Comments on: MacBook Pro Review

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By: Joe Giacomet

Joe Giacomet — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:04:25 +0000

Mac have lost their way with this new ‘Pro’ laptop. We use macs on photo-shoots and need a lot of firewire power, one port to power the camera and one to power the back-up drive.

Even with the old ones we couldn’t connect the camera if the battery was under 70%. With Apple in their infinite wisdom reducing power to the firewire bus when the battery goes under 70%…. so how will it work now with only one firewire port.

And glossy screens… hardly accurate under calibration. Apple are pissing of the industry with their new laptops and really need to sort it out.

By: todd

todd — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:57:46 +0000

i’m considering upgrading to MBP. i use final cut studio and am wondering (as DCP is) how does it go handling the functions / effects /rendering?

By: mj

mj — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:15:19 +0000

recently purchased the new Mac Book Pro- and was completely in love- until I woke up this morning and watched a hairline crack grow across the screen. Much to my dismay, the new unibody LED screen is made of glass. A slight bump or normal wear and tear will cause the screen to break- and this screen is not covered under the Apple Care warranty. Apple Store members insist that the computer was dropped- it was not. Apparently if the screen is slightly out of alignment it may potentially cause extra pressure on the glass. The flexible aluminum surface- plus the brittle glass screen are subject to shattering the glass with apparently little pressure exerted on the computer top. This is a buyer beware. The older Mac Book Pro was much more of a sturdy machine in my open. This new super cool pretty laptop- is now uncovered by Apple and a the cracked glass is obviously a health hazard and a HUGE BUMMER.

By: Rakku

Rakku — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:19:42 +0000

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By: Kabbu

Kabbu — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:18:24 +0000

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By: DCP

DCP — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:12:03 +0000

For those of us who use FCP, the MBP appears to be the better choice: there’s a big difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm.

However, I question the ability to properly color correct with a glossy screen. It would appear that you be completely reliant on your scopes, if you’re out in the field without a monitor. Am I correct, David? Also, David, how does it respond to the demands of FCP, DVD Studio Pro, and Live Type?

By: mieses

mieses — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:23:57 +0000

unless you frequently drool and spit on your screen, matte finish is the way to go! apple did this to save money. stop trying to rationalize it.

By: JGG

JGG — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:53:43 +0000

Personally, I do not understand the concerns about a matte finish screen. There are a number of 3rd party vendors that make matte screen overlays if you really have to have a matte finish.

The problem with the current matte screens are as follows:

Poor color depth and contrast compared to the new MBP screen
Fingerprints and oils are not easily removed and require special cleaning solutions

When Apple releases the next 17″ MBP I will be upgrading from my current 17″ Core 2 Duo for several reasons:

1. 250 GB “USER REPLACEABLE” Hard drive versus my current 150 GB factory replaceable hard drive.
2. 4 GB Ram versus my current 3 GB
3. Much improved performance NVIDIA GPU
4. Faster CPU

In short, if these things are not important to you, or you don’t need them, then don’t upgrade.

By: James

James — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:54:13 +0000

Macbook pro and Macbook have too many issues that affect my purchasing decision.
1) No matte finish screen. The glossy screen is way too reflective….very distracting when tried at the store.
2) No firewire on the macbook…WTF??
3) Above all, there wasn’t enough functional upgrades to warrant a new purchase (from my current Powerbook). The only features I found useful were the trackpad gestures to go forward/back on a web page, enlarge/shrink font sizes, etc…. Other than that, the new line of MBP and MB has no real advancement over the older ones.
I’ll look into buying a $500 Lenovo and just keep using my Powerbook.

By: justin

justin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:50:14 +0000

Kris: Ive heard there have been some problems with wifi range due to the laptops aluminum casing. but nothing too drastic.. just you have a range of say 15 metres from the hot spot instead of 20.

By: Tijs Teulings

Tijs Teulings — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:37:53 +0000

@Kris telephone wite connections are a thing of the past and no longer supported out of the box on most laptops (apple or otherwise). Ethernet connections and wifi (wireless) work perfectly fine out of the box though.

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:23:57 +0000

The one thing I need to know is about the internet. As a student I’ll be online a lot. Now I know the entire thing about Safari and what not, I’m sure it also connects fine by telephone wires, but what about wireless internet?
Anybody have any ideas on this? It’d be greatly appreciated because this laptop sounds an amazing buy.

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By: JGG

JGG — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:04:20 +0000

So where’s the 17″ MBP?

By: Vaggelis

Vaggelis — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:57:17 +0000

my question is, if you can try to play the game Crysis on this mac and tell me how it was? I’m going to buy this MBP next week…What do you does it worth?

By: Gaurabh

Gaurabh — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:41:07 +0000

I was planning to buy a previous version Mac Book Pro & a Cinema Display before the launch of the new MBP & MB. Now since the Mac Book has been upgraded in terms of specs. I am wondering if its more cost effective as well as logical to buy a Mac Book & the 24 inch Cinema Display. I am a designer and although I will use the notebook without the Cinema Display at times.. I think ill mostly use it with it. Therefore this in my opinion solves my problem of the small screen on the Mac Book.

Any thoughts or suggestions with regard to this?

By: Laptor Lover

Laptor Lover — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:12:49 +0000

Let’s face it Emilio….sometimes the strength of an exclusive brand might outweigh less obvious competitive advantages. Apple is Apple, and that is pretty much it.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:00:22 +0000

Panny & Steve: The angle at which you must view the displays in an apple store (a lot more than 90 degrees, because of the table height) Combined with the abundance of flourescent lights in the ceiling cause weird reflections. If you look at the display closer to square, the reflections are easily burned through by the LEDs.

By: Emilio Figueroa

Emilio Figueroa — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:06:52 +0000

Ok so im thinking about upgrading from a gateway to a macbook pro but there is one question that no website has answered WHY IS A MACBOOK BETTER THAN WINDOWS BASED LAPTOPS