Interestingly, consumers don't have to wait long to purchase them in Malaysia though as these new notebooks are available for order through Apple Malaysia's website.

Apple is boasting that this boost will make the 15-inch model up to 70 percent faster with the 13-inch model getting two times faster performance.

For power users, the 4th-generation, quad-core Core i7 chip is just not going to cut it anymore.

Availability Starting at £1,749 and £2,349 respectively, the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar and 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar are available today through Apple.com and in select Apple retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers later this week. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2018) starts at $1,799 for the Core i5, 8 GB memory, 256 GB SSD configuration, rising to $1,999 for the 512 GB SSD version.

Both models come with the TouchBar, in case you ever found a decent use for it, up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM, a True Tone Retina display, Radeon Pro graphics, a Force Touch trackpad, TouchID, stereo speakers, Apple's T2 chip, Siri voice controls, and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity.

A well-known analyst has issued a new research note with predictions for Apple's fall product lineup.

The Blackmagic eGPU also acts as a Thunderbolt 3 dock for connected MacBook Pros. Apple was criticized by professionals for recent Mac upgrades, but it has since taken a renewed approach to professionals and has been praised for its newest announcements.

Upgrading the CPU from 2.6GHz i7 to the 2.9GHz i9 adds $300 and upgrading the memory to 32GB from the standard 16GB added $400 to the cost. And while it's not a wholesale reinvention of this generation of MacBook Pro-Apple stuck with the previous body design for four years-it does address a few of the top complaints of MacBook Pro users.

The Blackmagic eGPU also boasts all the ports you'd expect. Built-in I/O connections drive a Thunderbolt 3 display, support multiple accessories, and charge your MacBook Pro at the same time.

The 2015 15-inch Macbook Pro. The quartet also feature the Touch Bar interface and Touch ID authentication, enhanced with a dedicated secure enclave chip, the Apple T2. The panels still boast P3 wide color gamut and 500 nits of peak brightness. But while the updated MacBooks have an "improved third-generation" keyboard that it promises will be quieter, the company has stayed committed to its key design.