The Butterfly Effect: Apple launches 16-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard

Apple is replacing the 15-inch MacBook Pro with a new 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring a return to scissor-type keyboard which it is calling a "Magic Keyboard," that combines a slimmer version of the chiclet-type keyboard with improved stability introduced in the previous MacBook lines.

Apple says this is the most powerful MacBook Pro it has released and it features both 6-core and 8-core 9th generation Intel Core processors, up to 64GB of RAM and up to 8 Terabytes of storage which can push pricing to an extreme $6,000 for the top-of-the line spec. The showcase feature of this laptop is the 16-inch Retina Display made to fit in a 15-inch chassis. With a resolution of 3072×1920 pixels, P3 wide color gamut, and 500 nits of brightness, this MacBook Pro is well suited to creators, coders, video and photo editors.

The best news about the new MacBook Pro even for users who aren't interested in this pro-level device, is that Apple is veering away from the much reviled butterfly keyboard, which while quiet and excessively thin, was prone to catchng dust and being very difficult and expensive to fix. The new 'Magic Keyboard" will hopefully trickle down the line to smaller laptops in Apple's stable, the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. Pricing for the new MacBook Pro 16-inch starts at CAD $2,999.