They’ve never been particularly “pro.”Įven so, the $1,499 version of the laptop isn’t the one I’d recommend first, not unless the presence of a physical function row is make-or-break and you value it over the other stuff that’s missing. Some pros will claim that it isn’t “pro” enough, but the 13-inch models have always served as more of a bridge between the consumer MacBooks and MacBook Airs on the low end and the 15-inch Pros and the desktop lineup on the high end.
…the new MacBook Pro is a very solid design that should serve Apple well over the next few years.
Andrew Cunningham reports for Ars Technica:
