The 2015 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro. Andrew Cunningham From top to bottom, MacBook, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 15-inch MacBook Pro. The SD card reader, HDMI port, and one USB 3.0 port are on the right. Andrew Cunningham Power, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, another USB 3.0 port, and a headphone jack are on the left. Andrew Cunningham You can drive a 5K external display at 60Hz by using both Thunderbolt ports at once. Andrew Cunningham The Force Touch trackpad is new, but the keyboard is the same. The only laptop using the new, shallower keyboard is the Retina MacBook. Andrew Cunningham Standard glowing Apple logo in a sea of smooth aluminum. Andrew Cunningham
Today, Apple sent out a press release and published a customer support document announcing a new voluntary recall-and-replace program for certain MacBook Pro models that contain batteries that may overheat, and which may have the potential to be a fire risk.
The recall program is limited to certain 15-inch MacBook Pros from 2015, which were sold "primarily" between 2015 and 2017, Apple says—so pre-Touch Bar, Retina models from near the end of that form factor's life cycle. The company's support page offers a field wherein a consumer can input their serial number to find out if their laptop is affected.
"Because customer safety is a top priority," Apple wrote, "Apple is asking customers to stop using affected 15-inch MacBook Pro units." The company hasn't provided details about the nature of the problem other than to say, "in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units, the batteRead More – Source
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