The MacBook Pro is Apple's top-of-the-line laptop computer and one that comes with plenty of power. It's available in two versions: the 13-inch and 15-inch, both of which can offer Retina display - as in this model on review - and a powerful spec sheet if you are happy to add a little weight to your...

Powerful; great screen; good design; brilliant battery life

Have been issues with a number of elements (now fixed); not as powerful as some would like; glossy screen; no discrete graphics; this or the Air

According to CNET, it's now "pretty close to what competitors charge for thin 13-inch laptops with super-high-res screens." That holds true for the step-up version, as Macworld says that "the high-end model's higher price seems to be justified by its faster CPU, standard 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of...

Glorious Retina display; Powerful performance; Ultrabook-thin and light; New lower price

No discrete graphics

The best computer I've ever bought! It is very fast!

most things

one of my games won't work

Refreshed MacBook Pro includes a Retina Display, 10 hour battery life and Intel Haswell power.

Phenomenal battery; Mavericks OS X; Retina Display; Reasonable starting price

No discrete graphics option; Hardware not user upgradeable

The new 13in MacBook Pro is still very expensive, but when this year's best model costs just £50 more than last year's, you're getting much more for your money. With a beautiful Retina display, a large SSD, powerful hardware and improved graphics performance, the 13in MacBook Pro stands head and...

The Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (2013) uses Intel's Haswell-based Core i5 processor to give power users a system that can last almost 12 hours under continuous use, weighs just over three pounds, and still process graphics and scientific tasks quickly.

Brilliant Retina display; Over 11 hours of battery life; Comes with iLife and iWork software suites; Two Thunderbolt 2 ports; HDMI.

Glossy screen; Ethernet requires adapter; Only upgradeable at time of order

We're getting a bit tired of Apple getting everything so utterly, utterly right, like the annoyingly swatty kid in class who never makes a mistake. As with the 2013 Air , the Pro judiciously shifts everything upwards ever-so-slightly, adding slightly better components that result in a tangible...

Retina screen is still top of its class; Well-integrated hardware improvements; Solid battery life

Starting to look a little dated

While there are numerous choices for laptops, 13.3" Macbook Pro Retina mid level system is the best

Solid construction; battery life; connectivity; and free software

Not an inexpensive laptop

Super fast computer, the SSD drive is lightning fast, retina display although not needed, is beautiful. Only downside is you pay for the Apple name tag, and for a school laptop, you will never use it to its full potential.

It was the best decision I have ever made buying a computer. The Mac is far superior to the other windows computers I own. I am planning to buy another one for my wife.