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The new Apple MacBook Pro gets easily placed in the elite class of laptops, with its high-end performance, features and built on Intel’s new attempt of dominating the notebooks market segment with its Core 2 Duo processor. The MacBook Pro is available in two models of 15.4 inches and 17 inch, at a starting price tag of US$1,999. The solid and well-built similarity with its aluminum-clad precursor versions and its thin frame makes it easily stuffed onto smaller laptop bags. It is provided with the minimalist layout characteristic feature with single power button, a full-scale keyboard, a considerably sized touchpad with the only mouse button, stereo speakers and built-in iSight camera.

Strengths:

• Classic and sleek design

• Exceptional Software Package

• New mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display for better and brighter display

• Wi-Fi 802.11n

• Illuminated keyboard, scrollable Touch Pad and Slot Loading drive

• Provides 4MB of Smart Cache, L2 cache that can be shared among the 2 cores

• Equipped with a FireWire 800 port and can burn dual-layer DVDs

• Stuffed with 2GB of RAM and an ultra speedy 256MB of video RAM

Drawbacks:

• Although the MacBook Pro has a thin frame but is heavy to be carried often

• Provided with only 2/3 USB 2.0 ports

• No internal Modem option

• Lacks Media Card Reader and other ports

• No PC Card slot

• Noisy Audio

• Shorter Warranty period in comparison to price

• Battery Life although increased would have been better

• Doesn’t support classic MAC OS Software

Specifications of the two MacBook Pro Models:

Summary:

The MacBook Pro conveys ultimate fashion, comes with an exclusive set of features and software, 802.11n Wi-Fi delivers up to five times the performance and two times the range compared to the 802.11g standard.. But a few transitional performance concerns prevents it from being amongst the most powerful laptops. It is one of the most suited laptop for power users but doesn’t come cheap.

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