Release date: Q2 2012.
Remarkably thin and light 13‑inch and 15‑inch designs
The highest-resolution notebook ever...
Specs
The first MacBook Pro with a Retina display! Unfortunately, it is capped at macOS 10.15 Catalina, but can be updated to macOS 11.1 Big Sur with a patcher. Thanks to the iGPU (HD 4000), this thing has metal support.
Apple Macbook Pro with external graphics card (all models since mid 2010) are having problem with screen hangup after 2-3 years. Don't believe it, google it yourself!
"Apple seems to have future-proofed this machine a bit with the dual Thunderbolt ports, USB 3.0, and HDMI, but at first-gen prices, we're not sure it's an amazing value for users"
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