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Apple MacBook Pro 13.3-Inch Laptop

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Featuring a precision unibody enclosure made from a single block of aluminum, the MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, as well as stronger and more durable. But Apple did not stop with an innovative design of the body. The MacBook Pro also includes a new 13-inch LED-backlit glass display (instead of an LCD panel), as well as a glass trackpad that does not include a button (for larger tracking area) that the features of Apple Multi-touch technology.

The 13-inch unibody MacBook Pro (see larger version).
This 13-inch MacBook Pro (model MB991LL / A) now includes Apple’s innovative built-in battery of the notebook up to 7 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge, without adding thickness, weight and cost. Using Adaptive charging and advanced chemistry first introduced with the 17-inch MacBook Pro built-in battery offers up to 1000 recharges before it reaches 80 per cent of its original capacity – nearly three times the life of conventional batteries.

Under the hood, the MacBook Pro is powered by a powerful 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (with 3 MB of L2 cache and 1066 MHz front-side bus), which runs applications faster and more efficiently and helps reduce power requirements and save battery life. And the video is powered by the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor, which offers an exceptional graphics experience every day up to a 5x performance boost.

Among other hardware features of a hard drive, 250 GB, 4 GB of installed RAM (which can be upgraded to 8 GB), an 8x combo Superdrive (for burning dual-layer DVDs and CDs), built-in Gigabit high-speed Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), FireWire 800 port, Mini DisplayPort video output (for DVI and VGA) and a slot for Secure Digital card for easy access to pictures and audio stored on digital cards SD memory and MMC.

It comes pre-loaded with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system – a custom operating system designed for the advanced technology inside – and it comes with the iLife ’09 suite of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie , GarageBand, and iTunes.

The MacBook Pro Unibody Design
Traditionally notebooks are made from multiple parts. With the MacBook Pro all the parts with one part – the breakthrough unibody enclosure. Every MacBook Pro starts its life as a single block of aluminum, which is precisely worked in the basic unibody design. Another pass and the unibody takes shape. Another, and the integrated keyboard emerges. Upon delivery of a new MacBook Pro, you immediately notice the shell is thinner and lighter. It feels strong and durable – perfect for life inside (and outside), the purse or backpack.

Off-the-shelf lithium-ion cells to enter the fixed cylindrical shapes. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is powered by custom-made, ultra-thin lithium polymer batteries.
The standard aluminum electro-static trackpad has been replaced with a new glass Multi-Touch trackpad, which provides for monitoring an area 40 per cent more than before. Use two fingers to scroll up and down a page. Pinch zoom in and out. Rotate a picture with your fingertips. Swipe with three fingers to flip through your photos. Swipe with four fingers to show your desktop, view all open windows, or switch applications. The entire trackpad surface is also a button that lets you monitor both practically anywhere and click on the trackpad. And you can easily enable multiple virtual buttons in software, such as right-clicking.

The keyboard has been improved, with the rigid aluminum keyboard webbing cut precisely to hold the keys, which are curved to perfectly fit fingers. And it’s illuminated, so when you’re in low-light settings, such as airplanes or conference rooms, you can always see what you’re typing.

The 13 inch is made of edge-to-edge, uninterrupted glass for a smooth and seamless and features LED backlighting for brilliant instant-on performance that uses up to 30 percent less power than its predecessor. The ultra-thin displays provide crisp images and vivid colors which are ideal for viewing photos and movies

Long battery
The 13-inch MacBook Pro now includes a new lithium polymer battery that lasts up engineering to 7 hours on a single charge thanks to the chemistry advanced intelligent control system and battery, and the adaptive charging. The battery is integrated directly into the computer, eliminating the space consumption and mechanisms of containers that require removable standard batteries. This also provides a removable battery longer battery life, up to 1000 recharges – which means less run out of batteries and less waste, which is better for the environment.

Giving a period up to 1000 recharges necessary innovations in battery technology. Apple electro-chemical developed advanced chemical that keeps the charge capacity of the battery is more than ever. And while most notebooks wear down their batteries charged at a constant speed, the 13-inch MacBook Pro has a different approach. Using a technology developed by Apple called Adaptive charging a microchip on the battery constantly communicates with the computer to determine the best way to charge his cell by adjusting the current up and down on a variety of conditions. Combined, these advances offer a significant improvement in battery life: more than three times the battery life for notebook typical – up to five years.

