Apple has bumped up the price of the new MacBook Pro machines for those looking to bump up the specifications of the entry-level laptop.

[+] computer inside the new Apple store Saint Germain during the press day on December 01, 2016 in Paris, France.

On December 3, Apple will inaugurate and open its new Apple store to the public at the "Marche Saint-Germain" (Saint Germain market).

Notably, this price increase has not been triggered in other Mac machines, suggesting this is less to do with currency fluctuations.

If you were cynical, you might think that Apple has kept around the older and lower specced MacBook Pro so it can advertise the price as ‘starting from $1299’ while the MacBook Pros that are fitted with the latest processor start at $1799.

This month’s update to the MacBook Pro range (and the MacBook Air update in March) was more about replacing the hated butterfly keyboards and keeping the specifications in touch with the Windows 10-powered competition than taking a step forward.

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