( CNN ) -- Apple on Wednesday said it would cut the price of its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display while simultaneously updating it with faster processors . The 15-inch model is also getting improved specs , although its price remains the same . The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro now starts at $ 1,499 for 128GB of solid-state flash storage , and $ 1,699 for 256GB of storage . The higher-end model also includes a more robust 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor . The 15-inch model still starts at $ 2,199 , but now that gets you a quad-core 2.4GHz Core i7 processor . If you want the best of the best , you can now get a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with a quad-core 2.7GHz Core i7 processor with 16GB of RAM for $ 2,799 . SEE ALSO : Retina MacBook Pro : The Laptop From the Future [ REVIEW ] . In addition to the adjustments to the Retina MacBook Pro line , Apple also took the price of its 13-inch MacBook Air down a notch : The 13-inch model with 256GB of flash storage now costs $ 1,399 . The new prices and specs are effective today , both online and in Apple Stores . The price cuts and speed bumps of the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro make a lot of sense in the light of reviews , which praised the laptop 's high-resolution 2,560 x 1,600 display , but lamented that it did n't have the same kind of power to drive those pixels as its larger 15-inch sibling . `` What 's inescapable is that this first version of the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is n't a winner when it comes to price and performance , '' wrote Mashable senior tech analyst Christina Warren in her review . `` It 's just a bit too expensive . '' Will the price cuts and improved specs make you more inclined to buy a MacBook in the next few weeks ? Let us know in the comments . See the original article on Mashable.com . © 2013 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Apple says it 's cutting the price of its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display . The laptop now starts at $ 200 for 128 GB , $ 1,499 less than before . MacBook Air also took the price of its 13-inch Apple down by $ 200 .