When portability is more important than ultimate performance, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is the tool for the job.
When portability is more important than ultimate performance, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is the tool for the job. At less than 1.6 kg we’re in true ultraportable territory, except unlike the majority of Windows Ultrabooks, build quality, performance and battery life are all first-class.
The price of entry has been reduced significantly, perhaps a sign that Apple is pinning more hopes on the popularity of the 13-inch Retina model. When first launched October of last year, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display started at £1449. This was reduced to £1399 a few months later when the range received a running processor upgrade. Now the UK price is a much more compelling £1099 for the first of three models that are now available.
In the new 2013 entry-level model, you get a dual-core Intel Core i5 running at 2.4 GHz, with 4 GB of memory and a 128 GB solid-state drive. The middle version usefully steps up memory to 8 GB and doubles storage capacity to 256 GB, all for the price of £1249. And the top £1499 model keeps that 8 GB memory, doubles again the flash storage to 512 GB, and sees a modest processor lift to a 2.6 GHz Core i5.
If you’ve been following the specs to date, you’ll note that today’s Intel processor looks to be slower – down from the mid-season 2.6 GHz and even the original launch spec of 2.5 GHz. Don’t be fooled by these numbers though, as gigahertz alone tells you as little about real performance today as it did during the Intel vs Motorola megahertz wars of the 1990s.
When portability is more important than ultimate performance, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is the tool for the job. At less than 1.6 kg we’re in true ultraportable territory, except unlike the majority of Windows Ultrabooks, build quality, performance and battery life are all first-class.
The price of entry has been reduced significantly, perhaps a sign that Apple is pinning more hopes on the popularity of the 13-inch Retina model. When first launched October of last year, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display started at £1449. This was reduced to £1399 a few months later when the range received a running processor upgrade. Now the UK price is a much more compelling £1099 for the first of three models that are now available.
In the new 2013 entry-level model, you get a dual-core Intel Core i5 running at 2.4 GHz, with 4 GB of memory and a 128 GB solid-state drive. The middle version usefully steps up memory to 8 GB and doubles storage capacity to 256 GB, all for the price of £1249. And the top £1499 model keeps that 8 GB memory, doubles again the flash storage to 512 GB, and sees a modest processor lift to a 2.6 GHz Core i5.
If you’ve been following the specs to date, you’ll note that today’s Intel processor looks to be slower – down from the mid-season 2.6 GHz and even the original launch spec of 2.5 GHz. Don’t be fooled by these numbers though, as gigahertz alone tells you as little about real performance today as it did during the Intel vs Motorola megahertz wars of the 1990s.
Macbook Pro Retina 13.3 inch late 2013 Photos
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