Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Four Years

  • Slimmer MacBook Pro to get keyboard with thin digital screen
  • Company finds consumers take longer to buy or replace iPads

Apple Plans to Overhaul the MacBook Pro

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Apple Inc. is preparing the first significant overhaul of its MacBook Pro laptop line in over four years, according to people familiar with the matter, using one of its older products to help reverse two quarters of sliding sales.

The updated notebooks will be thinner, include a touch screen strip for function keys, and will be offered with more powerful and efficient graphics processors for expert users such as video gamers, said the people, who asked not to be named.