Apple MacBook Pro Review: Living With Tradeoffs

What's the best 13-inch Apple laptop? WSJ's Joanna Stern compares the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, the old MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air during a jam-packed day. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.
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[@digitalmandave]

What an enjoyable video! I very rarely comment on KZbin but I really think you summed up the new 2016 Macbook Pro user experience much better than the other video's I've watched here. Keep up the good work!

[@beegum1]

I appreciated your skillful use of meeting time.

[@iceyboi]

2016: New MacBook Pro only Thunder ports 2026: New MacBook Paper no ports

[@ABFan-bj2uj]

TSG/Icey Boi I want a Mid-2014 MacBook Pro 15”.

[@iceyboi]

@@ABFan-bj2uj I'm a pc guy lol but nice choice

[@EmeraldHistory042]

Same with tablets and computer like iPhones

[@reese1980]

Now there are adding more ports

[@AlbanianGladiator]

@@iceyboi i was too tho now i hate microsoft

[@prasangmohta]

I really felt that you reviewed the laptop in a certain way that mimics the way that most people would use their laptops and the most common situations they would use it for. I'm glad I saw this review. You have a unique take on tech reviews. Thanks. Keep up the great work. I still am gonna buy this notebook as I have been wanting to buy a MacBook for the past 4 years. I know that the use of the touch bar is currently rudimentary, but soon third party developers are going to come out with updates for the same. And history has shown that Apple doesn't update its pro lineup very frequently, so I think this is good to go for at least 3-4 years, so I guess this is it for me. I love the new space grey colour. I know it's overpriced, but then which Apple product isn't! I guess Apple makes you so accustomed to the UI and integrates all your information seamlessly that you don't wish to go elsewhere and you pay the premium for the smooth and consistent experience. Thanks again. Take care. :)

[@BIG2hats]

I just got mine and I love it 😊 😍

[@Nori69]

Prasang Mohta i

[@justintekkit9650]

skittles aj trying to act dumb? Jk

[@andrewmsp5043]

breezie leaf aj Who cares to be honest? They were expressing their opinion, lol.

[@hlnc_07]

Prasang Mohta i

[@ahmedhasan6955]

i luv your style of reviewing, thumbs up :)

[@simo9815]

0:23 *_can we make iJustine watch tihis clip 200 times?_*

[@dreamreviews6613]

O MA GOD NOPE

[@kikitaughtme]

A really enjoy your take on reviews. Very refreshing from reviews we normally see. Great job!

[@ZachSEpicWorld]

0:24 was not a drop. It was definitely a throw on purpose.

[@smnaazil]

Your creative idea of review is just awesome . I love the way you speak..

[@lonely.doll_]

I fall in love with my 2015 MacBook Pro every day. I can easily do things what need lot of work for the computer but it never complains. Doesn't even get hot or else

[@youtube1235x2]

this is one of my favourite videos on the internet

[@talloncote2520]

That last clip with the camera on her head mad that video all worth it.

[@ivanjohnviray8889]

Creative storytelling! Very much unique and different from any other MBP reviews! I just bought the MBP 2015 just in time when 2016 was released. And yes, I am so much ecstatic with the ports.

[@sabrina-ur4wf]

I love the sound of the keyboard!

[@woilah794]

"80 dollar dog toys" had me laughing xD

[@SimonSaysApple]

That camera rig is sure something special.

[@vokso11]

" I don't love you ... not yet" the line that says it all ! Hope Apple is listening. I would forgive them if they could add few dongles in the box ... and reduce the price.

[@6644pmr]

Landry Sibomana I would be cool with the same price and a USB hub for all the ports

[@Sophia-ln5si]

Am I the only one that freaked out when she said touchpads instead of trackpads 2:12

[@hibhaven]

I like your style and way of reviewing. A different approach, and you can make the review more practical by incorporating elements that such products are used for. Keep it up. (Note: I like the two pics at the end with the DSLR hanging off your head:)

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

2:38 Wow, I never realized the cost of the deep ecosystem. I just have iPhone, iPad, Apple Pencil, and Apple TV. I thought I was deep in the ecosystem. My gaming laptop was $800. iPad was $120. Apple Pencil was $50. Apple TV was free. Apple Remote was $19.

[@dodzik07]

I got a Wall Street Journal ad before the video so coincidental

[@akumarus]

very nicely edited video. love the creativity of the video. love my MacBook pro with touch bar. all facts!

[@kuhn2016]

I still have the 2012 MacBook Pro :)

[@staynumbandcarryon8633]

Aihara same! I have ports B)

[@ziich1]

very interesting review. I really enjoyed it. I get the point about dongles but the exaggeration is excessive. (you can replace a lot of your cables with USB c versions which are cheaper than all those dongles)

[@miekantera_games1583]

You could by a 2013-2015 macbook pro, its fast and has every port possible. I dont think Apple sells them anymore but you can get them from Amazon

[@imeann...]

