Just ask Dell, whose compact, 2.6-pound XPS 13 paved the way for laptops that take up shockingly little space. Truly, trimming down that humongous bezel from the Air makes a world of difference. Though both have 13.3-inch screens, the new MacBook Pro has a much smaller footprint - it's shorter and narrower. The difference is especially obvious if you stack one machine on top of the other. I noticed it right away, just because my normal work laptop is a MacBook Air, which means I'm used to something much larger than this. Let's start with the design: Holy moly, is this thing small. For my part, I received my test unit yesterday evening, which means I am in no way ready to publish a full review. The laptop is shipping now and on display in Apple Stores, so there's nothing stopping you from getting hands-on today. Oh, and it has a new price: The 13-inch Pro starts at $1,499, a bit more than you would have hoped to pay for a refreshed Air.
There are some other differences too, including a much larger touchpad, a redesigned keyboard and a new selection of ports: just two Thunderbolt connections and a headphone jack. It also has the Retina display you always wished you had on the Air. As a refresher, the new Pro weighs the same as the Air, at about 3 pounds, but has a noticeably smaller footprint.
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