{"id":40962,"date":"2017-05-09T13:41:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=40962"},"modified":"2017-05-10T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:55:37","slug":"video-commentary-thinking-differently-on-2016-macbook-pro-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/40962-video-commentary-thinking-differently-on-2016-macbook-pro-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Commentary: Thinking Differently on 2016 MacBook Pro, Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2016,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/38398-will-apple-keep-the-focus-on-macs-at-todays-hello-again-event\">Apple announced new MacBook Pro models<\/a>\u00a0featuring an all new thinner design, a controversial decision to\u00a0replace all the ports with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Thunderbolt\/\">Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports<\/a>, and a much higher pricing structure. 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