Comments on: Apple MacBook Pro MC226LL/A 17-Inch Laptop

By: Kennedy Brandt

Kennedy Brandt — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:23:03 +0000

I would agree with another review who refers to this as the best laptop he’s ever owned, except that I have to go one further. It’s the best computer (in any form) that I’ve ever owned. Sleek, fast, and solid, the 1920×1200 LED-backlit display, incredibly long-lasting battery, and multitouch glass trackpad are among the specific highlights for me. The cool-running Penryn processor is peppy and highly efficient, and I appreciate that it still has an ExpressCard/32 slot (which I can populate with an SD reader, if I like) while the rest of the line went over to a fixed SD port.

The only option I went with was the antiglare display, which is bright, clear, and easy on the eyes for a full day at a time. Everything else — even a baseline 4GB DRAM and 500GB drive — was already included.

It’s been interesting to compare this machine to the new Dell that I acquired at work in the same week, running the same processor and the same amount of memory at half the price, over the three months that I’ve been using both machines. The Dell falls tremendously short elsewhere in the specs department, but to be fair, it is just a business clunker. Sure, it cost half as much. . . but you absolutely get what you pay for. This MacBook Pro is a masterpiece of hardware design and engineering. I’ve posted a more detailed comparison at [. . . ], if interested.

This review is supposed to be about the computer, or I’d have to comment on Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10. 6), too. Suffice to say, it’s elegant, ingenious, and spectacular.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: catsporch

catsporch — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:48:03 +0000

First Apple computer and I love it. So much better than Microsoft PC’s. Highly recommend it. The only concern I have is if the battery ever needs to be changed. There are no local service providers where I live and I would not want to mail it off.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: M. Dees

M. Dees — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:17:39 +0000

This is the best desktop replacement EVER! Between the huge screen, fast drive & processor, and easy to use MAC OSX, it is one of the easiest laptops to use that someone can buy. Rating: 5 / 5

By: Rohan Naggi

Rohan Naggi — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:06:55 +0000

Apple released 3 different sizes models in June 2009 13″ 15″ and 17″ –> 3 Different Sizes Next Question comes to mind is : Whats the major difference between these models or what major features are being added to these models ? Answer : The Major difference between these model is the Physical Size , Display , Battery Life and obviously the Price The Major Feature Release is the Integrated Battery Life as compared to older Models. These newer one’s have integrated Battery hoked up to the circuit board . 13″ Model : (Default configuration) —————-Models : 13″ Model Numbers are MB990LL/A , MB991LL/AMax CPU Processor is 2. 26 or 2. 53 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo with 3 MB cacheHarddrive : 160 GB or 250 GB Standard RAM: 2GB or 4 GB USB : 2Firewire : 1Display : 13. 3″Graphics Card : NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM ( this is shared with Main Memory)Screen Resolution : 1280*800Battery Life : 7 Hrs Weight : 4. 5 LbsDimension : 0. 95(H) ,12. 78(W) , 8. 94(D) 15″ Model : (Default configuration) —————-15″ Model Numbers are MC118LL/A , MB985LL/A and MB986LL/A Max CPU Processor : 2. 53 or 2. 66 or 2. 8 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo with 3 MB cache . 2. 8 Ghz processor has 6MB L2 CacheHarddrive : 250 GB , 320 or 500 GB (depending on the model) Standard RAM: 4 GB USB : 2Firewire : 1Display : 15. 4″Graphics Card (depending on Model of 15″ ) : NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM ( this is shared with Main Memory) OR Dual Graphics Processor — > NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with dedicated GDDR3 SDRAM & Integrated FeForce 9400 Screen Resolution : 1440 * 900 Battery Life : 7 Hrs Weight : 5. 5 LbsDimension : 0. 95(H) ,14. 35(W) , 9. 82(D) 17″ Model : (Default configuration) —————-17″ Model Numbers are MC226LL/AMax CPU Processor : 2. 8 GHz processor has 6MB L2 CacheHarddrive : 500 GBStandard RAM: 4 GB USB : 3Firewire : 1Display : 17″Dual Graphics Processor — > NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with dedicated GDDR3 SDRAM & Integrated FeForce 9400Screen Resolution : 1920 * 1200 Battery Life : 8 Hrs Weight : 6. 6LbsDimension : 0. 98(H) ,15. 47(W) , 10. 51(D) Rating: 5 / 5

By: Andrew M. Robbins

Andrew M. Robbins — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:35:41 +0000

I’ve had a Mac Book for over three years now. I have had no major problems with the computer itself except for a couple things. The brightness of my LCD screen is a tad dim, but when you use it all day you can hardly notice much. Another thing would be the battery life. I’m not too experienced with other laptops, but the battery life of the Mac Book seems to die out very quickly which sucks when your on the go. Overall however I think Apples MacBook Pro has proven itself to be a very versatile computer encompassing everything you could really need in a laptop. I would tend to opt for a PC however, as Apple overcharges their products WAY too much for something you could get cheaper at the same value. Rating: 4 / 5