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Apple says the built-in battery will last up to seven hours too, though our test results suggest otherwise, as you’ll see later in this review. The non-Retina MacBook Pro has a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz, as well as 4GB of memory, 500GB storage space on the hard drive and Intel HD Graphics 4000. Both the non-Retina and Retina models of MacBook sport a unibody construction, backlit LED screen, lighted keyboard, multi-touch glass trackpad, and FaceTime HD webcam, though. ĭifferences between the non-Retina MacBook Pro and the Retina models include the overall design, which has been slimmed down and lightened with the Retina versions, and there is also a 15in version of the Retina MacBook Pro available, whereas the non-Retina MacBook Pro is only available as a 13in model. You can read about the 2014 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro here.You can read about the 2014 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro here.So where does that leave the non-Retina MacBook Pro? We explore that question later in this review. The MacBook Air still caters for the group that values a combination of portability and increasingly speedy performance. Now, it’s the Retina display model that caters to the creative crowd, but with just £100 difference between the low-end Retina model and the non-Retina MacBook Pro, it’s also attractive to the consumer mid-market. With the introduction of the Retina MacBook Pro, Apple re-created its consumer laptop category – or rather restored the one that it had removed with the demise of the mid-market MacBook in 2011. If you can live without the DVD drive and spinning hard disk, shelling out £100 for a machine with a better screen, and a lighter, thinner case, is essentially a no-brainer.
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If you’re looking for a 15in screen, you can write off the non-Retina MacBook Pro immediately, and for better internal specs than the low-end model you’ll need to cough up for a built-to-order model or opt for the Retina line. However, what the Retina MacBook Pro can offer for just £100 more (a significantly improved display, a slimmer, lighter design, flash storage, Thunderbolt 2, better battery life and more), it’s difficult to fight the non-Retina MacBook Pro’s corner.
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It’s powerful enough for most general users, it looks gorgeous with its unibody form factor and design, it’s upgradeable, and it’s the one remaining Mac with an optical drive. The non-Retina MacBook Pro has a lot going for it. No Retina display, no 15in model, no flash-storage option, heavier than Retina models, Retina models have better battery life, two-year-old hardware.