Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch) user reviews
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Dilbert Parton 21 June 2006
Good: Slim design, screen
Bad: Average performance, gets pretty hot if the battery is charging while you're using the laptop, virtually no native software yet.
Comment: Performance-wise the only thing this laptop does fast is switch on/off. It's quick but not fast. Seeing as practically every application needs to go through Rosetta the emulation takes its tax cut on performance. My desktop PC (Pentium 4 3.2GHz, 1GB RAM) out-performs this laptop at everything (apart from starting up and shutting down). I have the 2.16Hz 17-inch model with 7,200rpm disk and 1GB RAM.
Wagner Matos 19 June 2006
Good: Fantastic design! It's not only beautiful, but very, very practical in all ways
Bad: Nothing really
Comment: I was a Windows user and I could't be happier with the switch! The machine delivers everything I wanted and more! Plus it has a sexy looking design (according to PC user friend of mine) and it is Apple! I've never been so happy in using a product before. Apple's support when I needed them (as a newbie I was pretty much lost!) was fantastic and I couldn't expect more.
Paul Collins 15 June 2006
Good: Bright screen scrolling trackpad
Bad: I would have liked a black one
Comment: If you love Macs this is the best yet, with the Boot Camp Windows option it gives everyone a chance to use quality hardware with what ever operating system they need. A stunning laptop
Stephen Counsell 14 June 2006
Good: It's the same look and feel as the old machine
Bad: It's the same look and feel as the old machine - I expected something more
Comment: This machine is fantastic! Don't use the transfer utility from your old machine as I did and DON'T use large desktop pictures. They kill it!
I upgraded from a 1Ghz G4 PB 17inch to this and used the transfer utllity. The new MacBook Pro was slower than the old machine.
Now I've cleared off some dodgy fonts using FontBook and dumped the huge Raw desktop pic and all is fine.
Lightning fast!
Get one now! Sign up for the developer connection for £250 and you'll get a £400 discount direct from Apple.
I make that a £150 saving AND you get the next version of OSX into the bargain!