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A review by lavender43 on Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz - 15.4" TFT January 4th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Good
Robustness & Durability
Satisfactory
Value For Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
Large screen, backlit keyboard, aluminium casing, unibody
Disadvantages:
Expensive !
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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This review is being written by my son as this particular mac 'baby' is his new toy. ( I have his old one!).
I bought this macbook as a replacement for my 6 month old Black Macbook. Initially i was very impressed with the purchase. There is a marked improvement in functionailty over the standard macbook. The screen is a very nice size making it far more usable at a desk rather than on your lap. The battery life is very good when using the on board graphics adaptor (changeable via logout with the discrete graphics card), with about 4.5 hours with minimal usage. The basic underlying hardware is much improved meaning that it will run windows (vista ultimate in my case) via bootcamp much faster than previous generations with superior graphics and gaming. The backlit keyboard is a must have if you have ever had to work with minimal lighting (in a car perhaps) also the new LED is very bright compared to the old LCD screens. Running OS X 10.5 leopard on this machine really is a joy.
There are downsides however these include a marked decrease in performance when running windows virtually in Vmware Fusion (the black macbook is faster even with a similar 2GB RAM configuration). The performance decrease makes little sense but performs consistently badly on this macbook pro. Due to the thickness of the screen it can seem very brittle and requires a lot more care in order to prevent damage. The macbook discrete graphics adaptor appears to make very little difference to performance of any application on OS X. This may just be because I do not use it intensely enough on OS X. The macbook pro also appears to struggle with some forms of compressed videos such as DivX movies whereby there is tearing in the videos that I did not and do not experience on any of my previous Macs.
The screen also closes itself when viewed at an acute angle, for example on your lap whilst in bed.
I am giving this Macbook pro a rating of 4 stars, this is due the difference in price with respect to performance when compared with the last generation black macbook. I do not consider the £500 price difference to be justified by any gain in performance or functionality. It seems you are paying purely for an updated appearence and apple logo.
Advantages: Excellent speed, user friendliness, features Disadvantages: expensive, heats up at times.
Ive been using this machine since Dec 2008 and so far theres little that I have to complain. Good speed, amazing reliability and hardly ever does it crash. I bought it to basically power up my film production courses that Im doing and to help me with editing. Even though the total purchase was expensive compared to the other alternatives in the market, i'm still glad I made the purchase because up till now all that i've gotten is excellent usage ... ...newly introduced flat keys may look awkward at first but once you start using them they're a joy to have. You just cant do without them! The multi-touch trackpad was very awkward to use at the beginning, specially with the lack of buttons and all but now I must say the general ease of function has been the best thing and I keep on mistakenly looking for the multi-touch trackpad every time I use someone elses laptop. The overall feel and use of the ...
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Advantages: No virus, fast and powerful, well designed, great camera, great microphone, great sound Disadvantages: Not for everyone, expensive but worth it
...thing in the end... if Apple launches a new model, or a new generation laptop, you can still sell your old notebook, for an excellent price!
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15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colours
250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with Dual-Link ... ...* Supports Apple stereo headset with mic
Connections: * MagSafe power port
* Gigabit Ethernet port
* One FireWire 800 port at up to 800 Mbps
* Two 480-Mbps USB 2.0 ports
* Mini DisplayPort
* Audio line in
* Audio line out
* ExpressCard/34 slot
* Kensington cable lock slot
Size and weight:
Height: 2.41 cm (0.95 inch)
Width: 36.4 cm (14.35 inches)
Depth: 24.9 cm (9.82 inches)
Weight: 2.49 kg (5.5 pounds)
Communications:
* Built-in AirPort ...
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Advantages: Long lasting, Light, Slim Disadvantages: Small screen
I have an Apple MacBook for my work. Let me just briefly explain the full feature of the laptop. # Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
# RAM 2 GB
# HDD 250 GB
# DVD±RW (±R DL)
# GMA X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
# Gigabit Ethernet
# WLAN : Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, 802.11 a/b/g/n (draft)
# MacOS X 10.5
# 13.3" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
# camera
Advantages
I have been using this laptop for sometime and i did not see any error whereby I need ... ...is very light and easy to carry cause it measured 1.08 inches thin and the weight is only 5 pounds therefore it wont be a burden to carry it with you wherever you go. Disadvantages
There is just 1 disadvantages of the laptop. This laptop has a very small screen size for a not reasonable price compare to others.
Therefore for those of you out there who are searching for a laptop, you should give it a try. ...
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27.11.2008
Review ofApple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz - 15.4" TFTby
jameshrcairns
absolute quality amazing graphics good keyboard, aluminium, strong. Best Piece of technology i own. Apple have definitely made an improvement, since the last one
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The latest Intel processor, a bigger hard drive, plenty of memory, and even more new features all fit inside just one liberating inch. The MacBook Pro has the performance, power, and connectivity of a desktop computer. Without the desk part.
Input device(s)
Type: Trackpad, backlit keyboard
Features: Multi-touch technology
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Software: Drivers & Utilities, Apple QuickTime, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Apple iChat, Apple iCal, Apple DVD Player, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, Apple Dashboard, Apple Spotlight, Apple XCode Developer Tools, Front Row, Photo Booth, Apple iLife '08, Apple Spaces, Apple Quick Look, Apple Time Machine
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