Solid review. Be sure to watch the video towards the top of the post, Lauren Goode comparing the 2016 MacBook to the MacBook Air. Lauren is back to her “twinning” tricks. Keep your eye on the version of Lauren not speaking. Very entertaining.

One recurring point:

You can buy a more powerful, 13-inch MacBook Air with a 2.2ghz dual-core Intel Core i7 and TurboBoost up to 3.2ghz for $1,149 — less than the starting price of the MacBook.

As to battery life:

The new MacBook is said to have one more hour of battery life than last year’s MacBook. In an official Verge test, which involves turning off all power-saving settings, setting the display to around 65 percent brightness, and running a loop of web pages, the new MacBook lasted me exactly 10 hours.

While this is much better than my three-and-a-half-year-old MacBook Pro, it’s still not as impressive as the battery life on a 13-inch MacBook Air.

And you’ll likely end up spending a bit more for adapters, since the MacBook only comes with a single port. The price of thin and, if it’s your thing, the price of pink.