Notebook Hunter

The MacBook Air’s all well and good, but if you need a DVD burner as well as a full-voltage processor then a better option’s the Apple MacBook Pro 13in (MD313LL/A). It may weigh a little over 2kg, but the overall better computing power and greater variety of ports still make it good value for money overall. Of course it’s also beautifully built, so for those needing a premium notebook for daily work will get plenty of mileage out of it.

Processor
The MacBook has a 2nd Gen Intel Core i5-2435M (2.4GHz), a mid-range processor that can easily run productivity applications and most intensive software. It can burst up to 3GHz using Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology if a particularly demanding program is running.

Graphics
It has an integrated graphics solution called Intel HD Graphics 3000. It’s on par with a low-end dedicated graphics card, and is sufficient for modern games at the lowest settings.

RAM
It has 4GB of RAM, which is enough to run several programs at once smoothly.

Storage
It has a 500GB hard disk drive, which is about average in size.

Screen
It has a 13.3in (1,280x800 resolution) gloss screen.

Portability
The MacBook has good portability, because it weighs 2.04kg and is 24.1mm thick. It’ll be very easy to carry around.

Other Features
The MacBook has a Thunderbolt port, a new standard developed by Intel that allows for exceptionally high data transfer speeds.