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Apple Macbook Pro

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Pros
Thin and light for a big notebook
Cons
Hard drive isn't user-accessible

Pricing: Average: $2949 (2/6/2009)
Performance: Good: 70
Features: Good: 71
Design: Very Good: 83

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $2949

Performance

Good: 70

WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 88
WorldBench 6 Score	88

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	439
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	372
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	677
Firefox 2	334
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	371
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	236
Multitasking	410
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	655
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	225
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	254

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	02:44

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	110.7
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	141.53

Features

Good: 71

CPU & Memory
CPU	2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo T7700
System Memory	4096
Type of Memory	DDR2-667 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	17" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1900
Vertical Resolution	1200
Video Chip Set	nVidia GeForce 8600M GT
Video Memory	256
External Monitor Interface	Integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	160GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	4
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	0
Other Removable Media Drive	None

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	3
FireWire Ports	2
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	No
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	No
Infrared Port	Yes
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	No
PC Card Slots	0
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	Gigabit ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11n
Bluetooth	Yes
Modem Type	Not Included

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	15.5 by 10.9 by 1.1
Min. Weight (lbs.)	6.6Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	7.3
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	Apple remote control, DVI-to-VGA adapter
Included Software	iLife '06

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	The perennial top-dog in customer satisfaction, Jobs & Co. once again receives high marks from our readers. Apple notebooks have few problems and are very reliable, users report, and the company's support is solid.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Better than Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Better than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Better than Average

Service & Support Quality
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Better than Average
Overall quality of service	Better than Average

Design

Very Good: 83

Apple MacBook Pro Review

by Carla Thornton

- For people who appreciate finer laptop accoutrements such as a backlit keyboard and a slot-fed DVD drive, Apple has crafted another tasty offering in the form of the 17-inch MacBook Pro. Sleek, powerful, and able to run Windows as well as the Mac operating system, the MacBook Pro makes a strong case for becoming anyone's ultimate notebook.

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User Reviews for Apple Macbook Pro

Reviewed by: shoppy

Duration of ownership: 4 Months

Strengths: A superb light weight laptop that is pleasure to use. Very powerful, I run Crysis, Half life and Bio shock at great frame rates through boot camp. Fast, light, back lit keyboard is great for me, screen is fantastic I have two of these the same spec except one is glossy and the other matte.

Weaknesses: If anything that they did not introduce high res screen option previously my one other compliant is the region locking by the OS.

Overall Evaluation: This is now my 20th pro apple laptop I have been buying and upgrading al the way back from my 12, 15 and 17" Powerbooks right to my first 1.83MBP. I love the machines, I prefer them to my sony vaio, for ease of use and just sheer reliability. I have the 17" 2.6C2D, with HIgh Res 2 gigs of ram and a 720rpm 200gb hard drive and the machine just leaves my other laptops behind.
Reviewed by: SteveBallmer

Duration of ownership: 2 Days

Strengths: Will run Vista at acceptable rate!

Weaknesses: Not made by Microsoft!

Overall Evaluation: Compared to a real PC it is a weak laptop. http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com