Typical price: £900
What is it: First 13-inch laptop in the MacBook Pro range
What we think: Great design, good performance and a decent feature set make this an excellent machine
Compare the Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, summer 2009)
Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, summer 2009) compared to other thin-and-light laptops
 Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, summer 2009) |
 Acer Timeline Aspire 4810T |
 Dell XPS M1330 |
 Asus Lamborghini VX1 |
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| Review date | 26 Aug 09 | 18 Jun 09 | 6 Sep 07 | 31 May 06 |
| Editor's rating |
8.6
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9.0
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8.9
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8.8
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| Price range | £900 | |||
| Review summary | Promoting its basic 13-inch, aluminium unibody laptop to the Pro series, Apple has added features while cutting the base price. There are still some features we'd like to see included, but this is one of the most universally useful laptops available Read full review |
The Acer Timeline Aspire 4810T is an impressive thin and light laptop with amazing battery life. It may not be the speediest or best-looking laptop we've ever seen, but, for around £750, it's something of a steal nevertheless Read full review |
The M1330 is a great improvement on the XPS M1210. It looks nicer, uses more modern components and should make you the envy of your laptop-owning friends Read full review |
The Lamborghini VX1 isn't for everybody. It's more expensive than ordinary laptops, lacks the practicality of a widescreen display and has styling that will upset the faint-hearted. But these are criticisms that could just as easily describe the legendary cars with which it shares its name. Ultimately, the VX1 isn't as fast or as trendy as a real Lambo, but if you can stomach its looks and price tag, there's little here not to recommend Read full review |
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