Apple announces 12″ Retina MacBook, starting at $1,299 and available on April 10

Today Apple unveiled a $1,299 to $1,599 redesigned MacBook with a 12-inch Retina display. The new laptop will start shipping on April 10.

Announced during Apple’s media-dubbed Watch event, this news confirms one of the company’s most intriguing, long-standing rumors. Here are the specs:

• USB-C support
• Colors: Available in silver, space gray, and gold
• Battery: 9 hours wireless web, 10 hours movie playback. 35% more battery in the same space with contoured battery “cells”
• Screen: 2304×1440 Retina screen (3.3 million pixels)
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Body: All-metal design. 24% thinner, 67% smaller logic board, .88mm thin screen panel
• Trackpad: Force-sensing, integrates with OS X
• Fan: There is no fan
• Keyboard: All-new backlit keyboard, featuring a butterfly mechanism
• Memory: 8 GB
• Storage: 250 GB to 500 GB

Apple shared today that the device will feature a high-resolution display typically only found on iPhones, iPads, Retina MacBook Pros, and Retina iMacs. As rumored, the laptop features a 12-inch display and a far slimmer form factor — when compared to existing MacBook Air models.

On stage at the event, Apple claimed the new device “is the world’s most energy-efficient notebook.”

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