Apple Laptops

Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, summer 2009)

The latest update to Apple's premium 15-inch MacBook Pro makes only minor modifications. Nevertheless, a faster CPU, better battery and the addition of an SD card slot, together with a price cut, make it a substantial improvement on its predecessor

Editor's rating 8.2

Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch unibody)

The redesigned 17-inch MacBook Pro has an aluminium unibody design, a new multitouch trackpad and a dual-graphics set-up for boosting either battery life or performance. Those tweaks, combined with excellent performance and impressive battery life, help to make it an appealing, but expensive, laptop

User rating 10.0

Editor's rating 8.4

MacBook Pro (aluminium 2008 edition)

The MacBook Pro -- for so long the final word in high-end multimedia laptops -- is back. It now sports a new aluminium chassis and twin graphics cards, and promises significantly better performance than its predecessors. While we certainly like its looks, the new Pro is pricey and we had a few complaints about features

Editor's rating 8.0

Apple MacBook Pro (2008 Edition, 15-in, 2.5GHz)

The Apple MacBook Pro (2008 Edition, 15-in, 2.5GHz) laptop is the first upgrade to the line since the release of the MacBook Air. With its design the same, it features the new Intel Penryn-class processors and borrows the multi-touch gesturing system from the Air

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 8.2

Apple MacBook Air

Apple's new MacBook Air may not be a true ultraportable, but it still breaks new ground. At just 19mm at its thickest part, Apple's so-called 'world's thinnest notebook' includes most of the usual MacBook features, plus a multi-touch touchpad for gesture controls

User rating 7.0

Editor's rating 7.7

Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, 2.4GHz)

The Apple MacBook Pro has been refreshed and reenergised. While the looks are essentially the same as last year's model, you'll find faster processors and a new chipset, plus more memory and a larger hard drive. With more muscle under the hood, this Pro can certainly put on a show

Editor's rating 8.2

Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.4GHz)

The Apple MacBook Pro has been refreshed and reenergised. While the looks are essentially the same as last year's model, you'll find faster processors and a new chipset, plus more memory and a larger hard drive. With more muscle under the hood, this Pro can certainly put on a show

Editor's rating 8.2

Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.33GHz)

The high-end 17-inch Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro mixes Apple's lauded industrial design and user-friendly operating system with the kind of high-end hardware usually seen only on the PC side, yet it's still very light for a laptop of this size. It's a good choice for anyone needing an easily transportable big-screen laptop

User rating 9.4

Editor's rating 7.4

Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.33GHz)

This sleek, aluminium MacBook Pro is the same size and shape as its predecessor but is boosted by Intel's latest-and-greatest processor -- Core 2 Duo. For Apple devotees, it's the little things that count, and this model has a handful of extras that help it stand out amid a fairly generic field of competitors

User rating 7.3

Editor's rating 7.4

Apple MacBook Pro (1.83GHz)

Apple's first new laptop since the company switched to Intel processors, the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro ushers in a new era of Apple computing. While this gives Apple the potential to match the performance of Windows-based machines, the first MacBook Pro shows signs of the growing pains Apple faces in switching to the new platform

User rating 7.8

Editor's rating 6.9

Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, SuperDrive)

The 12-inch PowerBook offers a better combination of power, features and battery life for the price than any other Apple laptop. It's priced above most of the competition at this size, but you get a roomy 80GB hard drive, a DVD burner and an absolutely best-in-class software package

Editor's rating 7.3

Apple PowerBook G4 (15-inch, SuperDrive)

Buying a laptop typically demands trade-offs, but with the beautifully designed thin-and-light 15-inch PowerBook G4, there's no need to compromise: it delivers portability, performance and a display that's great for graphics work and watching DVDs. It is very expensive, though

User rating 7.5

Editor's rating 7.1

Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch, SuperDrive)

Editor's rating 7.3