


Between the performance improvements and battery life gains, the new Pro acts as good alternative to the 13-inch Air rather than a laptop you only buy if you need the extra performance. The design is the same as last year's, and it picks up only a handful of truly new features-Thunderbolt 2 and improved 4K support are probably the biggest ones. We've already compared the Air and the Pro head-to-head, but today we're taking some time to talk about the Pro by itself. Its design is just a couple of years old, and it still makes a strong case for itself next to the MacBook Air and the MacBook Air-alikes that dominate the market for high-end 13-inch laptops. The 2015 MacBook Air is a bit out-of-step with the times, but the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro doesn't have that problem yet.
