"The perfect laptop for the tech gurus at www.paklap.pk is the one that offers an ideal performance, is well-designed on the outside, sports a decent display, has detailed graphics, doesn’t make much noise, offers long battery time and most importantly; is easy on the wallet. Not only the tech gurus, but this is what generally a rational user wants from a laptop.

Where Does MacBook Pro Stand?

When we come to talk about the new MacBook Pro, it isn’t as perfect is it is being depicted on the internet. Sure the performance is exceptional, the design is remarkable, display and the graphics are decent as well, but when one talks about the price and the noise that it makes while running, both are far off the par.

The new MacBook Pro with the touch bar starts from $1799 and if you ditch the touch bar, you can get it at $1499, but where’s the fun in that? As far as the noise is concerned, many professionals have used it and are disappointed with the noise that it makes while running. As the MacBook Pro carries a powerful processor onboard, the cooling fans are there to slip out the excess heat from the machine, thus making it a noisy machine to work with.

With the cons of the new MacBook Pro right in front of us, now let’s talk about the 12-inch MacBook. It costs $1299, $500 cheaper than the new MacBook Pro and consists of the same amount of RAM (8 GB), disk space (256 GB) and also offers a Retina display with almost the same pixel density (Talk about saving money).

The star attraction for the 12-inch MacBook according to us would be the noise-free computing that it offers compared to that of MacBook Pro. As it is equipped with Core m3 processors, there is no need for the cooling fans.

Sure, the m3 processor isn’t that efficient. However, if you are looking for something much powerful, then switching to the step-up MacBook model would be the optimal decision as it offers a Core m5 processor and doubles the disk space from 256 GB to 512 GB, while only increasing the price by $300.

The 12-inch MacBook weighs 2 pounds, which makes it a pound lighter than the new MacBook Pro. Definitely, the new MacBook Pro wins on the number of ports that it has to offer (4 USB Type-C ports), as compared to a single USB Type-C port on the 12-inch MacBook. However, if we talk about the battery life, Apple claims that the 12-inch model can run 11 hours without charging, whereas the 13-inch model can only run for 10 hours straight.

If one looks at the overall picture, the 12-inch MacBook sounds like a better decision. However, it misses the innovative Touch Bar, the feature everyone has been raving about. If you have loads of work that needs to be done hastily and have a love for the new Touch Bar, then definitely the 13-inch model is the one for you. Otherwise, we would suggest the 12-inch MacBook."