"What's inescapable is that this first version of the 13-inch RetinaMacBookPro isn't a winner when it comes to price and performance, " wrote Mashable senior tech analyst Christina Warren in her review.
The price cuts and speed bumps of the 13-inch RetinaMacBookPro make a lot of sense in the light of reviews, which praised the laptop's high-resolution 2, 560 x 1, 600 display, but lamented that it didn't have the same kind of power to drive those pixels as its larger 15-inch sibling.