A MacBook Pro prototype on YouTube

Seen on YouTube, this video showcases a test of a MacBook Pro prototype, a 15-inch model from 2015… that dates back to 2014.

It features the usual elements, including the typical red motherboard found in such devices. There’s a trackpad that doesn’t fully function, likely an early Force Touch prototype. Additionally, it has 1,866 MHz RAM, only seen in some 13-inch MacBook Pro models from 2015 and 2016, and a CPU identified as a Core i5 but is actually a Core i7 4750HQ, which appeared in the 2013 models.

A serial number in Comic Sans MS


The usual stickers


The red motherboard

The -01 indicates this is the first prototype


The values correspond to the trackpad


A trackpad not even recognized


OS X identifies it as a Core i5


But it’s a Core i7