MacBook Pro
The innovative brainiacs at Apple are masters of great design, and they always seem to have a tech trick or two up their sleeves. And when it comes to laptops, there's no exception. The MacBook Pro comes more tricked out than P Diddy's ride. For example: you'll find a built-in webcam so you can video chat with friends and colleagues wherever they may be and a remote control device for controlling your movies or iTunes. It's a speedy computer, too, up to five times faster than the Powerbook, according to Apple. You'll likely appreciate the comfort of a full-size keyboard that's also illuminated. That may come in handy when you find yourself on a dark airplane and you need to get that report done that you promised your boss he'd see before 9 in the morning. And since it is Intel-powered, the MacBook now allows you to run both the Mac and Windows operating systems. So for PC folk who have been fearful of giving the Mac a try, there's no longer any reason not to.
From independent research, we selected the MacBook Pro as a 3LUXE "Best Of". To see our other two Laptop selections visit our Laptop Overview.
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Apple
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA
www.apple.com 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA
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FEATURES
- Fast Intel Core 2 Duo runs on 45-nm process technology at speeds up to 2.6GHz with up to 6MB of L2 cache
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with up to 512MB of GDDR3 memory
- 17-inch MacBook Pro offers a 1680-by-1050-resolution display. With more than half a million extra pixels at your , that allow you to view 1080- resolution HD video in all its glory
- Built in camera
- Apple Boot camp or Parallels, allows you to run both OSX and Windows
- Speed and screen of a desktop
- Remote control for movies, itunes, etc.
- Magnetic power cord
- Ergonomics - large keyboard surface and full size keyboard
- Built in iSight (web cam)
- Illuminated keyboard
Posted by Bill WorpleAugust 24, 2007 16:52
I've been using a MacBook Pro for over a year, as a previous Windows user, I've been very happy with its ease of use and performance. The one negative, my battery completely died a couple of weeks ago. Not having the extended warranty I figured I was out of luck, but I took it in to the Genius Bar at my local Apple store anyway. They did a quick analysis of my laptop and I walked out of the store with a new battery free of charge. The whole process took less than 5 minutes and reinforced my opinion of Apple as a market leader. Not only are they an innovator, they have great customer service.
