I was on the fence about buying one of the new Macbooks (retina&#x2F;2015.) Everything I read online said it was underpowered and to wait. Usually I avoid first gen devices. At the time there were no videos showing it using apps I used heavily. The light weight and excellent screen really pushed me toward buying it, so I took a bet.<p>Everything I use runs well. While 3D games could certainly be a problem, Photoshop, Illustrator, Tableau, browsers with tons of tabs open, across multiple virtual desktops runs flawlessly. The low profile keyboard has some issues, but it has surpassed the expectations I had even from testing it out in an Apple Store a few times.<p>I did end up getting an iPad Pro as well. If 1-2 people are watching it makes a good television replacement with the larger screen &amp; great speakers. For the artists, the Apple Pencil is wonderful. The big thing negative is the free-to-play now just suck so bad compared to what we would get on PC (Anyone complaining about the last version of SimCity should try the latest iOS SimCity, about as enjoyable as choking on rocks.)<p>I sound like I turned in to an Apple fanboy, but being able to stick these two devices in a light backpack, and have a fully functional office has been a game changer.