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What a great machine!
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers) I want to break this into TWO reviews. One about Mac in general (specifically OS X) and one about THIS computer.
Mac in general:
I was raised in a PC household. Dad worked with old-school technology in the 70s and 80s, and was serious about PCs. As a Linux / UNIX admin (and former Windows server admin), I am just used to working on PC gear. Since I can generally figure i...
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Apple's lightest full-featured notebook
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers) There are lots of positives. First, the aluminum unibody design is both gorgeous and practical. The precision construction gives the whole unit a solid feel. Aluminum and glass won't wear out like the plastic on many other laptops. The silver matte finish with black keys looks classy as well.
Fingers glide easily over the large, glass trackpad. The trackpad also operates as ...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/23/2009
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Macbook graduates to PRO status!
Well I must say I am very happy i did not buy apple's first iteration of the 13" aluminum macbook last year b/c they really got it right the second time around upgrading it to a macbook pro! Its nice to have that "pro" stamp on a 13" now! Apple has listened to their customers adding almost everything we have asked for and more, and managed to reduce the price! Thanks Apple!
CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR
- $100 less
- 13" aluminum macbooks became macbook pros
- 2.53Ghz...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/15/2009
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91%
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Switched from Windows: More good than bad. Great hardware
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers) This is my first Mac computer. My first four computers ran Win 3.1, Windows 95, XP, and Vista (from about 1995-present). I have quite a lot of time spent on each of them. Switching from Windows to Mac is not difficult, but it can be a bit frustrating for a week or so. There are Windows features that you will miss, but they are mostly overcome by overall advantages in my opinion.
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Not sure why all of the haters keep griping about Compact Flash...
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers) I just got my brand new 13.3" Macbook Pro in the mail. I customized mine with 4GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive, but with the entry-level 2.26 GHz Intel processor. I unboxed it in front of my mother and sister, and they were both oohing and aahing about how beautiful and thin it was. They also loved the magnetic connector on the end of the power adapter that snaps the power cord into the c...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/30/2009
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A True Pro Laptop
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers) I purchased the Unibody MacBook in October, and I sold it just to get the new MacBook Pro. I have to agree that the new 13" MacBook Pro deserves the name "Pro" in it now. It has much better features, and this should have been the computer that the Unibody MacBook was back in October. Ever since Apple introduced the Unibody MacBook, many people complained about the loss of FireWire and the t...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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I'm finally off the fence!
I'm a long time PC user and had been in the market for a notebook the last few months. I wanted something light and powerful that I could take along with my dSLR and photography gear and to do some light post processing in the field.
When at home, I planned on hooking it up to an external display for more critical post processing work, so a 13-14" notebook was perfect for my needs.
I seriously looked at the Macbooks because of the thin and light form factor, build quality,...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/17/2009
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Finally able to leave my PowerBook behind . . .
I've never loved another computer like I have my 12" Powerbook G4--and I swore I wouldn't replace it until Apple released another 12". During the last few years, as my beloved laptop began showing signs of wear( I must have dropped it ten times...) and it began falling behind in technology -- I did attempt -- twice -- to replace it. First with a 15" MacBook Pro, then with one of those black 13" MacBooks when they first came out. The 15" was just too heavy and ran too hot -- sold it. (Although I ...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/26/2009
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A Superb Product
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) First off, I'm not one who is drunk on Apple products or is succumb to trendy things. The best thing going for Mac computers is OS X. I'll use Windows in business applications, Linux in programming applications and for personal matters I'll use what is important to me for photos & videos. That is OS X. At first I thought of getting an inexpensive net book, but its crippled in capabilit...
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78%
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I have now converted from PC to MAC...
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers) I love this laptop... It is fast, beautiful and affordable. My favorite aspect of it is the mousepad. It is so intuitive, fun and easy to use. Although it doesn't have as much memory and features as PC's that are similarly priced it performs so much better than PC's. It is such a pleasure to use the programs. They are all fast and well-designed. In addition, the glossy screen that p...
[Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/SD/nVidia 9400M (MB991LL/A) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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72%
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