That's thicker and heavier than rivals like the Acer Aspire S ($1,387.99 at Office Depot® & OfficeMax®) (Opens in a new window), but lighter than the Toshiba Satellite Click 2 Pro P35W-B3226 ($968.88 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), when the latter is connected to its keyboard dock. It retains the same aluminum and glass construction, measuring 0.71 by 12.35 by 8.62 inches (HWD) and weighing 3.41 pounds (up imperceptibly from last year). In terms of design, not a lot has changed over the past few years for the bigger MacBook Pro. The new MacBook Pro ($484.99 at eBay) (Opens in a new window) replaces the 2014 version as our Editors' Choice high-end ultraportable laptop. The mix of speedy performance, bright and crisp Retina Display, more than full-day battery life, and excellent portability are features that professional and enthusiast users crave and are willing to pay for. It might not be of huge interest to you if you're using a 2012 or newer model, but if you're hanging on to that older MacBook Pro with an optical drive, it's a worthy upgrade.

But inside is neat update, with a fifth-generation (Broadwell) Intel Core i5 processor and the new Force Touch trackpad, which adds more functionality to your mouse clicks. This year's Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch, Retina Display ($1,299 as tested) looks the same as the previous model.

Force Touch trackpad takes a little getting used to, and is of limited use right now.

Base Flash Storage capacity is just 128GB.

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