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Experience improved energy efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and amazing battery life, with 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, which features a super-fast 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and a large 3 MB of L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data and a larger L2 cache can help speed up system performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will provide better overall performance .)

The hafnium-infused circuitry – which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors – conserves even more energy, giving more time away from the wall outlet. With 3 MB shared L2 cache, data and instructions can be kept close to the two processor cores, greatly increasing performance and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. And, because the processor cores share the L2 cache, either can use the entire amount if the other appears to be inactive.

Video Processing & Output
The MacBook Pro has both graphics performance and long battery life through the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor, which offers an exceptional graphics experience every day up to a 5x performance boost. Power your way through the latest 3D games – including Call of Duty and Quake – and enjoy improved graphics performance with iWork ’09, iLife ’09, and everything you do in Mac OS X. Energy saving NVIDIA integrated graphics processor and also keeps you all day, up to 7 hours of battery life.

The MacBook Pro includes a new generation Mini DisplayPort, which provides a pure digital signal that can ‘drive up to a 30-inch widescreen display. The Mini DisplayPort is ultra-compact at just 10 percent the size of a full DVI connector, and is compatible with 24-inch Apple Cinema Display. Adapters are also available for using VGA, DVI / HDMI and Dual-Link DVI

Hard Drive and Memory
The 250 GB Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM), accelerate the pace with a higher speed transfer of data – similar to USB 2.0. The 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 RAM (two SO-DIMMs of 1024 MB), has an industry-leading speed of 1066 MHz, and the capacity of RAM can be increased to 8 GB.

Wireless Connectivity
The networking built-in wireless 802.11n provides up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g, but it is also compatible with 802.11a/b/g routers, enabling you to communicate with a wide variety of Wi – FI resources. It works seamlessly with the new AirPort Extreme with 802.11n. Using Bluetooth wireless technology to connect to your PDA or cell phone, synchronize addresses, or download pictures from your phone. You can also use a wireless headset for iChat audio chats and VoIP calls as well as quickly share files with a colleague.

Video Conferencing with Built-in iSight
Artfully placed on the glass display is an iSight camera, which allows for easy video conferencing as it allows you to take pictures of yourself and create video podcasts. Using the iChat AV application, video conferencing is integrated into your iChat list, in order to initiate a video conference is a breeze. iChat also lets you hold audio chats with up to 10 people and provides high quality audio compression and full-duplex sound so conversation can flow naturally. For video podcasting, you can record a short movie with the iSight camera, then use iWeb to create a video blog entry or post your GarageBand-recorded podcast.

Other features

* Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), one FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps), SD card slot
* Mini DisplayPort compatible with DVI, VGA and dual-link DVI connectors (all optional)
* Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the screen until the integrated and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
* 8x slot-loading SuperDrive with the following write speeds: 8x DVD ± R, 4x DVD ± R DL (dual layer), 4x DVD ± RW, 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW
* Built-in full-size, illuminated keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
* Internal omnidirectional microphone and built-in speakers
* Combined optical digital output / headphone with selectable analog audio line in (minijack)
* Slot for Kensington lock
* Measures 12.78 x 8.94 x 0.95 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 4.5 pounds (including battery)

Environmental
Apple has worked hard to eliminate many of the toxins, which are a common part of computer manufacturing. Apple engineers have removed most of the brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from printed circuit boards, internal cables, connectors, insulators, adhesives, and more MacBook Pro.

Because Apple makes both the hardware and software for the MacBook, are designed to work together to produce an intelligent product that uses less electricity. For example, to reduce energy consumption, the hard drive turns down automatically when idle. MacBook Air also decides which processor – CPU or GPU – is best suited to carry out a task efficiently. The LED-backlit display with the MacBook Pro is another factor that plays an important role in energy conservation, energy consumption 30 percent lower than traditional LCD. And the display is designed to reduce the brightness when you enter a dark room.

The MacBook Pro meets the stringent low power requirements set by the EPA, giving it ENERGY STAR certification. MacBook also meets the latest performance requirements of ENERGY STAR Version 5.0 specification for computers in July 2009 before its effective date.

The MacBook Pro has also received the highest rating of EPEAT Gold. The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT, evaluates the environmental impacts of a product in terms of how it can be recycled, how much energy you use and how it is designed and manufactured.

