Typical price: £1,749
What is it: Premium laptop with 15-inch display
What we think: Hugely stylish, hugely expensive
Compare the MacBook Pro (aluminium 2008 edition)
MacBook Pro (aluminium 2008 edition) compared to other desktop replacement laptops
 MacBook Pro (aluminium 2008 edition) |
 Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S |
 Acer Travelmate 8204WLMi |
 Dell XPS M2010 |
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| Review date | 24 Oct 08 | 24 Aug 06 | 2 Feb 06 | 28 Jul 06 |
| Editor's rating |
8.0
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9.3
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9.2
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9.2
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| Price range | £1,749 | |||
| Review summary | The MacBook Pro is an excellent laptop, but we find it difficult to recommend. It's great in its own right, but it offers relatively little in comparison the standard MacBook, except perhaps in gaming terms. If you can afford it and can live with its numerous foibles, it'll be fine, but given the price, our money's with its little brother Read full review |
The Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S is the best multimedia laptop on the market. It contains all you need for enjoying full high-definition video on its own screen or on a larger display. If you're backing Blu-ray over HD DVD this Media Center laptop comes thoroughly recommended Read full review |
The Acer Travelmate 8204WLMi uses the latest components to deliver masses of power and excellent battery life -- the Holy Grail of laptop performance. The questionable styling of its chassis and mild colour saturation of its TFT screen may alienate some users, but its long feature list and solid build quality make it a very worthy purchase Read full review |
Dell's XPS M2010 is truly a special laptop. It's likely to be the subject of scorn on initial inspection, but it won't take long to realise that it's not intended to be a traditional laptop. It's a completely new concept that's best described as a portable desktop PC, so if you're averse to the idea of owning a chunky tower or desktop machine, you could do a lot worse than check this out Read full review |
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