Apple 17" MacBook Pro Notebook

worth to buy

Strengths: Applications run faster than previous PowerBook or MacBook Pro MagSafe Built-in iSight Improved Trackpad Front Row Runs cooler than previous MacBook Pro, yet quiet Beautiful screen, easy on the

Weaknesses: not portable expensive

Summary: Overall, this notebook is the best you can find out there in it's class. You may get better Graphics or storage with Alienware or other brands for the price but you will have to sacrifice size and weight which is the most important factor of a notebook/laptop...the portability.Other notebooks in this class are almost twice the thickness and are way more heavier. I would recommend this notebook for everyone.

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Great laptop but expensive

Strengths: Lightweight. Very Thin. Good Features. Great Display. Firewire 800. Great Graphics Card. Built In Camera. Remote. Small powerbrick.

Weaknesses: Price ? Its expensive but any other laptop with similar features also fell in at this price but a few more pounds to carry around. Super Drive's max burn speed is 8x.

Summary: First, the look. This laptop is thin, sleek, lightweight. I've owned several powerful HP laptops and they weight a lot more than this one. The power brick for the MBP is a lot smaller than the competitors ones so it adds up to a lot less weight you have to carry. The MBP does heat up but the battery always remains cool and I haven't had a problem with it so far. The Display is great, 1680 x 1050 and can run apple's 30" display concurrently. A nifty little thing I found was that all the Core2Duo MBPs ship with a wireless card that is capable of N broadcasting but it is set to b/g, If you go to apple's site you can download a small patch to have it go to the N standard. I've always been a windows user and found using a OS X very easy. I used a software called Parallels to install a VM Windows XP. We love this laptop. The only thing I didn't like was that the superdrive has a max burn speed of 8x. We normally burn DvDs at 16x so the extra 2:30 is a bit of a pain. Oh, upgrading the memory on the MBP is easier and a lot cheaper if you just do it yourself (instructions are included). We purchased a 2GB SODIMM for $165... apple wanted $575 more for the 3GB configuration.

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Loosing confidence in Apple

Strengths: Not sure?

Weaknesses: Won't turn on, runs very hot.

Summary: I just got a 17" MacBook Pro and it died while setting it up and then wouldn't turn back on. I followed all of the trouble shooting steps, like resetting it to the factory settings etc.. Returned it to the Apple store. They agreed there was something wrong with it, so they gave me a new one. I got this new one home and it looked like it had been re-packaged as if it had been serviced. It wouldn't turn on either. It was stuck in sleep mode and then would start to boot up and then die. The indicator light on the power adaptor stayed red even after the battery was fully charged. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, I NEED a laptop, might have to go with a 15" instead if they are more reliable which is a real shame since I'm a graphic artist and really need a 17" monitor. This story isn't over yet. I purchased all of the Mac Care and Pro Plan ($450!!) I'm not sure what good that is doing for me if I'm running back and forth to the Apple Store every other day. I just tried to sign in with my Pro Plan membership number and it didn't recognize me, great!

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Awesome Laptop

Strengths: NA

Weaknesses: NA

Summary: Oh my gosh!! You should see how smooth and fast this laptop works!! I have it and It is totally cool, I recommend this MacBook lots!!!! It is the most fastest,smoothest computer ever!!!!!!!!!!

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Think Twice

Strengths: wonderful screen, really liking Leopard

Weaknesses: Power cord often comes out with little pulling and is not the most convenient adapter

Summary: The first MacBook I received was DOA. I read another person had this happen in the reviews and I refused to believe it could happen to me. It did! I worked for several hours the first night I had it troubleshooting, refusing to believe it. The next morning I got in touch with Apple, as MacMall said to do. Then Apple informed me it was a MacMall problem since it was dead out of the box. I called MacMall again and I was on hold and transferred from one person to another for about an hour. They offered to send someone to pick the computer up (4 days later) and have it looked at/repaired. I refused to be satisfied with a refurbished +$2000 brand new Mac Book Pro. I had to speak to a manager for an alternative. After emails and voicemail, he did return my call. He was extremely professional and compassionate to my situation. He overnighted another laptop to me and paid to overnight mine back to them. Upon receiving it, they had to check it out to ensure they could agree it was DOA before issuing my refund. They completed this in record time! I LOVE my new working Mac Book Pro! I will hesitate before dropping that much cash on something so iffy again. It was a lot of trouble, time and a ton of stress getting things straightened out, but MacMall eventually did make things right!

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