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A look at the 15-inch 2016 Touch Bar MacBook Pro [Gallery]

The starting at $2,999 CAD 15-inch 2016 MacBook Pro has arrived at our office, so we took it out of its packaging and snapped a few quick photos of it.

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The Touch Bar makes a return in the somewhat bulkier 15-inch and this time around it’s slightly larger. While this doesn’t fundamentally change how the Touch Bar works, it does make it slightly easier to navigate with precision.

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With the 15-inch new MacBook Pro the touch pad is enormous, significantly more so than the 13-inch.

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The speaker grills, which iFixit says are completely cosmetic in the 13-inch MacBook Pro, are enormous in the 15-inch. While I’ve only tested the 15-inch MacBook Pro for a brief period of time, the sound actually seems to be higher quality than the 13-inch.

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The 15-inch MacBook Pro’s screen resolution comes in at 2880 x 1800 pixels compared to the 2560 x 1600 pixel screen int he 13-inch Pro.

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The 15-inch Pro’s form factor is just as sleek as the 13-inch, with the top and bottom portions of the laptop connecting almost perfectly (the space between the top and the bottom is almost non-existant).

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Here’s a comparison of the 13-inch Pro, the 13-inch Pro with a Touch bar and the 15-inch Pro with a Touch Bar.

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All three of Apple’s new MacBook Pros beside one another.

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Side by side, the 13-inch Pro with the Touch Bar and the 15-inch Pro with the Touch Bar. While the 15-inch doesn’t look huge at first glance, compared to the 13-inch Pro, it’s massive.

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The 15-inch MacBook Pro’s screen is bright, vibrant and measures in at 2880 x 1800 pixels.

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The second-generation ‘Butterfly’ keyboard is a significant step above the version featured in the 12-inch MacBook.

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Like all of Apple’s MacBook’s, the 15-inch MacBook features a sleek form factor.

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As expected, the 15-inch MacBook Pro also features USB-C, just like the 13-inch version. Get ready to live the dongle life.

Related: iFixit’s Touch Bar MacBook Pro teardown reveals a computer that’s nearly impossible for consumers to repair on their own

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