Apple MacBook Pro Laptop Computer

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Pros: MacBook Pro Laptop

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Apple Macpro 17" 2.16Ghz

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 12, 2006 | 1 out of 2 found this Apple MacBook Pro review helpful

Pros: Processor, Graphics, Comfort & Portability, Robustness & Durability,

Cons: Can get very hot

The MacBook pro really does have the best of both worlds. In a recent firmware upgrade offered by Apple and a smaller program called Bootcamp OS X now includes BIOS support as apossed to just EFI. What does this mean? Well it means you can install other operating systems such as Windows XP (only SP2 atm) and linux distro's such as Fedora Core. Great but I wanted OS X to get way from other operating systems...Well its a welcome addition, especially to professionals, many times professionals would need a second machine to test how there work would show on a windows computer (Web designer to check compatabilty with Internet explorer for etc) and also gamers. This now allows users to have just one machine and use both OS X and XP, so no need for a 2nd computer (and XP really flys on my MacBook 1.8ghz 512mb ram!)

Enough of dual booting, the MacBook Pro is stunning. Its fast and it really shows it when comparing native applications to those running on a G4 OR G5. Having said that many non native apps running under rossetta also hold up well against there PPC relatives. All in all OS X just flies on these new Intel Core Duo processors. Adding extra RAM will seriously speed up rossetta but its out of the box performance is perfect for light/casual work.

iLife 06 is included and works like a charm, it is much quicker on my MacBook Pro compared to my iMac G5. The iSight also looks a little sharper on my MacBook as well.

The build quality is excellent, its sleek and sexy. There are plenty of build to order options, especially take up the chance of adding more ram (dual channel if possible).

Battery life is ok and lasts around 3 hours on medium settings. The laptop can get very hot just under the screen whilst plugged into the power mains mking it uncomfortable at times on a lap, heat however is fine whilst running off battery.

The built in sensors are excellent, as soon as the lighting changes the screen britness will change for optimal viewing as well as the keyboard lighting which is light sensored and will increase and decrease depending on the light. The screen I must say is excellent and is as bright as the apple cinema display.

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Great Laptop

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 17, 2006

Pros: All around great computer!

Cons: battery life

I have had my mac book pro for about four months now and I am loving it. This is my first apple and i thought i was going to have trouble switching but with a little reading and exploring the internet for answers to problems (apple.com is a great resource) i have found it easier to use. The interface on mac if outstanding. I bought this mac when if first came out with the intel processor so it was hard finding updates and programs that ran on this computer but now it is not a problem (flip4mac, Firefox ect.) I take lots of photos and have lots of music. So this computer is great for hobby, with iPhoto i just download my photo and save in an album and start editing in a snap. This has been a great computer so far I am now a mac user.

MacBook Pro 2.16Ghz Dual Core

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 2, 2006 | 2 out of 4 found this Apple MacBook Pro review helpful

Pros: Solid Power and Features

Cons: Heat

I recently purchased this machine as an upgrade to my 4 year old 667Mhz Powerbook. The only reason to upgrade centered around the Graphics Card. The added benefit is the 2.16Mhz Intel Dual Core processor. A definite speed boost with the 1Gb of Memory. Aside from the hardware, Apple comes through with its standard suite of integrated software in iLife. Complain about pricing, but for what you actually get, there is no comparison.

The only downside, is that I expected less heat that the PowerBook. Overall it generates the same amount of heat as my PowerBook so I don't mind. I would have expected less with the Intel Chip.

The creative power of the MacBook Pro will be tested in August as I cover an event that will fully utilize my Universal Binary version of Aperture.