Best Tech of 2012

13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina

The 13" MacBook Pro with Retina combines the best of many Apple machines in one. They have the horsepower found in thicker MacBook Pros, the portability of the MacBook Air and the iPad's gorgeous display. It is an expensive machine, but it's perhaps the best MacBook available and worth every penny of its $1,699 starting price.

Available with 8GB of memory, Core i7 processors and 768GB SSDs, the MacBook Pro with Retina Display offers desktop-like performance in a package that's just 1.9cm thick and weighs in at 3.57lb, which is about a half pound more than the svelte MacBook Air. The extra thickness and weight allows for the speedier components and a full array of ports.