- 06
- Nov
Tag : 4 ghz, hard drive, superdrive, processor 2, laptop 2, 4 inch
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 Company : Apple List Price : $1,999.00 Amazon Price : Too low to display Used Price : Average customer review :  |
Features
- Redesigned MacBook with thin, strong aluminum unibody frame and 15-inch LED-backlit glass display
- New glass trackpad with 40 percent more tracking area and supports more Multi-Touch gestures
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 250 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (4 GB max), DVD/CD SuperDrive
- Dual NVIDIA graphics (integraed and discrete); Draft-N Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 2.1; Gigabit Ethernet; Mini DisplayPort video output
- Preloaded with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system and iLife ‘08 suite of applications
Product Description
MacBook Pro puts desktop-class graphics in a portable package. That makes it the ultimate mobile solution for gamers, video editors, photographers, and design professionals. Machined from a single piece of aluminum, the new 15.4-inch MacBook Pro is thinner, more powerful, and years ahead of its time. Inside the new MacBook Pro is the powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.4GHz with an increased 1066MHz frontside bus, next-generation 1066MHz DDR3 RAM memory and a stunning, ultrathin LED-backlit display that gives you instant full screen brightness. The new MacBook Pro combines the efficiency of an integrated graphics processor with the desktop-class performance of a discrete graphics processor. Out of the box, it runs the integrated NVDIA GeForce 9400M processor, which provides plenty of performance for everyday tasks while you get an extra boost with the GeForce 9600 GT for 3D games and graphics-intensive applications like Aperture and Motion. And the all-new Multi-Touch trackpad has no separate button. The entire smooth glass surface is the button, so it’s clickable everywhere. At less than an inch thin and 5.5 pounds, it isn’t just the next-generation MacBook Pro, it’s the next generation of notebooks. 15.4 Glossy (1440 x 900) LED Backlit Widescreen Display Built-in iSight Camera and internal omnidirectional microphone NVIDIA (integrated) GeForce 9400M and (discrete) 9600 GT with 256MB Dedicated Video Memory 8X Slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD+-R DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW) AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi Wireless (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ExpressCard 34 Slot Ports - 2 x USB 2.0, FireWire 800, Digital/Analog Line In; Digital/Analog Line Out, Mini DisplayPort, RJ-45, MagSafe Power Port Unit Dimensions - 14.35 (W) x 0.95 (H) x 9.82 (D) Unit Weight - 5.5 Pounds
Customer reviews
Great computer HORRIBLE quality control
I love everything about this machine and it would have gotten 5 starts in book except for the atrocious quality control on apple’s part. I went through three of these unibody MBP’s and wound up opting to just get a full refund. All three I owned, plus the display models in my local store had warped lids meaning, when the notebook was closed there was a noticeable gap between the lid and the bottom of the machine. When you picked up the machine you could actually feel the lid moving down.. This is unacceptable for such an expensive machine from a company that claims to pride itself on quality. One of the machines had a faulty optical drive and two felt as if there was something loose and clunking around inside the casing when I picked them up, even when they were turned off. I was lucky enough not to get one that had a loose battery cover, tons of dead pixels, or slanted keys on the keyboard. These all seem to be common issues with these new mpb’s. I’m pretty disappointed in the lack of quality control.
This is a beautiful machine but, if you have an apple store near you, I’d suggest buying it directly from the store so that if there is a problem you can go right back there and deal with it immediately.
Someone please review the 17 inch macbook pro!!!
These reviews are all related to the 15″ macbook pro, where is the 17″ macbook pro review (4gb, antiglare, 2.5ghz, 17″ screen, two firewire ports: 400 and 800, etc.)???
Apple hits a home run with the late 2008 MacBook Pro! 
The new MacBook Pro is a significant new laptop, aka MBP, Apple’s new unibody manufacturing makes the MBP solid. Just holding the MBP you can feel the quality. And this is just my external impression.
Looking inside the MBP you’ll be pleased, from the wonderful, full sized back lit keyboard, the super drive, the array of ports, the connecting options, and the new screen. I love the new glossy screen, the colors are so vibrant, the best display screen I have seen on a laptop.
Perhaps the best thing about the new MBP. Is the software. Staring with Mac OSX, the operating system, clearly the best operating system available. And not just my opinion check out what the industry pundits have to say about OSX. Also included is Apple’s well received creative programs, iTunes, iPhoto, and others.
I feel in love with Apple products, after many years of struggling with Windows, just try out the new MBP. I have a feeling you’ll love the experience.
The Good, The Bad, and the Shiny 
The new MacBook Pro has some significant advantages over the old one. The new case design is attractive and solid. The keyboard is crisp and responsive. The hard drive is as easy to access as on every other notebook on the market (as opposed to requiring complete disassembly of the machine with the old model). The new NVIDIA 9600 graphics adds a lot of 3D horsepower.
There are some significant drawbacks as well. The video output for connecting an external monitor is only compatible with one monitor at the moment. Connecting to the kinds of monitor that people actually own will require the purchase (and carrying) of an additional $30 adapter. Or two, if you need to connect to both VGA and DVI monitors.
The new MacBook Pro actually has two video adapters; the NVIDIA 9400 and 9600. The system uses the 9400 by default, which is less powerful than the 9600 but uses less power. The 9400 is an integrated adapter without its own memory; it uses 256MB of the system RAM. The problem is that it uses that 256MB RAM even when the system is using the 9600 adapter. In other words, these laptops effectively have 256MB less RAM than the previous generation.
The new display is very clear and sharp, at least as good as the previous generation’s screen. It is also covered with a pane of glass and is very, very shiny; much shinier and more reflective even than the previous generation’s ‘glossy’ screen. If the lighting conditions in your work environment are exactly right, the screen looks wonderful. If there is any light behind or above you, the screen acts as a mirror and the glare and reflections can be very annoying.
The new MacBook Pro is a wonderful computer, but it is not a clear upgrade from the previous version and the mirror finish of the new screen means that no one should buy this computer without actually trying it first.
Hope you like looking at your reflection!
This is a fantastic machine. Sure, glossy screens aren’t ideal for everyone (anyone near any light), but this computer is magnificent.
It’s as speedy as you could want in a portable, along with being thin, light, and beautiful to look at (in my opinion).
It handles Photoshop like a champ, as well as Final Cut Studio 2, and even ran Crysis at mostly high settings in XP Pro (had to drop the shadows a little to get 30-45 FPS average).
If you’re in the market for a mac, this is a great machine. If you’re looking to do any sort of photo work with it you already know that you should reallly have it in a setting where you can control the light.
