If the future of computing really is one where devices fade into the background and services stand front and center, then this kind of machine helps make a case for that (much more so, in my opinion, than the iPad Pro and its mobile OS). Every person that has seen it or held the new MacBook since I’ve been carrying it with me has remarked on its thinness, lightness, and overall build. It really does look like an iPad when you fold it up and hold it with the reflective Apple logo showing. It’s difficult to describe just what an aesthetic feat it is without seeing it in person, but that’s my job, so here goes.

Pink or no pink, it’s a great-looking laptop. Pink screams 'I've got the new Macbook!' when you walk in the room Like last year’s gold MacBook, pink is a differentiator it screams, 'I’ve got the new MacBook!' when you walk into a meeting or coffee shop. This means the 2016 MacBook is Apple’s only pink laptop. Last year it was available in silver, space gray, or bling-y gold. The first and most obvious change from last year’s MacBook to this year’s is that the new MacBook comes in rose gold. Apple has always been able to command a premium, but these starting prices are still expensive by almost all laptop standards. (A machine with a 1.2gHz Core m5 processor and more flash storage will cost you $1,599.) You can also upgrade even further, and pay more, for a 1.3Ghz chip with a greater turbo boost. The MacBook starts at $1,299 for a model with a 1.1 gigahertz dual-core Intel Core m3 processor, 256 gigabytes of flash storage, and eight gigabytes of memory.

Macbook 11 inch rose gold