Pre-loaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife ’09
Every Mac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system, and iLife, Apple’s innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard is based on a decade of innovation and the success of OS X with hundreds of improvements, new technology base and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife iPhoto features, easily organize and manage photos, iMovie with powerful, easy to use new features like precision Editor, stabilization, advanced video and drag and drop, and GarageBand, which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar.

Software installed

* Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Snow Leopard (including Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
* ILife ’09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD)

What’s in the Box
MacBook Pro, Display cleaning cloth, 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, installation and repair, Printed and electronic documentation

Customer Reviews

By Nate “bigetan” (MD)

Well I must say that I’m glad did not buy the first iteration of the Apple MacBook 13-inch aluminum last year b / c they really understood the second time you upgrade to a MacBook Pro! Its nice to have that “each “stamp on a 13″ now! Apple has listened to their customers the addition of nearly everything we asked and more, and have managed to reduce the price! Thanks Apple!

CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR
- $ 100 less
- 13 “Aluminum MacBook MacBook Pro has become
- From 2.53 GHz to 2.4 GHz dual core
- 2GB to 4GB of RAM
- LED Display has a 60% color gamut greater than the previous model
- New advanced services built-in battery that lasts up to 7 hours vs 4hrs
- FireWire is back (after all the complaints of first model)
- SD card slot (replacing express card slot)
- New models now with iLife ’09
- Separate digital audio is gone
- New model uses the same port built-in microphone and headphones as the iPhone

PROS
- Finally, a reduction in price, with an update of performance! I knew that Apple could do. I was tired of paying for aesthetics and not performance.
- New Snow Leopard operating system comes pre-installed! The same ease of use, with performance much faster!
- Much better LCD screen! in line with the models pro … ancora lucido e ancora qualche bagliore, ma molto più bello!
- Backlit keyboard on all 13 “models now! (I really like this as can be controlled from bottom to top)
- The battery life is significantly better than last year. (I get about 6 hours w / regular than the 7 hours that is reported)
- The computer is designed really a beautiful head turner.
- ILife 09 is superb for images, movies and music. Really good software sells hardware.
- SD card slot accepts SDHC, which goes up to 32 GB and it works like a charm. (boot from SD card as well)

CONS
- External aluminum enclosure is not easily dent if dropped. (buy a soft case for this!)
- Power cord is short and does not reach the places that I want … must be sitting very close to the outlet.
- Battery can not be easily removed
- SD card sticks about halfway slot. sore eyes.
- Blu-ray option would have been nice, but understandable, given licensing rights. (blurays many provide digital copies that help)

Taking into consideration all the great improvements over last year with a nice price cut now I can really recommend this almost perfect Macbook Pro!

By Jeffrey Stanley (Wichita, KS United States)

This is my first Macintosh computer. My first four computers running Win 3.1, Windows 95, XP and Vista (from about 1995-present). I have a lot of time spent on each. The switch from Windows to Mac is not difficult, but can be a little ‘frustrating for a week or so. There are the features of Windows that you will, but they are largely overcome overall benefit, in my opinion.

I spent two weeks with this car now. If I had written this review after one day, I would have probably said that I regretted the move to Mac After obtaining the most skilled with the car and realizing how it works, I definitely recommend it to a friend.

This review will be a mix of my impressions of both the hardware and the Mac operating system from a point of view new Mac user.

The only difference between my car and the one on this page is the product that I ordered directly from Apple and upgrade the hard drive to 250 GB (160GB option base). I’m using 2GB of RAM and the processor low end.

My Mac OS impressions:

The biggest thing that I missed from Windows at first was the taskbar. Mac uses the dock “to replace the taskbar. The dock is a bit ‘like the Quick Launch bar in Windows scattered throughout the bar, with large icons. After using a Windows taskbar for the last 13 years, I lost the chance to see all open programs and switch between them with the taskbar. The dock is a dot under the icon for running programs, but nothing to separate from another program and folder icons. On the dock is not as useful for multitasking as the taskbar.

The saving grace that saves the Mac by about embarrassing switching while multitasking is called expose. Exposé is activated by a push of a button or with a multitouch gestures (four-finger swipe). Exhibit uses the entire screen to display all open windows and allow you to switch between them. E ‘as alt + tab on steroids. Have used the machine for a couple of weeks, I miss using the display when I use my Windows machine. How I hated the pelvis in a first moment, I give the advantage to the Mac for the management of multiple windows while multitasking.

