Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz - 17" TFT

Advantages: nice screen, good battery life, fast specs
Disadvantages: large size (price?)

...Apple mac-books, where to start... ok, so to start, it is an apple, that means you get a solid quality product and on the whole very good customer are. this particualar apple is deffinatly more suited to being a media center than other laptops. At first glance you realise that it is a fairly large laptop, this allows for a big screen, which being an apple ffers clear vivid displays, unfortunatly the big screen increases the overal size and also uses more battery, however, the 4.5 hour yattery is still very good for an entertainment laptop. The laptops technical specs include a very fast 2.5 ghz dual core proccesor which is very fast, the dual core allows it to tackle multiple tasks quicly as well as increasing the overall speed of the laptop. The price is quite steep however, but i believe, if given the money, it is...

pieceofmind 29.04.2008 (30.04.2008) · Read review
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Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz - 15.4" TFT

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..." (OS10.5) disk since the display model I had bought had the old "Tiger" 10.4.10. Since I work with multimedia and am very impressed with the software delivered with iLife (disk included with the Apple products) I was disappointed to see that most of the items which are of use, do not work using Leopard. So I returned to the older Tiger and this is the system that I am presently testing. With only 1GB of memory I believed that the applications may be a little slow but actually everything seems to be operating as usual. My old Titanium runs at 400MHz and so with the present speed of 2.16GHz I expected an increase in speed but should have known that there would be no change. Software takes just as long to start up, close down and granted I can run several enormous programs parallel, nothing actually is any faster. Points of comment 1...

sammyboi08 10.08.2008 · Read review
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Old design hides great new features

Advantages: Huge, High res display. Very quick, great processor, ram, high capacity HDD
Disadvantages: No unibody design, some features only available on SMALLER model, Still no Blu-Ray

...Let me be frank. I am a fan of Apple computer. This is no secret. I love more or less everything they do, and although I hope to be objective, here, you are reading the review of a card carrying member of the Cult of Mac. I had heard that apple had been prepping a redesign to the MacBook pro line for some time, and had held off on purchasing my new macbook pro until this happened. Sadly, the updates came, and the 17 inch top end model was not part of the refresh. The cool new unibody macbook pro's are limited to the 15 inch model. I agonised over the choice for some time, the new 15 inch MBP's are so impressive, but eventually, screen real estate won out, and I brought the older design 17 inch model. I have to say, I am not disappointed. The computer is a replacement for my old 17 inch PowerBook G4, which was itself no slouch...

bitesizepankakes 18.11.2008 · Read review
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MacBook pro, Quality speaks itself.

Advantages: excellent graphics, design with classic look
Disadvantages: Price is slightly higher

.... *** Here I am going to discuss about beautiful and featured notebook Apple MacBook Pro MB133B/A , from Apple Inc. My target point of discussion will be its excellent features with its advantages and some disadvantaged also. *** Design First of all I wants to discuss about its attractive design and look with solid construction, it has a average size of Width35.7 cm, Depth24.3 cm, Height2.6 cm, and the another point is its Weight measured as about 2.5 kg. Look and feel of this notebook is very attractive with its classic design and we will feel proud to have this. Body has a solid feelings and plastic material quality is excellent. *** Processing speed Now if we consider about it Processor that is more important part of any computing machine and this laptop also has a best available processor for notebook with Intel Core 2 Duo processor...

gemsarchitect 12.10.2008 · Read review
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Late 2008 Macbook Pro

Advantages: Large screen, backlit keyboard, aluminium casing, unibody
Disadvantages: Expensive!

...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...

lavender43 04.01.2009 · Read review
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Why you would be happy with a macbook pro

Advantages: Stunning Looks, Always Works, Brilliant Service, Vivid Screen, Good Battery Life, Well Built
Disadvantages: Quite Exspensive

...Why to buy a Apple Macbook For those of you who have ever walked into an apple store and been taken away by the good looks of there brand, lovingly gazed at electronics and told yourself i would love that but never could afford it and it seems very strange to use. This review is about me explaining why i have purchased this laptop As said the i have written this review to talk to you like a person, im not trying to increase apples sales or help flog you something you don't want. I am writing this as if you were a friend talking over coffee. Personal Experience I have had pcs and laptops in the past, normally working fine but with no special qualities. I then decided to save up more a mac laptop, for studying at university as a design student. I loved carrying round my new laptop and using it in public places call me...

DannyReevze 30.07.2009 · Read review
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Macbook pro 15" new Generation

Advantages: No virus, fast and powerful, well designed, great camera, great microphone, great sound
Disadvantages: Not for everyone, expensive but worth it

.... If you are a game fan, then you will love your new mac, you can find several games for your mac online. And well yes, VIRUS free!! Mac is a must, and if you can afford, then I'd have to say that you won't regret having this amazing laptop! and the best 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! -------- 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 DVI support; 256MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.4GHz configuration Audio * Built-in stereo speakers * Built...

richshinestar 12.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 DUe

Advantages: Most points are advantages, excellent laptop!!
Disadvantages: can be difficult with compatibility when dowloading, doesn't work with 4OD

...I would recommend this product to anybody looking for a laptop. It's very easy to use, even for somebody who would describe themselves as computer illiterate. It's suitable for both personal and professional uses and the small details such as the built-in camera and the iphoto application aswell as the remote that comes with it which can be used for power point presentations etc. make the Apple Macbook Pro stand out amongst other brands. It has bluetooth for easy connection with your mobile phone which can come in handy, regular update alerts which have been suprisingly useful. The safari internet server is very well set out and easy to use. As a student with lots of essays to write and passages and reports to download from the internet, it was important to me for my laptop to have a system that would allow this to be both easy...

x-Kayweee-x 19.08.2008 · Read review
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The Laptop that Swings Both Ways

Advantages: Ability to run windows too, the sexy look, the power for the price
Disadvantages: Battery wears quickly, gets very very hot when using at high performance

...Had my Macbook Pro for 1 year 3 months and loved it from day one. My main reason I chose it was for the look, the ability to use both Mac and Windows, and the power I got for the price I paid. Mines identical to this laptop that I?m reviewing, but I have the 2GB ram. So for starters.. The Design Amazing, it?s not often that you find laptops so simple looking, sleek, and hot! The Macbook pro has its built in CD/DVD drive, with all of its little plugs and connectors dotted around the side, and nothing on the back. The web cam is one tiny little black dot situated on top of the screen, unlike some where it?s found on a huge lump, that sits on top of another huge lump! The track pad is large, and the clicking button is large too. The power cable attaches to the laptop by magnetism so if you happen to kick the cable or trip on it, it won...

mark.p 05.06.2009 · Read review
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Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz - 13.3" TFT - excellent!

Advantages: portable, runs very fast, large storage with TimeMachine application for backing up your work
Disadvantages: some problems with using Safari, though this may be due to the wireless network I am using, costs!

...In my opinion, the Apple Macbook Pro is an ideal laptop. As a student, I find that it meets all my needs - I can store plenty of music, photos etc even though I bought the cheapest one with the smallest memory. The system operates very fast and comes with both Firefox and Safari. My only criticism is that it only comes with textedit and so you have to buy iWorks for around £65. However, despite this it is good value for money and I don't regret spending my 2 years worth of part-time earnings on it! It has everything I want from a laptop and is ideally portable and good for watching films despite the smaller screen size. Another feature I particularly liked was that it has a light up keyboard for when you are in darker rooms - you can adjust the brightness of the keyboard the same as you can for the screen. Looks very impressive! It is...

mairig1 24.10.2009 · Read review
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