Apple - MacBook Pro® - 13" Display - Intel Core i5 - 8 GB Memory - 128GB Flash Storage - Space Gray

I am a longtime Windows fan, with Windows 10 being my favorite OS to date. In summary, I have seen the light. The MacBook Pro is the best laptop I have ever owned or used. Gaming aside, this is the best laptop you can get. Period. For gaming, Windows 10 or a console are the way to go. I have a gaming PC and that is not going to change anytime soon. For personal use, however, my MacBook Pro is now my computer of choice. I bought a MacBook Air for my wife during Best Buy's $799 Black Friday promotion. She loves it for casual email and web surfing. I tried it out and it grew on me. Fast forward a few weeks and I decided to trade in my iPad Air and Apple Watch 1 and I initially tried a Surface Laptop. I returned it less than 24 hours later due to wifi issues and instead picked up this MacBook Pro at the holiday special price of $1149. I have used it extensively for about a month and here are the Pros and Cons. Pros: -Drop dead gorgeous screen, Retina cannot be beaten -Fast, the Core i5 CPU has no trouble keeping up -Good battery life, I generally can go 8-10 hours of hard use between charges -Wakes up quickly, just as fast as your iPhone or iPad -OSX has grown on me, its very intuitive once you get the hang of it -Oversized trackpad is cool, as is the haptic feedback you get when you press it -Laptop is very high quality, the aluminum feels and looks great, nothing feels cheap -Speakers are the best you can get on a laptop, plenty of volume and depth and even some bass -Not too heavy, it was in my backpack for a recent trip I took and it was fine as far as weight -Most content I used on my iPad is available on the Mac, including Zinio, iTunes movies and shows and Outlook app -Getting and sending text messages and making and receiving telephone calls on the MacBook is very handy, works so long as the iPhone is nearby -Did I mention the gorgeous Retina screen? Cons: -Keyboard travel is very short, it takes some time to get used to it -No Netflix app for Mac - whats up with that, they have an app for Windows 10 -Power supply is big and buying a second one for your backpack for trips is expensive -Limited connectivity options, this model only has two Thunderbolt USB-C ports and a headphone jack -More powerful models can get pricey

In a nutshell. the best premium laptops on the market currently are this and the Microsoft Surface laptop (although long reliability is still questionable as of yet for the Surface laptop), with that said, I leaning towards the Surface since I'm more familiar with Windows but based on research that showed how easy it is to convert to OS X (Apple Migrant Software) and Windows software like Google Drive, OneDrive and Office 365 works perfect on a Mac. This was a no brainer especially with sale and students discount, since I mainly work in the cloud the small 128 gig SSD was not an issue and currently have 90 gigs of space open with all the apps I need for school and work installed. I been through many Windows laptop over the years and can tell you even some of other top ones like the Dell XPS, HP 360, Asus Zenbook will have some issues with quality over time, check the support forums. This is the main reason I joined the dark side and finally got an Apple product. How do I know this? Because I write long term reviews on my blog and YouTube, I post that info but I'm sure BB would not allow that shameless plug :)

This MacBook Pro is a thing of beauty. Its fast in every way, so light that I can carry it every where, and it has yet to crash on me. Connects to my Apple TV's around the house without a problem. Now as for why I am disappointed is I needed to purchase a USB-C to USB 3.0 Mini Adapter. Its the only way to be able to charge my phone with it. I need to use one to connect my portable hard drives and well anything that needs a USB port. The adapter was only $10 but its the principle that they could've added at least one on the Pro.

This is half as big and twice as powerful as my previous MacBook Pro. It's great for traveling, keyboard is fine for typing, beautiful display, good sound volume. Unfortunately, there are only two ports. To plug anything in, eg; film cards, USB devices, etc, you need an adapter or a hub. The hub I tried DID NOT work with the CD/DVD Superdrive 's USB plug. It needed an adapter, which worked fine. Bluetooth, and Airdrop are good.

No complaints. However, if you are planning on installing Microsoft Windows onto your MacBook I would highly recommend the 256gb storage option. Windows will honestly take a little less than your storage (70GB).

I am so in love with my new MacBook Pro 13. The day I ordered it, I began to see tracking information. I received it the next morning!!!! BestBuy has NEVER failed us!!! We are always very satisfied with the customer service. As they will do what ever it takes to answer any question we have had. As per the MacBook, I can’t even express how obsessed I am. Haha. Seriously,I would recommend this MacBook to anyone!!! Super light and thin. The picture is so clear it’s amazing. One thing I was cought off guard about is the speakers!!!! Great sound quality and Loud!!!!! Which is nice while listening to music!!! THANK YOU BEST BUY!!!!!

I wanted to buy a new laptop for professional programming, and since Windows is too annoying (it does all sorts of things in the background without telling you) I decided to buy a mac. After some research I found out that this 8GB-RAM 128GB-Storage Macbook Pro is already good enough for me. First, some extra stats that are not listed in the specs, if you want to do the research: Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Storage taken by OS: 28GB Pro: 1. Good CPU & 8GB-RAM is very powerful for a laptop used for work. 2. SSD means super fast loading time. Opening a project with JetBrains IDEs (include: start IDE, load project, finish background tasks) used to take around a minute on my old laptop, but now it only takes a few seconds. I even tried loading a game (Stellaris) and the loading time is probably 5 ~ 10 times less than before. 3. Retina display gives a very good resolution for a 13 inch screen. Cons: 1. 13 inch is kind of small. Although Retina gives you a good resolution, the small font size is not ideal if you want to protect your eyesight. (I'm planning to get a secondary monitor; will update then) 2. There are only 2 USB-C ports, and you need to buy adapters for USB/HDMI or other kinds of ports. I bought a multiport adapter which costed $69. (see pic) 3. The bottom of the laptop is completely sealed, and there are only two small air outlets on the far side (see pic). The laptop got really hot during my test run with Stellaris. But since I will only use this laptop for work it won't be a problem for me - just something for you to consider.

This is my first MacBook Pro 2017 Model. Prior to this I had Windows PC and I tell you buying this laptop is the best decision I’ve ever made. I did my own research before buying this expensive laptop. I mostly bought it for school etc. I’m still discovering a lot of things short cuts etc. I love how, I can linked my phone shared information between devices wherever I’m it’s a plus for me. My advices is do your own research, think about it and go for it. So far I love my MacBook Pro.