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1. #Macbook pro covers 13 inch reviews trial#
2. #Macbook pro covers 13 inch reviews mac#

If you’re a modern entrepreneur, and keeping a close watch on your company’s design and suitability for the future of HiDPI devices and displays, you’ll want the 13-inch Retina. John pointed out that entrepreneurs love MacBook Airs in his review of the Dell XPS Developer’s Edition, but that’s actually outmoded. Still, in a pinch the Retina Pro becomes a solid companion for a 27-inch Cinema Display, giving designers even more flexibility. Plus, you can always power up to three external displays via Thunderbolt and HDMI out, but I’d only recommend doing this if you’re very cold and also enjoy the sound of a fan operating at maximum power. But if you need a device for running Photoshop or Illustrator, the Retina scratches that itch, even with the minimum specs at the $1,499 level. The one complaint that designers might have with the Retina MacBook Pro is that its screen is still glossy and that the color rendering and contrast are a little exaggerated to make photos pop. The Pro can stretch itself to around seven and a half hours if I need it to, but even with my incredibly sloppy, multi-app setup with tons of things going on in the background and about a thousand Chrome tabs open, it seems to average around five. I thought I’d miss the dedicated graphics card or upgraded RAM from my 15-inch model, but I don’t, at least not for anything short of using Final Cut Pro X.Īnother nice win for the 13-inch is battery life. That’s not a chart-topping number, but the machine hardly stutters, even under fairly demanding conditions. In terms of Geekbench, the base Core i5 13-inch, which is the version I’m reviewing here, consistently scores between 6,000 and 7,000. It feels as sturdy as a laptop can (with the possible exception of Google’s leaden Chromebook Pixel) and it withstands rough treatment with gusto, as a busy blogger can attest. The hardware is up to Apple expectations, and while I’ve experienced case creak on the 15-inch version (a widely reported issue), I’ve never had a problem with the 13 inch’s fit and finish. If you’re used to a Cinema display or two at home, there’s nothing else that compares. My eyes suffer after 2048 x 1280, so that’s where I keep it, but even there you get so much screen real estate it feels positively sinful.

#Macbook pro covers 13 inch reviews mac#

But if that’s not enough, go grab DisplayMode from the Mac App Store and enjoy up to 2560 x 1280 resolution, which is beyond that supported by Apple’s official settings. Apple’s “Best for Retina display” radial button in the Displays settings menu is something you can go ahead and forget about right now instead, select “scaled” and crank that sucker up to the “More Space” maximum. True Retina-quality graphics isn’t the reason to own this notebook. It slides easily into any bag, takes up an amount of desk space that’s better for your peripherals and for those seated around you, and yet can stil provide you with one of the best screens in the business. The 15-inch is just a hair too heavy and unwieldy, but the 13-inch Retina hits the sweet spot.

#Macbook pro covers 13 inch reviews trial#

The smaller Retina notebook has proven itself through trial by fire and continues to be the Mac I pick for nearly every situation.įor example it’s my constant companion at every travel event I ever go to. To find myself so ready to claim any single one a clear “winner” seems crazy, but the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is it. Fewer issues than its 15-inch cousin, which pioneered the Retina line, combined with a much lighter design with a smaller desktop footprint for a display that can still give you crazy amounts of screen real estate all add up to a sure-fire winner. If I could only have one MacBook (which is usually the case for your average laptop-buyer), this is the one I’d pick without hesitation.

Portability combined with high-quality display.