Apple MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (2016)

Stunning design and build quality ; Pro-quality screen ; Super-fast SSD ; Silky-smooth macOS

Middling processor ; Where are the ports? ; Too expensive given performance

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is the best-designed laptop in the world, without question. Just consider whether you’re willing to pay for it.

Super-thin and light ; Touch Bar smartly designed ; Loads of USB-C ports ; Huge trackpad

Touch Bar needs more app support ; Direct light washes out Touch Bar display

To say the new MacBook Pro is a massive improvement over the previous model would be an understatement. It's more portable and more powerful, not to mention more enjoyable to use. But it's tough to justify the premium for that Touch Bar, no matter how...

Alluring design ; Vibrant display ; Fast SSD ; Huge trackpad

Two USB-C ports forces compromise ; Keyboard too shallow for some

It's not without flaws, but the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is a solid laptop that combines a highly attractive design with snappy storage, a gorgeous display and a trackpad the size of a saucer. But, if you didn't like the 12-inch MacBook's shallow...

Great keyboard, stunning screen, big trackpad,

Lack of ports

The entry-level MacBook Pro delivers a flagship laptop design from Apple that many will be happy with, without getting caught up in the new Touch Bar and Touch ID option.

A beautifully made, fantastically compact device ; The screen is fabulous ; There’s nothing nicer to type on ; Touch Bar looks awesome and has loads of potential ; More ports can only be a good thing

Lack of Touch Bar-supported apps limits its usefulness right now ; Not a huge real-world jump in power from entry-level model ; You’ll need adapters – at least in the early days

The new MacBook Pros are generally awesome, but this isn’t the pick of the range – at least not yet

The inventive Touch Bar streamlines work and saves clicks, and Apple has improved almost every part of the thinner, lighter MacBook Pro, including a larger touchpad, faster components and a flatter keyboard. iPhone's Touch ID is handy on the Mac, too.

You're paying a hefty premium for the Touch Bar, which supports only a limited handful of Apple apps for now. The USB-C-only ports mean carrying a bag full of dongles. The lack of high-end graphics or huge RAM options in the 13-inch model may frustrate...

Apple's smart, useful Touch Bar makes it well worth splurging on the step-up version of the streamlined 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Super compact ; Truly beautiful, sharp, punchy screen ; Larger trackpad for your gesturing pleasure ; Fabulous keyboard

Two ports won’t be enough for everyone ; Trackpad could do with more ‘click’ ; Significantly higher price for entry-level ; Some might want to wait for that sexy Touch Bar

Beautiful, compact and a pleasure to work on – the Touch Bar version is the attention grabber, but this entry-level model hits a very sweet spot indeed