PRICE From £1,349/$1,299 |
COMPANY Apple |
WEBSITE apple.com
We took a good look at the key aspects of this laptop's performance and design in order to reach our verdict – is it worth buying?
PROS
Excellent performance
Long battery life
Very good build quality
Almost silent in use
CONS
Old design
Only two Thunderbolt ports
Touch Bar feels more redundant than ever
New MacBook Air could be better buy
DESIGN & DISPLAY
If you were hoping for a redesign in the vein of the MacBook Air and iMac, then we have some bad news: the new MacBook Pro 13-inch has the same design as the previous model. If you liked that design, then this may not be an issue – but there’s no escaping the feeling that this design, which was already feeling a little dated when it returned two years ago with the M1 version of the MacBook Pro, is now decidedly archaic.
So, it has the same big, chunky bezels around the screen as the previous model, and in this day and age where most laptops have thin surrounds, it’s not the stylish mobile workstation that it once was, especially when compared to the likes of the Dell XPS 13, for example – or even the MacBook Pro 14-inch.
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