Testseek.co.uk have collected 131 expert reviews of the Apple MacBook Pro 13.3 inch - Early 2015 MF839 / MF840 / MF841 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple MacBook Pro 13.3 inch - Early 2015 MF839 / MF840 / MF841.
March 2015
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131 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Outstanding battery life
Highquality Retina display
Attractive
Lightweight design
Apple adds new Intel CPUs
Faster memory
Longer battery life and its new Force Touch trackpad to the standard 13-inch MacBook Pro
Which keeps its generous selection of ports
Even better storage performance in '256GB' flash drive model
Force Touch trackpad
Improved performance and battery life
Retina display looks great
Retina Display
Faster processor
Superb battery life
Great screen
Portable
Versatile in power and connections
Fancy new trackpad
Quicker processors
Fantastic battery life
Cool new Force Touch trackpad
Good array of ports...
Build quality
Good keyboard
Great touchpad
Highcontrast display
Accurate colour fidelity
Highperformance processor and SSD
Battery life
Headphone lineout sound quality
Retina display
Doyble RAM
Processor speed bump
Robust connectivity
Force Touch feels great
Top-notch display
Long battery life
Quicker than competitors
Great design and build quality
New Force Touch trackpad is brilliant
Very good all-round performance
Only 200g heavier than MacBook Air
Excellent battery life
Sharp and colourful retina screen
Apple style with power
Light for its power
Excellent backlit keyboard
Apple OS X environment simple compared with Windows
Unique 'magsafe' power adaptor that pops out safely if cable is snagged
The editors didn't like
Very limited upgradeability
No performance improvement over Haswell models
The 2015 updates make only a minor difference to the hands-on experience
While similar high-end 13-inch laptops continue to get thinner and lighter
Costs £200 more to gain the improved write speed and 129GB more storage space
Fairly heavy (compared to the Air)
No discrete graphics
No exterior design change
Force Touch underdeveloped
Unchanged design
Base storage feels small
Still not the first choice for gaming
Lack of physical design changes
Weak gaming graphics
No Ethernet port
SSD and memory soldered on
Not huge update
Battery life
MacBook Air instead
A bit heavy by modern standards
Retina resolution no longer class-leading
Runs hot under load
Not much
Touchpad is very poor when using as 'click' buttons - feels rubbery and you have to press a long way
The best trackpad gets better, Retina display is never anything short of sublime, Unmatched combination of battery life, performance, and build quality
The thinner MacBook Air does most things just as well, Force Touch applications are still in their infancy, USB-C port would have been a nice addition
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Published: 2015-04-02, Author: Andrew , review by: arstechnica.com
Good CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage specs for this price, size, and weight. Few PC OEMs use the faster 28W Broadwell-U chips, and so far few have opted to use 1866MHz DDR3 RAM, Excellent display with good pixel density, color, contrast, brightness, and viewin
Good battery life for light workloads, but it drops off quickly under load, Heavier than many 13-inch notebooks
Enlarge / The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro.Andrew CunninghamFurther Reading13-inch Broadwell MacBook showdown: Should you go Pro or get an Air?The 13-inch MacBook Pro works best if you think of it as the fastest Ultrabook you can buy rather than a desktop r...
Great unibody chassis, Innovative trackpad, Extremely fast WLAN-connectivity, Excellent IPS display, High application performance, Long battery runtimes
High starting price and expensive upgrades, Short warranty period, Can hardly be maintained, Glossy screen surface
Force Touch trackpad is a revelation, Outstanding design, build and finish, Strong performance and connectivity
New MacBook hints at more changes to come
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is a more exciting proposition than it might otherwise have been, thanks to the inclusion of the new Force Touch trackpad. Apple has made it clear that the all-new MacBook is the design direction that all future MacBooks will f...
Great performance and battery life, excellent integration within Apple ecosystem, Force Touch trackpad
Not as fast as other (quadcore) MacBook Pros, memory cannot be upgraded after purchase
The 13-in. MacBook Pro is not the lightest on the market -- however, for road warriors, students and anyone who wants a great size/performance notebook, this one is tough to beat. When you factor in its full complement of ports, unmatched build quality, s...
Published: 2015-03-31, Author: Dana , review by: engadget.com
Gorgeous screen, Long battery life, Good graphics, even faster SSD speeds, Comfortable keyboard
New trackpad takes getting used to; Force Touch gestures aren't that useful, Discrete graphics still not an option on the 13-inch Pro, The machine isn't any thinner or lighter than it was a year and a half ago
The refreshed Retina display MacBook Pro brings faster performance and longer battery life, along with the same stunning screen and comfortable keyboard. This time around, though, Apple also traded in its already-best-in-class trackpad for a new, pressur...
Published: 2015-03-31, Author: Dana , review by: tuaw.com
Gorgeous screen, Long battery life, Good graphics, even faster SSD speeds, Comfortable keyboard
New trackpad takes getting used to; Force Touch gestures aren't that useful, Discrete graphics still not an option on the 13inch Pro, The machine isn't any thinner or lighter than it was a year and a half ago
The refreshed Retina display MacBook Pro brings faster performance and longer battery life, along with the same stunning screen and comfortable keyboard. This time around, though, Apple also traded in its already-best-in-class trackpad for a new, press...
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Published: 2015-03-21, Author: Sam , review by: appleinsider.com
Isaac Asimov would be proud of the Force Touch trackpad, Great battery lifetoperformance ratio, The most portable "professional" notebook available
No discrete GPU option, The display bezel is still enormous, Still gets a little hot in your lap
Everything we've ever liked about the Retina MacBook Pro line holds true in the latest 13-inch model. The keyboard is still excellent, OS X is still a fantastic operating system, and while it's not the smallest 13-inch notebook around, it's definitely th...
Abstract: Last week's Apple Keynote gave us more than pricing for the Apple Watch. It gave us a brand new, or make that two brand new Macs; one that is sadly not available yet and this one, the new MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display and it brings new generatio...
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Published: 2015-03-20, Author: Will , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: Now that Apple is set to launch a MacBook that's lighter than the MacBook Air and has a Retina Display, where does that leave the 13-in Retina MacBook Pro? And is its new Force Touch trackpad an upgrade-worthy feature? Join Gizmag, as we review the 2015 (...
