Apple MacBook 13-inch (2009)

price, performance, size, portability, usability

90% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

67% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Other standard features include Draft-N Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1, as a well as Gigabit Ethernet. You also get Apple's iLife 09 multimedia suite, as has been the case with MacBooks for a long time now, which combined with OS X makes for a thorough and...

That's a nice upgrade, but predictably it's there to compensate for the features you miss. Most notably this includes the backlit keyboard, but also FireWire and, worst of all, the SD card reader. We'll quite happily live without a backlit keyboard and...

Good battery life ; Great screen ; Lovely trackpad, good keyboard layout ; Class-leading speakers

Rubbish connectivity is still annoying ; No memory card slot ; Mixed feelings about the slim keyboard

Two pounds of pink aside it’s much like last year’s 12in MacBook. But that’s no bad thing.

The 12-inch MacBook gets a decent boost to performance and battery life, while keeping the same slim, light premium body. The high-res display and responsive trackpad remain the gold standard. Color options add a fun bit of personalization.

The single USB-C port will continue to be an inconvenience for many. The shallow keyboard isn't ideal for long-form typing. Other super-slim laptops manage to fit in more powerful processors.

With a handful of subtle improvements, the updated 12-inch Apple MacBook is more of a mainstream machine, but remains a few tweaks away from being the best laptop on the market.

Great everyday performance ; Terrific screen ; Amazing portability ; Big-sounding speakers ; Lovely, haptic touchpad

Lack of ports can be very frustrating ; Super-shallow keyboard ; By no means a powerhouse

The result of a singular vision for what a future laptop should be – and a lovely, desirable thing, despite the compromises

Good price for the specs, for a Mac; sturdy construction; no graphics compromise.

Older battery doesn't last as long as the new Pros; still no SD card slot or ExpressCard; white MacBook design is getting a little old.

For $999, it's hard to beat this MacBook's nearly MacBook-Pro-level specs if you're in the market for a budget Apple laptop.

Lighter, faster and better looking, the new MacBook rules its class with an aluminium fist

Apple's new unibody polycarbonate construction brings a near, but not quite, premium feel to the MacBook, which is most definitely needed. The only real issue is that it's not much cheaper than the even better starter MacBook Pro.

The creeping price increases mean that the new MacBook doesn't offer quite the same value for money as earlier models, yet its continued success is testament to the sheer quality of Apple's design work. There are plenty of cheaper PC notebooks and...