Apple MacBook Pro 15.4 - inches (2017)

Sturdy, sleek aluminum build. Beautiful display. Four USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3. Excellent Category-leading 15-hour battery life.

Pricey. Competitors offer a 4K screen for less. Only USB-C ports, making adapters for legacy peripherals a requirement. Shallow keyboard.

If you're not an Apple adherent, the 2017 Dell XPS 15 Touch is pretty slick in its own right, and is simply faster and more fully featured, only lacking in battery life comparatively. It costs significantly less as tested, and on top of that, delivers...

The updated 15-inch MacBook Pro gets faster processing and graphics options. It's still the biggest and most-powerful laptop Apple makes. The giant touchpad is easy to use and battery life is excellent.

Having only USB-C ports can be a hassle. The super-flat keyboard is an acquired taste.

Even if you're not sold on the idea of the Touch Bar, this slightly updated MacBook Pro is still the king of high-end laptops, especially for the creative class.

It depends what you’re on the market for – while Apple’s MacBook Pro is arguably more powerful than the Surface Pro, it’s also much more expensive. Both devices are attractive, although the Surface Pro’s touchscreen and sleek design may make it the...

Improved performance ; Lightweight, slimline design ; Innovative Touch Bar ; High-quality Retina display

Expensive ; Limited to 16GB memory ; No user upgrades or repairs ; USB-C connectivity only

Supremely powerful ; Gorgeous screen ; Unbeatable usability ; Powerful audio

Limited battery life ; No bundled adapters

Starting at £2349 here in the UK, the latest 15-inch model of Macbook Pro certainly isn’t cheap. This is a premium machine through and through, and obviously not aimed at anyone who just needs to get online and play the odd bit of Minecraft.

Elegant design and software integration ; Awesome battery life ; Four Thunderbolt 3 ports

Shallow keyboard ; No USB 3.0 or HDMI ports or SD card slot ; 16GB RAM ceiling ; Windows rivals offer 4K screens for less

After fully recharging the laptop, we set up the machine in power-save mode (as opposed to balanced or high-performance mode) and make a few other battery-conserving tweaks in preparation for our unplugged video rundown test. In this test, we loop a...

It's excellent news that Apple has moved to the seventh generation Intel Kaby Lake processors, we are also pleased to see new graphics cards. Performance is outstanding. The 15-inch MacBook Pro would still benefit from a few other pro features, a 4K...