Apple unveils thinnest, lightest version of MacBook

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the new MacBook, the thinnest and lightest version of its laptop in silver, space gray and gold finishes on Monday. It weighs 2 pounds and is 24 per cent skinnier than the MacBook Air.

Apple is dropping Air from the name and is calling this simply the MacBook. Keys are bigger and backlit with LEDs; screen has 12-inch Retina display, currently available only in the higher-end, heavier MacBook Pro line. Force Touch trackpad allows for clicks, fast-forwarding, and more depending on how hard you press.

The starting price of the new MacBook laptop is $1,299 and comes with 256 gigabytes of storage. For $1,599, you get a faster processor and twice the storage. The MacBook will start shipping April 10.

Apple also refreshed its current lineup of MacBook Air and Pro products.