Apple Discontinues 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar

[MacRumors]

With the launch of the new M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has discontinued the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is no longer listed for sale through Apple's store, with the MacBook Pro section offering only 14-inch and 16-inch models.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro was the last Mac with a Touch Bar, so the sunsetting of the 13-inch MacBook Pro also means that the Touch Bar has been officially discontinued.

Apple's 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro was priced at $1,299, making it $100 more expensive than the very similar 13-inch MacBook Air.

Pricing on the new M3 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,599, which means the M2 MacBook Air is the only option for those looking for a more affordable notebook at the current time.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro will still be available from Apple's refurbished store and from retailers until supplies run out.

Article Link: Apple Discontinues 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar

 

[Caviar_X]

Never got into that model.

 

[GizmoDVD]

I liked the Touch Bar when paired with bettertouchtool. Shame.

 

[jetjaguar]

Touchbar is finally gone ... yay!

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

RIP emojibar you really were very very pointless.

 

[phill85]

Well, it was kinda redundant tbh

 

[Capeto]

Packwatch

 

[grrrz]

M1 is still there

 

[Chet-NYC]

Finally!

Ever since the new Air came out, I never understood the need that model.

 

[Spock]

About time, it should have happened a long time ago

 

[oofio2461]

Good Riddance.

 

[Fuzzball84]

Some people will miss this model… I genuinely liked the design. And the touch bar isn’t that bad… they never put their hearts into it.

It was also a relatively cheap way to get great processing power on the move…

 

[no_idea]

Felt like the Touch Bar was always some half-### attempt by Apple to respond to the popularity of the surface. Could have been so much more if Apple put a touch screen on the MacBook Pro.

 

[UMHurricanes34]

Ding dong the witch is dead 🎃

 

[GMShadow]

The Touch Bar deserved better users. Good night, sweet prince.

 

[xxFoxtail]

As one of the few people who actually liked the Touch Bar (when I had a Mac that had one), I'm kind of sad it's gone now. It was a cool feature that brought that little bit of 'touch magic' to the Mac. It wasn't always needed, but I always thought it was nice to have as an option. Just kind of wish more apps took advantage of it, had a lot of potential.

 

[heath_durbin]

slightly sad... Would have like them to try to touch bar more... with the M3

 

[kenni417]

goooooooood riddance!

 

[vagos]

Noooooooooo... (said no one ever).

 

[Mr. Dee]

When I bought my M1 13 inch MBP back in November 2020, I was giddy to get on Apple Silicon and part of too was I never owned a touch bar model, so I jumped on it. It's been working well since and I can't justify upgrading since because it does all I need. Apple makes really great computers that last long, even in the Intel era. If you noticed throughout the presentation a lot of the comparison was against Intel Macs. Even they know it's a hard sell to get many to upgrade from Apple silicon models. But apparently there is still a lot of Intel models out there.

I would not be surprised if macOS 15 drops support for all Intel models to nudge everyone still on the fence.

 

[return2sendai]

If you have one boxed and unopened, it’ll be worth $100,000 in a decade.

 

[sw1tcher]

R.I.P Touch Bar

It never really found its place.

 

[Royksöpp]

I question the character of any person who actually likes the Touch Bar. And I would stay far away from anyone that says they like the butterfly keyboard.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Ahhh yes, the MacBook Dynamic Island

 

[brofkand]

Felt like the Touch Bar was always some half-### attempt by Apple to respond to the popularity of the surface. Could have been so much more if Apple put a touch screen on the MacBook Pro.

It was a feature for feature's sake.