Apple MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Silver Notebook Computer

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  • Fast (5)
  • Quality display (5)
  • Comfortable keyboard (4)
  • Good battery life (4)
  • Powerful (4)
  • Quiet (3)
  • Beautiful styling (1)
  • Everything (1)
  • Excellent loaded software (1)
  • Lightweight (1)
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Cons

  • Poor trackpad clicking (1)

Best Uses

  • Graphics (4)
  • Business use (3)
  • Music (3)
  • Video (3)
  • Web browsing (3)
  • Word processing (2)
  • Photography (1)
 
 
 

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The 17" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer from Apple is a powerful Macintosh computer, in a portable form factor. Housed in a sleek glass and aluminum enclosure, it features a keyboard with an ambient light sensor and backlit keys.The computer's glossy widescreen display features a resolution of 1920 x 1200, ideal for photographers working on the go, or for video editors cutting 1080p video. The computer is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, includes 4GB of RAM, and features 802.11n Airport Extreme Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the SuperDrive DVD burner. The 320GB 5400rpm hard drive provides ample storage space.All this hardware runs on Apple's OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system with Rosetta technology. This allows you to seamlessly run legacy applications as well as Universal Binaries that have been designed to run on both PowerPC and Intel chips, making the MacBook Pro a great choice for any creative professional.

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Last update: Nov 11, 2009

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★★★★★
5.0
MacBook Pro a winner

"I had a lot of problems in the beginning with the trackpad giving me options when clicked on something instead of just doing what I wanted, such as opening or closing or scrolling on up-down arrows. After altering options in System Prefs it now obeys. The machine is a pleasure to use with a beautiful interface and great software...." Read Full Review »

Oct 15, 2009 by kenyadan

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3.0
Good computer, but not without cons

"I may not represent the typical user, but I my points are still valid. I left out the "high price" issue because I buy laptops at this price yearly - my job requires truly top-of-the-line equipment. PROS 1. Superior graphics card - I do a lot of video and graphical work, having a great video card is important to me. I bought the best video card they offered for my last laptop (dell lattitude d830) and constantl..." Read Full Review »

Mar 25, 2009 by wavereel

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Good computer, but not without cons

★★★☆☆
3.0

"I may not represent the typical user, but I my points are still valid. I left out the "high price" issue because I buy laptops at this price yearly - my job requires truly top-of-the-line equipment.



PROS

1. Superior graphics card - I do a lot of video and graphical work, having a great video card i …"  Read Full Review »

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Mar 25 2009
wavereel
newport beach, ca
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Apple MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Silver Notebook Computer Review

MacBook Pro a winner

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Beautiful styling
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Excellent loaded software
  • Fast
  • Long Battery Life
  • More »

    Cons

  • Poor trackpad clicking

    Best Uses

  • Graphics
  • Music
  • Photography
  • Video
  • Web Browsing
  • More »
 

"I had a lot of problems in the beginning with the trackpad giving me options when clicked on something instead of just doing what I wanted, such as opening or closing or scrolling on up-down arrows. After altering options in System Prefs it now obeys.



The machine is a pleasure to use with a beaut …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 15 2009
kenyadan
San Dimas, CA
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Apple MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Silver Notebook Computer Review

MacBook Pro

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Fast
  • Long Battery Life
  • Quality Display
  • Quiet

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"BUT In retrospect I would have ordered the non-glare screen. Though the glossy is supposed to be better for picture display and graphics, I would rather not see myself in the monitor when sunny in the room. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 11 2009
Schoo!
Damascus, PA
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Apple MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Silver Notebook Computer Review

Excellent product

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Fast
  • Lightweight
  • Long Battery Life
  • Powerful
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Business Use
  • Graphics
 

"Beautiful design.

Excellent graphics

Easy to use

Powerful "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 9 2009
Gee
Denver, CO
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Apple MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Silver Notebook Computer Review

perfect

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Fast
  • Long Battery Life
  • Powerful
  • Quality Display
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Business Use
  • Graphics
  • Music
  • Video
  • Web Browsing
  • More »
 

"This is the top of the line macbook pro, and with a screen size of 17 inches, who will argue with that? Great notebook for multitasking and doing graphically intense work. Also solid for gaming. Plays the mac versions of COD 4 and UT without issue. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 30 2009
AO
NYC
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