Apple MacBook Pro 13 - Late 2013

Overview

The 2013 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro has a super, pixel-packed screen, looks great, has good battery life and gives you a healthy boost of power over the MacBook Air, without bulging out your backpack too much. It'll set you back a pretty penny though....

-- As reviewed by CNET UK

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Apple MacBook Pro 14 - M3 Pro/Max

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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 52 expert reviews

Excellent:

26
Good:

24
Average:

1
Bad:

1

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Last revision on April 13, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Gorgeous screen
Excellent battery life
Thinner and lighter than ever

Reviewers Didn't Like

Relatively small usable screen real estate
Poor speakers
Definite graphics restraints

Expert reviews and ratings

By Expert Reviews on October 23, 2014 100

UPDATE: Although the model in this review has since been replaced by a slightly faster version, the only difference is a 200MHz processor clock speed boost. Apart from some minor improvements to benchmark scores, our original verdict applies to the...

By Macworld UK on August 06, 2014

The price drops are welcome, although it has closed the gap between the 13in MacBook Air models and the entry-level 13in MacBook Pro with Retina display. The extra £150 (or in the case of the mid-range Retina MacBook Pro, the same price) is a reasonable...

By LaptopMag on August 29, 2014 80

Apple's refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display offers a boost in performance and endurance over last year's...

By IT PRO on August 28, 2014 80

A minor specification boost is coupled with a £100 price cut to make the 13in MacBook Pro (2014) the best all-round laptop on the...

By Macworld UK on August 27, 2014 100

By gadgetshow.channel5.com on April 21, 2014 80

Jon’s got three of the best ultra portable laptops on test, but can Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display beat out the others on test? See for yourself in the video...

By PC Authority on January 14, 2014 83

While all eyes were on the new iPads at Apple's autumn keynote, the company also revealed an update to its 13in and 15in MacBook Pro with Retina display models. It heralded the arrival of Intel's Haswell CPUs, but the big surprise was the price cut,...

By MacLife on January 06, 2014 80

This ever-so-slimmer, ever-so-lighter take on a design introduced last year still packs a punch - and a longer-lasting one at that, with some green in the form of money saved to boot. As always, power users will want to look to its bigger sibling, but for most of us, the best midrange notebook around just got a bit better.

By DigitalVersus on December 13, 2013 100

The 2013 MacBook Pro 13" is an excellent laptop with a beautiful screen and extra-long battery life. Our biggest regret is that there's no dedicated graphics card, although the Iris 5100 will handle a certain amount of gaming. Plus, this year's MacBook...

By Stuff on December 03, 2013 100

We're getting a bit tired of Apple getting everything so utterly, utterly right, like the annoyingly swatty kid in class who never makes a mistake. As with the 2013 Air , the Pro judiciously shifts everything upwards ever-so-slightly, adding slightly...

By IT Pro Portal on December 02, 2013 90

So, to sum up, this MacBook Pro offers a better than 1080p Retina Display, very good portability, and phenomenal battery life. And that's the recipe for a Best Buy award winning laptop, with the price pitched at just over a grand. If the MacBook Pro...

By CNET UK on November 28, 2013 80

By MobileTechReview on November 27, 2013 90

Apple's latest 13" MacBook Pro is a force: it offers a fantastic display, excellent processing power, decent graphics and very good battery life in a $1,299 package that competes strongly with Windows laptops in the same price range. For those who...

By Business Computing World on November 21, 2013 80

The 15-inch version of Apple’s MacBook Pro With Retina Display is an undeniably impressive laptop. However, its large, high-resolution screen, powerful i7 processor and, of course, its £1,699 (inc. VAT) price tag, make it something of a niche product....

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