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13-inch Retina MacBook Pro review: The force is with Apple's workhorse laptop

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<p>From the outside, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display (http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/) looks like the MacBook Pro we’ve come to know from the recent past. The major changes to the laptop are only apparent once you start using the machine: increased speed, and a new Force Touch trackpad that provides new input functionality.</p><p>The changes are most certainly welcomed, but overall, they may not be enough for anyone who bought a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro within the past three years to upgrade. But if you’re laptop is older, or you’re thinking about upgrading from a MacBook Air, you’ll see great benefits.</p><h2>The new Force Touch trackpad</h2>
<p>When you press it, the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro’s Force Touch trackpad feels like it clicks, but the click you actually feel is haptic—technology is used to create a sensation of clicking. For longtime MacBook users, you can notice a difference when the new 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is off: You can still click a trackpad on an older MacBook that’s powered off, but tap on the Force Touch trackpad and it feels dead, like you’re pressing against the laptop case itself.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2925608/13-inch-retina-macbook-pro-review-the-force-is-with-apples-workhorse-laptop.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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