Pros
- Finger-friendly keyboard
- Great unibody (MacBook Air-like) design
Cons
- Disappointing battery life
Bottom Line
The MacBook Pro's new design aesthetic -- and new GPU solutions -- makes it a good, but not great, notebook.
PCWorld's Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz Coverage
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Apple's Mac Lineup
To help you choose the right decision, we've put together summaries of each type of Mac on the market today--both laptops and desktops.
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MacBook Pro Is Built to Last
If the unibody MacBook Pro were a car, it would be an eight-cylinder, hybrid, luxury SUV with full body armor.
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Battery Tests: The New MacBook and MacBook Pro
We test the new MacBook and MacBook Pro for battery life by watching a movie clip until the laptop is drained.
- MacBook Pro Benchmarks Our test results for the new MacBooks made this point, but it bears repeating as we turn our attention to the revamped MacBook...
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