MacBook and iMac hands-on reviews: Slicker, faster, cheaper

Last October, Apple revealed an updated MacBook Pro with keen innovations and an overhauled design. But it was pricey enough for many customers to complain and saw gentle price adjustments and special offers on accessories to tempt buyers. What's more, the Apple Mac range lacked the latest seventh-generation processors from Intel, called Kaby Lake, which were not available last October but are now becoming more commonplace on rival PCs, and threatened to leave Apple behind. So this week's announcements of upgrades across the entire Apple computer range, including improved processors for the entry-level Apple MacBook Air which is especially popular with students for instance, weren't entirely surprising. I've spent the last 24 hours locked in a room with the new 27-inch iMac and the latest, top-of-the-range 15-inch MacBook Pro to see if the new configurations are worth the wait.