So what did change? The most noticeable difference is the Ivy Bridge dual-core CPU Intel Core i5-3210M. And why fix something that's not broken - the customers obviously appreciated the design. The chassis is still a slim unibody structure made from solid aluminum. The outside of the new MacBook Pro entry-level notebook looks almost identical to the predecessor (we are talking about the version 'Early 2011', since we had no chance to test the 'Late 2011'-model). Not everybody was happy: screen too small, display glossy, and not even a matte option? Fast forward a few years: the little MacBook Pro is now well-established and was refreshed recently, when Apple updated the current portfolio.
When the 'Unibody' MacBook was absorbed into the MacBook Pro line and debuted as MacBook Pro 13, it became the new entry-level 'Pro' model. But fans don't quite agree on the entry-level notebook into the realm of Apple Pro notebooks.
Today, the 15-inch MacBooks are commonly accepted, and the Retina model is a worthy successor to the now discontinued 17-inch version. If you asked any die-hard Apple user a few years back about the 'ideal' MacBook Pro, he or she would have insisted on a 17-inch display, non-glare of course.
