But by any measurement this is a powerful laptop. It's not the best graphics card on the market, however, so hardcore gamers may want to look elsewhere.

It features an Intel Core i7 processor with Iris Pro graphics, as well as up to 16 gigabytes of RAM, 512GB of solid-state drive space (you can up it to 1TB for $500 more), and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics card-everything you need to power through just about any task you throw at it. Though you can configure it to your heart's content, the unit we tested is the top of the line model. Under the hood, this computer is all muscle.

It's a minor feature, but one important to professionals who need to show off their work. By making use of a specific type of LCD called IPS (In-plane switching), you can also enjoy fairly wide viewing angles, with the added benefit of using slightly less juice for a better image than what you'd get on older TN LCDs. Its 15-inch, 2880x1800 LCD is so pixel-dense that a human with 20/20 vision should be unable to resolve individual pixels they're too small for your retina to differentiate from one another. This MacBook is much more portable than desktop replacement laptops of the past.Īs with other Apple products sporting the 'Retina' designation, this unit has a very high resolution screen. Though the Iris Pro version rates higher for us thanks to better battery life, this is an incredible machine. This is a top-of-the-line laptop with performance to satisfy even true power users who need the best of the best. Every so often, we get a product in our labs that moves the goalposts on our scoring to an unsettling degree-and the new MacBook Pros crushed almost everything else on the market that we've tested. Despite its improved internals, Apple also trimmed the fat a bit to keep the MacBook Pro a tad more svelte-without sacrificing best-in-class performance.Īnd when we say best-in-class, we mean it. Ample RAM, a solid-state drive, and a beautiful screen makes this laptop a force to be reckoned with, perfect for creatives who need an extremely powerful laptop on the go. Sporting an Intel Core i7 processor with both an integrated Iris Pro GPU and Nvidia GeForce GT750M, this 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (Starting at $2,599, MSRP $2,799 as reviewed) is decked to the nines with high-end hardware.

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