With massive amounts of power, a gorgeous display and one of the best keyboard/touchpad combinations in the business, the MacBook Pro is an absolute joy to use. Even more so than last year, thanks to that new CPU (which doesn't cost any more cash). The fancier Touch Bar-equipped model might look cooler than LL Cool J encased in a block of ice, but this standard version feels like the ideal combination of price, portability and performance. OK, the Windows-based competition might be cheaper (sometimes significantly so), and a few extra ports would have been nice while we’re waiting for the rest of the non-USB type-C world to catch up, but otherwise it doesn’t really put a foot wrong. With macOS High Sierra set to arrive later in the year and streamline performance even further, this absolute workhorse of a laptop will be able to handle anything you can throw at it today, and will still be ticking over years down the line.
Plenty of power and long-lasting battery life; Gorgeous display is basically unrivalled; Fantastic keyboard/touchpad combo;
You’d better be ready to live the dongle life; Loses cool points versus the Touch Bar model;