--- description: Here are the five best MacBooks you can buy right now, based on data from our friends at FindTheBest. title: The 5 Best Apple MacBook Laptops image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf627bc2b7e6058a4/69868860169ab0e4be2788c9/macbooks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 5 Best Apple MacBook Laptops on the Market Right Now by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 1, 2014 4:32 PM CUT  Apple by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 1, 2014 4:32 PM CUT Here are the five best MacBooks you can buy right now, based on [data from our friends at FindTheBest](http://laptops-and-notebooks.findthebest.com/compare/830-1436-1437-1519-1520/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-with-Retina-Display-mid-2012-vs-MacBook-Air-11-inch-mid-2013-vs-MacBook-Air-13-inch-mid-2013-vs-MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-with-Retina-Display-fall-2013-vs-MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-with-Retina-Display-fall-2013 "undefined"). Each ranking is based on FindTheBest’s Smart Rating, which aggregates scores from gadget review sites along with specifications and benchmarks for each laptop. Watch the video above and then click on any of the laptops in the below graph to learn more about each model: [See all Laptops and Notebooks | FindTheBest](http://laptops-and-notebooks.findthebest.com "undefined") **Related:** * [The 5 Best In-Ear Headphones](http://time.com/37318/the-5-best-in-ear-headphones/ "undefined") * [Best Cheap Tablets: Top 5 Tablets for Under $150](http://time.com/29076/best-cheap-tablets-top-5-tablets-for-under-150/ "undefined") * [Best Big Phones: Top 5 Large-Screen Phones on the Market Right Now](http://time.com/18912/best-big-phones-top-5-large-screen-phones-on-the-market-right-now/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/45518/the-5-best-apple-macbook-laptops-on-the-market-right-now/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/45518/the-5-best-apple-macbook-laptops-on-the-market-right-now/"},"headline":"The 5 Best Apple MacBook Laptops on the Market Right Now","datePublished":"2014-04-01T16:32:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:52.258Z","description":"Here are the five best MacBooks you can buy right now, based on data from our friends at FindTheBest.","url":"https://time.com/45518/the-5-best-apple-macbook-laptops-on-the-market-right-now/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Computers","laptops","notebooks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf627bc2b7e6058a4/69868860169ab0e4be2788c9/macbooks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf627bc2b7e6058a4/69868860169ab0e4be2788c9/macbooks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"macbooks","caption":"macbooks","creditText":"Apple","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/45518/the-5-best-apple-macbook-laptops-on-the-market-right-now/","name":"The 5 Best Apple MacBook Laptops on the Market Right Now"}}]}] ```