The touch ID sensor would probably look and feel better in a circle shape,just like the iPhone

[@doggorbx5153]

Can we apperciate Joanna's passion? She wear's a camera all around town ( that thing must be heavy ) just to make us a video!

[@ruzzelladrian907]

Journalistic dedication.

[@user-fu8uu8cm4n]

Lol that drop down the stairs

[@SPLPuroOne]

1:26 I like your dog! 🐶🐶

[@MegaGenius1999]

Need more creativity like this. Good work mam

[@lajuklengtu]

I liked the way you reviewed a laptop! complete breath of fresh Pro . ( Not Air)

[@aconite72]

As someone who's too broke to even buy a MacBook Air 0:22 is the most emotional moment ever on KZbin.

[@robertphillips4155]

Interesting review, a day with the computer. I got the 15” Macbook Pro in June and I love it. I really like the keyboard, the screen is amazing and it has plenary of speed for me. I don’t care about dongles because I came from a Surface Pro 4, which required dongles if you wanted anything other than a USB 3. I don’t miss the touch screen because I almost never used it but I do find myself using the touch bar fairly often ... AND I don’t get fingerprints on the screen doing so.

[@willyweed4195]

Our school still uses Macbook Airs.

[@kh1kh22]

A unique review. Thumbs up .

[@xdfckt2564]

i liked this format :)

[@abhilingareddy8841]

lol at 3:04, she types macbook air but says macbook pro

[@douglasb9926]

Hmmm. In Switzerland the old Macbook Pro 13 cost 1450 Dollar and the new one about 1350 Dollar without the touchbar. Sry for my bad english.

[@RoseyDiola]

Such an awesome video!

[@themf05]

i still use the old looking mac book mines a early 2014 11 inch

[@tooty837]

The dent when I dropped you down the stairs (Casually throws down stairs)

[@Poosaycvm]

I don't mean to be the person that notices everything but I am going to be that person at the end you typed in okay MacBook Air instead of okay MacBook Pro

[@ahmadsholahudinalhasany7346]

very well review

[@avaasturrizaga1605]

My favorite video I subscribed

[@kev996]

0:22 Dropped MacBook down the stairs (dent) Dropped iPhone 6s down the stairs (nothing)

[@ozzyb959]

The first one was a MacBook Air!

[@Haruki-_]

I love how the typing sounds and the actual typing don’t match

[@adventureguy5088]

The old MacBook Pro technically costs the same because it has 128GB of storage instead of 256GB. Once you bump that to 256GB it’s the same price sooooooo.

[@elementszx]

Do a partn2 pls

[@armandboiangiu1858]

The only ports I really need is a hdmi port because of my schools beamer. Oh, and a SD Card Reader. Although I bought myself the nikon d3400 which means I just can send photographes from my camera to my phone and my macbook air at the same time.

[@gavinhughes9050]

Your dog's name is Browser :|

[@richyyt2508]

Imagine if she gets a cat called internet. Joanna: My internet and my browser are the best Friend: i use firefox

[@mommy2313]

My favorite part is where she says I don’t love you

[@ViralTubeRecords]

a great video

[@josh7796]

3:04 "Goodnight OK, MacBook Air." do you mean Pro...

[@Alviniscute]

your dog is so precious!! haha

[@falraditya]

Where's the "unregistered hypercam 2" and the Linkin Park bgm?

[@iiMxttOfficial]

i also have a thunderbolt display

[@nolifecat7548]

She threw that laptop down some stairs

[@wadeisfit5121]

The amount of ppl that have macs and I don’t lol I’ve been dreaming for one for 2 years

[@nickarchiver52]

I found a macbook at a recycling center

[@FiTH2]

I really like this video, Thumbs up guys :D

[@mahmoudhewa8325]

I wish I have 1 mic book

[@gabrielaustria8692]

I still like the 2015 macbook pro for me i think its the best macbook money can buy

[@nolifecat7548]

Browser is cute doggo

[@MrSpencyy]

0:23 how everybody drops their Mac

[@powermac1197]

that is great

[@uasiva1997]

DON'T SAY PERFORMANCE IS SAME BY USING UNOPTIMISED APPS LIKE PREMIER PRO USE FINAL CUT PRO AND GET UNIMAGINABLY BETTER PERFORMANCE

[@ruemonbhattacharyya7730]

Long live the Air

[@Topscura]

You're doing great Joanna. I enjoy what you're doing with your autonomy. Much more creative and engaging vs the V years.

[@cgreglenfound8421]

This is one of the worst videos I have ever seen I my life. Stop encouraging bad film making!!!!!

[@punkmanmatthew]

cgreg Lenfound who are you fat freak

[@armandboiangiu1858]

You can't be serious. All those tech reviewers are ONLY about specs. She's showing how people like us use these devices.

[@jonathanluu4498]

The backpack full of dongles lol

[@maximusteehee]

What breed is the dog? Mine is a cavapoocion!

[@kaylamitchell1982]

You should get a ThinkPad!

