If you have been holding out for a new MacBook Pro, you will be happy to hear, Apple has just released a refreshed update to their premium notebooks. So if you recently bought a new MacBook Pro, I suggest you stop reading and go on to the next article or keep on reading and get ready to march on over to the Apple store, for an exchange to a faster MacBook Pro.

Apple has decided to keep the same form factor and design of the current MacBook Pro. Instead, they gave the new top of the line laptops a little boost in performance and more hard drive space for storage.

The 13-inch base model now sports a 2.4GHz, dual-core Intel chip and a 500GB hard drive for $1,199. For a little extra cash, it can be upgraded to a 2.8GHz processor chip with a 750GB hard drive for $1,499.

The standard 15-inch MacBook Pro will come with a 2.2GHz quad-core i7 processor and 500GB of storage for $1,799. You have the option to upgrade the 15-incher to a faster 2.4GHz processing chip and 750GB of storage for $2,199.

The 17-inch model comes in at $2,499 and only comes with the faster 2.4GHz Quad-core, Intel i7 processor. The chip can be upgraded to a 2.5GHz i7 chip, if you add $250 to the bill.

To sum things up, The 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro’s now have quad-core Intel i7 processors and an AMD Radeon graphics cards. As for the 13-inch models, they have been upgraded to dual-core Intel i5 and i7 processors, and will have to retain its integrated graphics hardware. All models come with 4GB of RAM and can be upgraded to 8GB for $200 more. They also come with Apple’s latest OS X Lion and Thunderbolt technology.

Apple’s latest upgrades, add an impressive boost in specs to keep the MacBook Pro hanging with the big boys. But Rumor has it, Apple’s next update to the MacBook Pro will feature a whole new re-design. Are you going to jump on the newly upgraded MacBook Pro? Or, are you going to wait it out a little while longer, to see what Apple has up its sleeve? Let us know down below.
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