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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it, 10 Jan 2010
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro 15inch 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/GeForce 9400M/SD (Electronics)
I've had a Macbook Pro 15inch (Late 2008) for 14 months and it stills works superbly! Beautiful design, great OS you really cough up serious money for serious computing experience. Some people may moan that for that price you could get 3 laptops from the likes of Acer, HP and all the rest. Sure, you could but you'd be missing out on nice extras. Even after 14 months I still get 4-5 hours (only internet browing/documents/etc) from the battery while all my friends get 1.5 hours from their 6 month old laptops (supposedly 4 hour battery). It's pretty, light, balanced, thin and doesn't overheat - You won't need a "cool mat" for this laptop. One of the main arguments against the Snow/Leopard OS is that you can't run programs that are on XP/Vista/7 machines but I don't see that as a big thing. Every application I need is available for the Mac and I don't have to worry about pesky applications that take up resources while doing nothing (iTunes doesn't count :D) Also, with iLife you get great applications that you are sure to use. And if you still miss Windows or Linux then you can Bootcamp (free) or install it via VMWare. One feature I haven't addressed is the backlight keyboard. I never knew I needed this before Apple made it possible (Seems true for all of Apple products) It helps a lot when everyone is sleeping and you need check your mail without switching on the light.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Macbook Pro, 8 Dec 2009
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro 15inch 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/GeForce 9400M/SD (Electronics)
An absolute joy to use. Needs a bit of getting used to after years of Microsoft computers but no sweat. Looks good as well.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Laptop, where design, hardaware and software simply shine, 25 Nov 2009
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro 15inch 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/GeForce 9400M/SD (Electronics)
Having owned an iBook G3, an iMac G5 (PPC) and a MacBook, I can say that the MacBook Pro is a gem. Its aluminium casing is both elegant and sturdy, having withstood everything down to the accidental drop. The mouse works fluidly and is extremelly reactive. The mix of RAM, graphics card, internal memory and overlaying OS make every task, from surfing, text generation, audio playback to video editing an absolute joy. No program lags or unexpectedly quits due to overload.
The latest iteration of Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) is stunning. I own the 'barebone' version, without extras like iLife or Final Cut and etc and it does everything I need, from listening to music, to doodling with homemade videos to writing. The last I do using the Text Edit software, as it does what I need: type text. On those occasions when I need something snazzier to beautify a piece of work or produce a worksheet I use the open-source NeoOffice, which works flawlessly on my computer.
The minimalistic desktop is aboslute quality. As I don't like clutter, I love how they did away with the Macintosh HD icon, replacing with an applications folder in the dock. And Spotlight is a lifesaver when I need to find something quickly within the mass of my files.
The only thing I'm not too keen on is Safari. Yes, it's fast, pretty and etc, but there's something about it that just irks. So I use Firefox. But, that's just me. Safari still beats many of the other browsers alternatives out there.
Using Windows at work, I'm happy to say that both operating systems are interoperable. I can transfer and edit text, sound, video and date files without issues. This means I do not need to compromise and can experience the best of both worlds.
Hooking up my MacBook Pro to my TV via mini-DVI makes for a wonderful IPTV settop-box, watching internet content on my telly. Moreoever, adding HW and SW from Elgato I can capture and record terrestrial telivision, which is great if you don't want to miss a show.
For all those users looking for a high-end laptop give the MacBook Pro a go. You won't be dissapointed.
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