MacBook Pro 15" Retina (Mid 2012)

A1398 · MacBookPro10,1 · 2012–2013 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i7 quad-core 2.3–2.6 GHz (2.7 GHz BTO)
Ram: max: 16 GB DDR3L-1600 (soldered, configure at purchase) · base: 8 GB
Ports: MagSafe 2 · Thunderbolt ×2 · USB 3.0 ×2 · HDMI · SDXC card slot · Headphone
Battery: 95 Wh sealed (glued)
Display: 15.4" 2880×1800 Retina IPS
Storage: base: 256 GB flash · options: 512 GB flash · 768 GB flash
Weight: 2.02 kg
Os Support: latest: macOS 10.15 Catalina · shipped: OS X 10.7 Lion
Release Price: $2,199

Variants

Revisions

MacBookPro10,1MacBookPro10,1 · A1398first Retina 15-inch MacBook Pro

Colors

Silver2012, only color option

Storage

256GB

512GB

768GBBTO upgrade on 2.7GHz config

Upgrade paths

RAM

Soldered, 8 or 16 GB fixed at purchase · First MacBook Pro with soldered RAM. Buy the 16 GB config.

LOCKED

storage

1 TB via OWC Aura Pro 6G (proprietary SATA-based blade) · Proprietary blade SSD, SATA-based (not PCIe), the NVMe adapter trick does NOT apply to this generation; use an OWC/Transcend drive made for it.

~$150

MODERATE

battery

95 Wh replacement pack (A1417) · Glued to the top case, solvent or replacement top-case job.

HARD