ 8 months later
  48. 2012

  49. 11 Jun 2012

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

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