Apple cuts 13-inch Retina MacBook price, boosts speed

Apple has cut the price of the 13-inch MacBook with Retina Display, and also boosted the processor speeds across the high-resolution laptop range.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina with a 128GB flash drive can now be purchased for £1,249 in the UK, down from a previous price of £1,449.

The top-end 13-inch model with 256GB flash now costs £1,449. It has also received a performance boost to a dual-core 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor.

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Whilst it hasn't received a price cut, the 15-inch Retina MacBook range has also received a speed boost.

The entry £1,799 model shifts from a 2.3GHz quad-core i7 to a 2.4GHz chip, while the £2,299 version gets a 2.7GHz rather than 2.6GHz chip, backed by 16GB of RAM.

Apple has also cut the price of its 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB down to £1,199.