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When Apple makes MacBooks, it tends to do so in threes. This provides a choice of products pre-configured with better specification as price increases. In marketing terms these may be described as ‘good' ‘better' and ‘best'. You could also view them as e...
In last year's line-up, moving from entry to middle models of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display meant gaining more memory and more storage. With this year's range, it will cost you £200 just to add another ‘128 GB' (actually a change from 121 GB...
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maclife.com Updated:
2015-09-11 13:28:31
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Apple has received a lot of criticism over the years for describing its products as “magical,” or some variant of it, and it probably is fair to say that we should be impressed by very smart technological advances for what they are — ingenious constructio...
Force Touch trackpad is magic. Improved performance and battery life.
Lowend 128GB version doesn't offer much storage. What Force clicks do isn't always clear...
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From the outside, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display looks like the MacBook Pro we've come to know from the recent past. The major changes to the laptop are only apparent once you start using the machine: increased speed, and a new Force Trac...
I've always been a fan of the MacBook Pro with Retina display. Though my personal preference is for the 15-inch model, the 13-inch modeled I tested are attractive laptops in their own right. If you're have a older non-Retina Mac laptop, it's a good time...
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Force Touch, Chapter 1Apple is rolling out a major new hardware feature this year with the introduction of what it calls Force Touch. It is a catch-all term for a combination of pressure sensitivity and haptic feedback that you will find built into the Ap...
The best trackpad gets better, Retina display is never anything short of sublime, Unmatched combination of battery life, performance, and build quality...
The thinner MacBook Air does most things just as well, Force Touch applications are still in their infancy, USB-C port would have been a nice addition...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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The 2015 MacBook Air is a bit out-of-step with the times , but the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro doesn't have that problem yet. Its design is just a couple of years old, and it still makes a strong case for itself next to the MacBook Air and the MacBook Air-...
Good CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage specs for this price, size, and weight. Few PC OEMs use the faster 28W Broadwell-U chips, and so far few have opted to use 1866MHz DDR3 RAM, Excellent display with good pixel density, color, contrast, brightness, and viewin...
Good battery life for light workloads, but it drops off quickly under load, Heavier than many 13-inch notebooks...
Enlarge / The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro.Andrew CunninghamFurther Reading13-inch Broadwell MacBook showdown: Should you go Pro or get an Air?The 13-inch MacBook Pro works best if you think of it as the fastest Ultrabook you can buy rather than a desktop r...
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May the Force be with you. An innovative new Force Touch trackpad is probably the most interesting new feature of the early 2015 MacBook Pro Retina 13 – otherwise, there are more evolutionary than revolutionary changes. Even though the overall package is...
Great unibody chassis, Innovative trackpad, Extremely fast WLAN-connectivity, Excellent IPS display, High application performance, Long battery runtimes...
High starting price and expensive upgrades, Short warranty period, Can hardly be maintained, Glossy screen surface...
Till SchönbornChassis94 / 98 → 96%Keyboard92%Pointing Device99%Connectivity67 / 80 → 84%Weight68 / 78 → 77%Battery91%Display90%Games Performance57 / 68 → 84%Application Performance83 / 87 → 95%Temperature86 / 91 → 95%Noise89%Audio82 / 91 → 90%Camera63 / 8...
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Although the new darling of the Apple MacBook line up is the all-new MacBook, Apple has given its popular 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display a solid refresh. While the stunning new MacBook caters to a select audience of users who value portability ab...
Force Touch trackpad is a revelation, Outstanding design, build and finish, Strong performance and connectivity...
New MacBook hints at more changes to come...
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is a more exciting proposition than it might otherwise have been, thanks to the inclusion of the new Force Touch trackpad. Apple has made it clear that the all-new MacBook is the design direction that all future MacBooks will f...
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The last time I reviewed the 13-in. MacBook Pro, I was quickly won over by its size, portability and performance. The solid build of the aluminum chassis wrapped around the high-resolution Retina display, in concert with great performance and battery life...
Great performance and battery life, excellent integration within Apple ecosystem, Force Touch trackpad...
Not as fast as other (quadcore) MacBook Pros, memory cannot be upgraded after purchase...
The 13-in. MacBook Pro is not the lightest on the market -- however, for road warriors, students and anyone who wants a great size/performance notebook, this one is tough to beat. When you factor in its full complement of ports, unmatched build quality, s...
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Nope, it's not the new MacBook. That review will need to wait until next month. What we have here is the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. For all intents and purposes, it's the same one we last tested in late 2013, except for one important thing:...
Gorgeous screen, Long battery life, Good graphics, even faster SSD speeds, Comfortable keyboard...
New trackpad takes getting used to; Force Touch gestures aren't that useful, Discrete graphics still not an option on the 13-inch Pro, The machine isn't any thinner or lighter than it was a year and a half ago...
