Retina MacBook Pros get fourth-gen Intel chip; price drop

At its fall event in San Francisco today Apple announced a speed bump to the top-of-the-line MacBook Pro line of professional notebooks. The new (Late 2013) Retina MacBook Pros get the following features:

13-inch

• Fourth generation Intel core processors (Haswell)
• Intel Iris graphics (90 percent faster)
• Up to 9 hour battery life (iTunes video streaming)
• PCIe flash drives (up to 1TB)
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi
• Thunderbolt 2
• Starting at $1299 (formerly $1499)

15-inch

• Fourth generation Intel core processor (Crystal Well)
• Intel Iris Pro graphics 
• Up to 8 hour battery life (iTunes video streaming)
• PCIe flash drives (up to 1TB)
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi
• Thunderbolt 2
• Starting at $1999 (formerly $2199)

The main takeaway with the new MacBook Pro is the new Haswell and Crystal Well processors which increase battery run time and the new 2013 form-factor is thinner (0.71 inches) and lighter (3.46 pounds) than last year's model. The new MacBook Pros are available for immediate order and are available to ship within 24 hours.