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Apple MacBook Pro 15.4-Inch Laptop (2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, Slot Loading SuperDrive)

Machined from a single piece of aluminum, the new 15-inch MacBook Pro is thinner, more powerful, and years ahead of its time. The stunning, ultrathin LED-backlit display gives you instant full screen brightness. The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics processors provide the perfect combination of power and efficiency for everyday tasks as well as 3D games and graphics-intensive applications like Aperture and Motion. And the all-new Multi-Touch trackpad has no separate button. The entire smooth glass surface is the button, so it’s clickable everywhere. This larger trackpad brings more room, more functionality, and more Multi-Touch gestures to fingers. At less than an inch thin and 5.5 pounds, it isn’t just the next-generation MacBook Pro, it’s the next generation of notebooks. Actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. 21GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1717 in Personal Computers

Brand: Apple

Model: Z0G0

Dimensions: .95" h x 14.35" w x 9.82" l, 5.50 pounds

Features

Redesigned MacBook with thin, strong aluminum unibody frame and 15-inch LED-backlit glass display

New glass trackpad with 40 percent more tracking area and supports more Multi-Touch gestures

2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320 GB hard drive (7200RPM), 4 GB RAM (max), DVD/CD SuperDrive

Dual NVIDIA graphics (integraed and discrete); Draft-N Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 2.1; Gigabit Ethernet; Mini DisplayPort video output

Preloaded with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system and iLife '08 suite of applications

Customer Reviews

MacBook Pro 15"
This is my first Mac. It seems well made and has a sleek design. I'm using it mostly for email, web browsing, digital photography, iPod (audio books, music), and remote access to work systems. Following optional packages are installed: iLife, Office for Mac, VMware Fusion, Windows Vista, and various Windows programs on Vista. The system seems remarkably stable; it stays running for ages without needing to be rebooted. The transition from Windows to Mac has not been difficult though I miss the Windows keyboard shortcuts for moving around and have yet to learn their counterparts on the Mac.

The only real complaints I've got about the MacBook Pro are: 1) it requires a proprietary video cable (Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter) to work with a 30" external monitor and 2)the display contents (text, images) periodically become blurry/unreadable requiring me to put the system to sleep and wake it up to reset the display. I'm using a Samsung SyncMaster 30" display but have seen several reports of other people having the same problem with other 30" displays including the 30" Apple Cinema model. My recommendation is to use a 24" external display instead. I understand they work fine with the MacBook Pro.