[@APTECHTV]

1:49 there's a stuck frame of her dog...

[@boostedmanhere]

pretty creative!

[@juniperyang]

Apple: lets make the touchpad the size of Asia

[@ericf3688]

why so many adaptors in the bag? why not just get 1 hub, like the satechi for example, 49 bucks, and has everything (including sdcard reader), oh, right, apple haters, I get it. Fun! let's all shit on apple!

[@willzzz7038]

how is she apple hating when she is using OFFICIAL apple adapters? She is supporting apple even more instead of a third party company

[@ericf3688]

William Z because it shows the unlikely scenario where one would carry anything more than 1 adaptor, just to prove a point, just to bitch around. They have hubs, where all you need is 1 cable, to do everything she needs, HDMI, usbs, sdcards, charging at the same time.

[@willzzz7038]

of course she is over exaggerating about the amount of adapters but it still doesnt dismiss the probability of a person just buying adapters in store as a way of convenience instead of researching online for third party ones

[@ericf3688]

William Z right, I agree, which is why this video sucks, she could have simply said, buy X hub, and you're done, but no, she's perpetuating this ridiculous scenario of 3 or 4 or more dongles. Why be educational and helping people when you can just hate and not help anyone huh?

[@Raprada]

I know, right? I'm not a fanboy or something but I hate how other reviewers portrait that you need thousands of dongles just to use the new MacBook like in 1:18, in reality most people only need two like in 1:05

[@h3ll025]

👏 Mac! 👏rewiew!

[@horrorlover927]

I just like the OS more than windows 10. Some PCs are so nice i just don’t like the OS

[@hecticgunner8723]

OH GOD AHHHHHHHH, MEMBRANE KEYS OH GOD AHHHH

[@Alex-in7ws]

If your using this at a desk, 4 words: get a mechanical keyboard

[@anirudhralli]

If have the 2013 iPad Air, the 2017 iPad Pro and the 2013 MacBook Pro but the mac is still more powerful than the 2013 iPad and the 2017 iPad Pro

[@averagepianomusic8890]

that Macbook Air was purposely dropped lol

[@Takcci]

Sweet home 2:15

[@jaxonmourning]

Should I get a MacBook Pro?

[@mimakeo_]

WHY PC USERS SAY THAT THE MACBOOK PRO SUCKS AND OTHER MACBOOK PRO FANS ARE DEFENDING APPLE AND ALSO PC USERS SAYING APPLE SUCKS. JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHING YEAH I AM AN APPLE FAN BUT I AM NOT OBSESSED WITH IT. JUST THINK FIRST THAT YEAH, APPLE PRODUCTS ARE EXPENSIVE BUT CONSIDERING THAT APPLE IS MAKING PRODUCTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM MICROSOFT OR OTHER COMPANIES​. AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT APPLE ARE WASTE, NO. BECAUSE APPLE IS DIFFERENT AND FAR FROM OTHERS. PLUS APPLE COMPUTERS OR MACS AREN'T FOR GAMING. IPHONES AREN'T LIKE ANDROID. IPADS AREN'T SURFACE TABLETS. SO DON'T EXPECT SIMILAR THINGS ON APPLE THINGIES. PEOPLE ARE ALSO SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BUY THE NEW MACBOOK BECAUSE OF THE PORTS. JUST THINK THAT YOU CAN BUY A HUB. NOT A DONGLE. PLUS THAT PRICE YOU ARE PAYING IS MANY BUT YOU CAN EXPERIENCE WHAT UOU GET SOMETIMES.

[@gabemempin]

Who’s here after the M1 MacBook

[@blue.light.fazbear]

I love the new MacBook Pro but ugh dongles

[@itsnotnaeyo]

haha! "a giant unibrow" xD

[@tgdhsuk3589]

for £2000 i expect a gtx 1060 32gb ram 2tb ssd i7 7700hq 99 whr battery mini mag connector (the size of ightning) and the headphone jack ofc but no uget macOS and a silver apple logo

[@nobrickzkickz2747]

Goodbye MacBook air

[@Curlywhrly]

2024: apple rereleases 40 year old mac

[@anotherhumanbeingblyat8935]

and upwards of $1000 for a 12" macbook with only ONE USB-C Port

[@asadsyed9055]

My parents: 3:18

[@adityachoudhary8619]

Friends are very bad people

[@VanillaCat]

I know why the MacBook is expensive It’s because it comes with a drawing tablet!

[@georgeiii1855]

who is watching this on a MacBook Air :p

[@joer736]

She's like, the dent from where I dropped you down the stairs ... *Literally throws MacBook down stairs* 😂😂😂

[@lancealera1606]

0:23 she did that on purpose

[@jaidenstechtips6601]

You dropped the macbook downstairs on purpose

[@ABFan-bj2uj]

I like your voice Joanne! Oh sorry, I meant to say “Joanna.” You sound so nice. But I would appreciate it if you don’t cuss. I’m not mad.