Buzz has been around about the Apple new MacBook, which is thin, portable and light i.e. only half a pound heavy than an iPad.

The redesigned New MacBook has something else going for it, too: It comes in gold. Beautiful, shiny gold.

There’s no question that the sleek laptop is a visual standout, but it packs a powerful punch, too. With an Intel core processor, a full-sized keyboard featuring 17% bigger keys and a Force Touch trackpad that detects how much pressure and force you put on the trackpad (and responds by giving you pop-up definitionsof words and Wikipedia details), it’s impressive to the touch. Not to mention the MacBook touts the new USB-C port, which will likely come to all laptops in the future.

Have we mentioned it’s beautiful? Let’s take a few moments to appreciate it.

There’s a lot of buzz about the Apple Watch, but for many, the company’s most exciting new product is the brand new MacBook. The MacBook comes with a 12-inch screen and weighs 2 pounds. It consumes 30% less power than the previous model. The size of the new MacBook is reminiscent of an iPad with a built-in keyboard case instead of a laptop.

When you open up the new MacBook, the keys immediately start to glow and are backlit by individual LEDs under each keycap. Meanwhile, Apple’s new San Francisco font from the Apple Watch is used on the keyboard for the new MacBook, too.

There is a new butterfly mechanism underneath the keys, so there’s less travel when pressing down on keys compared to what you’d find with a traditional scissor mechanism. Right below the keyboard is Apple’s brand-new Force Touch trackpad. Apple already has the best trackpads in the business. Force Touch just makes them that much better. The pressure-sensitive trackpad responds to how hard you press on something or what sort of gesture you do. A deep press on a word or phrase brings up Spotlight-based information about that word, including a dictionary definition or Wikipedia entry.

The most controversial aspect of the new MacBook is the decision to remove typical connectors and include the new USB-C standard. It only comes with one USB-C port (and a headphone jack). It can transmit data at USB 3.1 speeds (which are about 5Gbps) and it can connect to DisplayPort 1.2 video output. Colors pop, text is crisp, and everything is visible from all angles. Using it outdoors or in low light was no problem — the screen is great.