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High-performance Apple laptop
Pros: stunning high-resolution Retina display, excellent performance, excellent battery life
Cons: no optical drive or Ethernet port, apps not optimized for Retina look blurry, difficult to swap parts
885909510375
MC975LL/A
Apple
256 GB flash storage
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.0; Ethernet via optional adapter
2,880-by-1,800-pixel, LED backlit, IPS Retina Display
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2.4 GHz quad-core Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7
0.71
14.13
9.73
4.46
1 year, 90 days free technical support over the phone
Laptop
8 GB
None
Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
Stereo speakers, heaphone port
MagSafe 2; HDMI, 2 USB 3.0; 2 Thunderbolt; headphone
8 hours
Retina Display, FaceTime HD Camera
SDXC card slot
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Best Apple laptop
Pros: longest battery life, fast, responsive performance, iconic thin, light design sets the standard, lower price than last year
Cons: lower- res screen than rivals, no optical drive, Ethernet or HDMI port
885909630882
MD760LL/A
Apple
128 GB flash storage (solid-state drive)
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1,440 by 900 pixels
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1.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Haswell), Turbo Boost up to 2.6 GHz, with 3 MB shared L3 cache; Core i7 processor available
0.11 - 0.68
12.8
8.94
2.96
1 year, 90 days free technical support over the phone
Laptop
4 GB LPDDR3 1600MHz
No
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000
Stereo speakers, headphone
2x USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, headphone jack, MagSafe 2
12 hours
720p FaceTime HD camera
SDXC card slot
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Best Apple desktop computer
Pros: stunning design, good performance, gorgeous, low glare screen
Cons: no optical drive, limited user upgrades, no height adjustment
885909446070
MC813LL/A
Apple
1 TB
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.0; Ethernet
27-inch LED IPS display, 2,560 by 1,440 pixels
720p FaceTime HD camera, dual microphones, wireless keyboard, choice of Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad
2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
20.3
25.6
8
21
1 year, 90 days free technical support over the phone
All-in-one desktop
8 GB
No
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory
Stereo speakers, headphone jack
(2) Thunderbolt, (4) USB 3.0
N/A
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SDXC
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Entry-level Apple desktop computer
Pros: fast performance, small, unobtrusive case, strong connectivity
Cons: no optical drive, no discrete graphics, monitor, keyboard, mouse all not included
885909546831
MD387LL/A
Apple
500 GB
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.0; Ethernet
None
IR receiver
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
1.4
7.7
7.7
2.7
1 year, 90 days free technical support over the phone
Desktop
4 GB
No
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Built-in speaker, headphone jack
Thunderbolt, (4) USB 3.0, HDMI, FireWire
N/A
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SDXC