Apple MacBook Pro MA092LL/A 17" Laptop (2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)
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Battery Type: Lithium Metal
Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Apple
Computer Hardware Type: Notebook Computer
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.16
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Display Size: 17
EAN: 0885909115433
Feature: 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2 MB shared L2 Cache
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Graphics Description: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual-link DVI
Graphics Memory Size: 256
Hard Disk Size: 120
Included Software: Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools); iLife '06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork '06 (30-day trial), QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, Comic Life, FileMaker Pro trial, Omni Outliner; Photo Booth; Front Row
Keyboard Description: Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensors for automatic adjustment of keyboard illumination and screen brightness
Label: Apple Computer
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Model: MA092LL/A
Modem Description: None
Native Resolution: 1680-by-1050
Network Interface Description: 10-Mbps/100-Mbps Ethernet and (Wi-Fi) Wireless Ethernet
Platform: Mac OS X
Processor Count: 1
Publisher: Apple Computer
Secondary Cache Size: 2
Special Features: Apple Remote included
Studio: Apple Computer
System Bus Speed: 667
System Memory Size: 1
System Memory Type: SODIMM
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2 MB shared L2 Cache
1 GB (single SODIMM) 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); 120 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive; slot-load SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, three USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit); built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11g); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
17-inch TFT widescreen with 1680 x 1050 resolution
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Customer Rating:
Summary: One of my fav toys
Comment: Only flaw is that the screenis kind of loos, it tend to close if i walk or move it while open.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Deceptive Marketing Hides Screen Color Capability
Comment: From Apple Tech Specs:
"17-inch (diagonal) TFT display, support for millions of colors; optional glossy widescreen display"
Translation:
Supplied LCD cannot display the "supported" millions of colors.
The screen has 1,764,000 pixels. But can only display 262,144 different colors!
8 bit (16,777,216 colors) display technology has been the standard for over a decade. This product is not acceptable for use by photographers or graphics professionals.
Another dirty secret is that Apple's Boot Camp beta expires and you'll have to purchase a new OS from Apple to get your boot camp back. With Apple's track record they'll probably blame it on an accounting standard...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Apple has it right...
Comment: I bought the MacBook Pro last November when a prospective employer gave me the mandate of "learn more about Unix". The fabled Unix roots of Mac OS X, I supposed, would give me an introduction to Unix while offering me a GUI, so I could get my "real work" done. I originally planned to dual-boot Windows on my new Mac, using OS X occasionally until I could wean myself away from Windows.
However, weaning myself away from Windows took no time at all. OS X puts much less strain on system resources to accomplish the same tasks. Users can run 15-20 different major tasks simultaneously without noticing a great deal of lag, unlike on Windows. The MBP's fans also default to a low 2000rpm and rarely step over that mark in OS X, which isn't feasible under Windows.
OS X greatly simplifies computing, in addition to making it more reliable. The GUI is cleaned up, with power-user settings moved to the Terminal interface. OS X's command shell (Bash) allows you to actually get things done easily -- not true of the standard Windows shell. OS X does pretty much everything involving graphics better than Windows, because it's had the video-card reliance that Vista is "learning" built into it since 2000. Graphics effects are faster, nicer-looking, and less intensive.
OS X alone is reason to buy the MBP, particularly with the resource-hogging Windows Vista now your only option in the PC market. Mac hardware, however, is also first-rate. The MBP features native Bluetooth EDR+2.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (draft), 1000 BaseT Ethernet, and a standard "SuperDrive" for CD/DVD burning. The display quality is amazing, and hardware features like keyboard backlighting make the MBP stand out in the crowd. The sound on the MBP is also of good fidelity for notebook speakers, though it's not as loud as many.
The MacBook Pro, like OS X, is simply beautiful in addition to highly useful. The finish is very scratch resistant (I haven't managed to scratch it in three months of heavy everyday use, and my matte black Inspiron looked terrible in the same timeframe).
With early heat problems now apparently solved, MacBook Pro is an engineering mastery that will someday be worthy of its own museum pedestal, much like the Apple hardware that preceded it.
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Summary: STUNNING!
Comment: As I sat down to write this, I was rummaging through my vocabulary to adequately describe this marvelous computer. All the stock phrases seem inadequate. The display is sharp, intense, and glorious. The processor(s) are lighting fast; the super drive outstanding; the design a marvel. The thing is amazingly quiet, and all this stuff about heat is simply way overblown - okay, it gets pretty warm, but that's not "scalding." Can you tell I love it? And that's just the hardware - what is equally as impressive is the suite of software that comes with the machine, beginning with the OS X "Tiger" OS. It's the stuff that never gets mentioned in that "top product review magazine"; they evaluate things from a WinTel standard. Tiger, the iLife suite, and the ancilarry programs are dynamite, and their value must be in the $400 - $700 range. No, the MacBook Pro does not come cheap ... but it's worth, as the cliché goes, every penny.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Conecting you with future
Comment: I got my macbook pro 4 month ago. I realy like the design which is realy simple. I was impressed with the keyboard which get lighted when you turn off the room light. I used this Computer to Cut My documentary film,It was stable, fast and reliable. I also installed Windows XP on it and face no problem at all. One of the best thing that apple did is that they installed 1 gb ram in one slot, which enable you to upgrade to 2 GB of ram with ease. All in all, I will recommend this powerful machine to those who want to step forward in digital video and audio.
Yaqoub Abdullah - Kuwait
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Editorial Reviews:
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You've seen improvements in notebook performance before--but never on this scale. The Intel Core Duo powering MacBook Pro is actually two execution cores built into a single chip. This, combined with myriad other engineering leaps, boosts performance up to five times higher than the PowerBook G4. With this awesome power, it's a breeze to render complex 3-D models, enjoy smooth playback of 1080p HD video, or host a four-way video conference.
More power, using less power
Intel Core Duo is the first chip built using Intel's groundbreaking 65-nanometer process--resulting in transistors so small, you could fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With smaller distances for electrons to travel, and two execution cores designed to share resources and conserve power, Intel Core Duo achieves higher levels of performance as it uses fewer watts. Which is what makes it possible to design a super-powerful MacBook Pro that's only one inch thin.
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