The refreshed Retina display MacBook Pro brings faster performance and longer battery life, along with the same stunning screen and comfortable keyboard. This time around, though, Apple also traded in its already-best-in-class trackpad for a new, pressur...
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Nope, it's not the new MacBook . That review will need to wait until next month. What we have here is the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. For all intents and purposes, it's the same one we last tested in late 2013 , except for one important thing...
Gorgeous screen, Long battery life, Good graphics, even faster SSD speeds, Comfortable keyboard...
New trackpad takes getting used to; Force Touch gestures aren't that useful, Discrete graphics still not an option on the 13inch Pro, The machine isn't any thinner or lighter than it was a year and a half ago...
The refreshed Retina display MacBook Pro brings faster performance and longer battery life, along with the same stunning screen and comfortable keyboard. This time around, though, Apple also traded in its already-best-in-class trackpad for a new, press...
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While we love Apple's new Force Touch trackpad, you still need to buy an entire computer to get one. For the moment, that means picking up the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro, a tradeoff that's certainly worth it —unless you need maximum power or extreme porta...
Isaac Asimov would be proud of the Force Touch trackpad, Great battery lifetoperformance ratio, The most portable "professional" notebook available...
No discrete GPU option, The display bezel is still enormous, Still gets a little hot in your lap...
Everything we've ever liked about the Retina MacBook Pro line holds true in the latest 13-inch model. The keyboard is still excellent, OS X is still a fantastic operating system, and while it's not the smallest 13-inch notebook around, it's definitely th...
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Last week's Apple Keynote gave us more than pricing for the Apple Watch. It gave us a brand new, or make that two brand new Macs; one that is sadly not available yet and this one, the new MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display and it brings new generatio...
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Now that Apple is set to launch a MacBook that's lighter than the MacBook Air and has a Retina Display, where does that leave the 13-in Retina MacBook Pro? And is its new Force Touch trackpad an upgrade-worthy feature? Join Gizmag, as we review the 2015 (...
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A few weeks ago Apple held an event in San Francisco to showcase the new additions to its product line. Most notably was its new smart watch, the Apple Watch (or colloquially referred to as the iWatch by its fans and detractors alike). There were a few ot...
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This year's Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch, Retina Display ($1,299 as tested) looks the same as the previous model. But inside is neat update, with a fifth-generation (Broadwell) Intel Core i5 processor and the new Force Touch trackpad, which adds more functio...
More than 11 hours of battery life in our tests. Brilliant Retina display with higher-than-1080p resolution. Two Thunderbolt 2 ports. HDMI port. Comes with iLife and iWork software suites.
Only upgradable at time of order. Base Flash Storage capacity is just 128GB. Glossy screen. Ethernet requires adapter. Force Touch trackpad takes a little getting used to, and is of limited use right now...
Although the fifth-generation Intel Core i5 processor and Force Touch trackpad are minor updates, this year's 13-inch Retina Apple MacBook Pro is still an easy top pick for high-end ultraportables...
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The outside remains the same, but inside, the 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina Display feels like it's a league ahead of last year's model. Not only does the new MacBook perform better and last longer on a charge, but it also has an innovative touchpad that l...
Bright display, Fast hard drive speed, Innovative Force Touch trackpad, Very long battery life...
Not as thin and light as competition, SD Card sticks out...
Blazing speed, an innovative new touchpad and super-long battery life put the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro in a class of its own...
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Mac laptops are the Energizer bunnies of the laptop world that serve to make Windows PC designers bang their heads as they try to match Apple's runtimes. Granted, Apple eschews touch screens, and those do use more power, so Apple has an advantage here. Th...
Faster CPU and graphics than the Ultrabook competition, same lovely Retina display, excellent Force Touch trackpad...
If you want a touch screen, you won't find it in Mac land...
It's easy to call many of Apple's products overpriced, and justify the added cost with build quality, excellent tech support and the cost of admission to OS X Yosemite. In the case of the 13" MacBook Pro with Retina display, you're actually getting a good...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2015-12-10 11:16:58
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Fast forward to late 2015, a span approaching forever in computer years. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display seen here has been refreshed with a fifth-generation "Broadwell" Intel CPU and faster PCI Express flash storage. It's a trifle lighter (3...
Immaculate build quality, First-class keyboard and IPS display, Sensational battery life...
Windows rivals now offer lighter weight, higher resolution...
The competition is formidable, but Apple's MacBook Pro with Retina Display remains one of your best 13.3-inch laptop options. Read More…...
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Apple Retina Laptop ShootoutPosted July 17, 2015, by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistI admit it. I have become a "Retina Snob." When planning this article, I could not bring myself to include the MacBook Air. With three models of Retina Apple laptops to choo...
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The 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has met a lot of criticism. But all anyone really wants to know is, is it time to upgrade?Cult of MacYou can see the MacBook Pro showdown in our video below. Or read on for a summary of how the two Apple laptops compare...
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