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Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display (13-inch)

Verge Review

A review of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display so closely following a review of the 15-inch model has many layers. In isolation, the 13-inch Pro is just a smaller version of its well-regarded bigger brother, and so it’s easy to set expectations. But more broadly, the new 13-inch Pro is much more than that: it’s a logical endpoint for a number of Apple and tech industry trend lines and the start of a new wave altogether. It’s a mainstream laptop that uses all the...

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Basic Specs

Laptop type Mainstream
Thickness .75 inches
Weight 3.57 pounds
Operating system Mac OS X
Screen size (diagonal) 13.3 inches
CPU brand Intel
CPU family Ivy Bridge
Graphics type Integrated
Integrated GPU model HD Graphics 4000
The Verge Battery Test 6 hours and 18 minutes

Tech Specs

Hardware

Laptop type Mainstream
Width 12.35 inches
Depth 8.62 inches
Thickness .75 inches
Weight 3.57 pounds
Color Silver / Black

Software

Operating system Mac OS X

Display (base)

Screen size (diagonal) 13.3 inches
Display surface Glossy
Backlight LED
Resolution (X) 2560 px
Resolution (Y) 1600 px
PPI 227

Keyboard

Type Chiclet
Backlit Yes
Number pad No

Mouse

Type(s) Trackpad
Multitouch Yes

Processor (base)

CPU brand Intel
CPU family Ivy Bridge
Model Core i5
Cores 2
Clockspeed 2.5 GHz
Turbo clockspeed 3.1 GHz

Processor (max)

Brand Intel
Family Ivy Bridge
Model Core i7
Cores 2
Clockspeed 2.9 GHz
Turbo clockspeed 3.1 GHz

GPU (base)

Graphics type Integrated
Integrated GPU brand Intel
Integrated GPU model HD Graphics 4000

Memory

Base RAM size 8 GB
RAM type DDR3
Base RAM speed 1600 MHz

Storage

Base drive type Flash (SSD)
Base drive capacity 128 GB
Max. config SSD 768 GB
Card reader Yes
Card reader support SD

Audio

Speakers 2

Webcam

Video resolution 720p

Sensors

Ambient light Yes

Port options

USB 3.0 2
Thunderbolt 2
HDMI 1
3.5mm mic / headphone combo 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi options 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
802.11n frequencies 5GHz, 2.4GHz
Bluetooth Yes
Bluetooth version 4.0

Battery

Size 74 Wh
Chemistry Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
Removable No
Quoted time 7 hr

Benchmarks

The Verge Battery Test 6 hours and 18 minutes

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  • 9.0
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    Reviewed by SignorRossi (Currently owns)

    After reading the review I was kinda scared of buying a MacBook Pro 13" as a successor to my mid 2011 MacBook Air. I have to say that I agree with the review in terms of usable screen real estate, but I am more than happy with the performance, compared to the MacBook Air. I will eventually switch to the 15" model when I go to university.

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    • Keyboard 9
    • Touchpad 10
    • Display 9
    • Performance 8
    • Heat / noise 9
    • Battery life 8
    • Software 9
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