The controls to open the windows are very different from MS-Windows. On the Mac, there is a downsizing, hide and minimize button, rather than maximize, minimize, restore and close. To close an application on a Mac you must use a menu command or keyboard. Mac button resize the type of works, how to restore / maximize, only it is a bit ‘more embarrassing. A commenter pointed out here that resizes the window to ideal without using the entire screen. I find myself resizing windows by dragging the corners more than I’ve ever done on a Windows machine. I really miss the ability to maximize, if for no other reason but to avoid distractions. The green button resize can be better on a monitor huge, but not on a 13 “notebook. When you minimize or hide an application on a Mac, is available only from the dock and is hidden to expose. I give the benefit of window size Windows management in this contest. The Windows system is simpler and more logical in my opinion. is not a deal-breaker, but I miss the Windows “window controls.” If you’re a frequent user of the F11 key during the Web browsing on Windows you kiss goodbye to that function. Neither Firefox nor Safari will go full screen.

Windows Explorer is “replaced” with an application called the Finder. Finder is a bit ‘as the Start menu and an Explorer window all rolled into one. Compared to earlier versions of Windows, finder is adequate, but the Vista Explorer is a bit ‘easier and more logical to use. I prefer the preview of Vista Mac coverflow I missed the “up folder” button. I found myself mostly using the view which puts the files, folders and applications in a view column for the navigation of the computer easier, and simply is not as elegant as Windows Vista. The lack of a maximize button has caused frustration in particular in the Finder because the Finder like being in a very small window, unless you drag the corners.

The Safari web browser is nice and fast and has a decent reputation for safety. I was switching back and forth between Safari and Firefox. Firefox crashed a few times and I like to be able to use multitouch gestures with Safari, so I’m leaning to make Safari my main web tool. Read RSS feeds, and the bookmarks bar in Safari are really well done. Browsers are so personal that it is difficult to recommend one above the other, but as a user of Firefox on Windows I think I have high standards and Safari has met or exceeded them.

I absolutely hate the iPhoto application. IPhoto does not allow you to view and organize photos into folders. Import your pictures and sorts them in turn based on time / date stamps on photos. This works well for personal vacation snapshots, but it is completely mixed the rest of my images. The folders are neatly organized for work projects, and web clippings fun stuff and adults were all mixed into one big confusion after I imported my collection of images. I ended up just deleting all of them and not using iPhoto at all. Right now I’m just using the Finder to browse my photos and preview application to view them. Work Light editing is not possible to implement the preview and I have not decided what to use for a basic editor, still photography. Vista’s photo app is rubbish, but is still greater than iPhoto, if you want to keep your photos organized using the system folders. I know people who love iPhoto. The question is whether you want the opportunity to organize your collection of yourself. If you have a big mess of photos, you’ll love iPhoto’s ability to organize events and via facial recognition.
Edited to add: You can organize your photos into “albums”, after you import them into iPhoto, but be prepared to spend lots of time to reorganize everything. Even after organizing into albums, the main screen library gives you views of your entire collection (maybe things you do not want everyone to see).

I have not used Garage Band or iMovie yet. I’ll update later when I have the chance.
Edited to add: I played with a little garage band ‘and is quite powerful. Allows you to import and export AAC and MP3 tracks and record sounds on multiple tracks. Very easy to use. The only other audio application I’ve ever used is the boldness and much prefer Garage Band. I have not used any of the music lessons offer yet, but plans to before.
I played with iMovie for a few minutes and it seems very nice and very intuitive. I really do not mind Windows Movie Maker, which is included in Vista. Do not consider myself a big jump from Win Movie Maker, but it is a nice app.

E-mail, calendar and address book apps are fundamental, but work very well. The application address will import the common file types easily. Synchronization with Yahoo out of the box. Contacts only sync with contacts from Google if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch.

Everyone has an opinion on iTunes. I am a big fan of it. It ‘just like the version of Windows runs only a little’ faster without the bug. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, the Windows-iTunes bug with time / date being wrong after the computer sleeps is not an issue on the Mac

Time Machine is about backing up your Mac and ‘surprising and very simple. I’m using an external drive connected to my Apple Airport wireless router as a backup disk. My hard wireless showed up on my desktop after I plugged in the router. Time machine external drive immediately noticed and went to work backing up my files (after asking permission, of course). Now my car is running all changes automatically every hour until I’m in range of my wireless access point. Time Machine is a great load off my mind. If I ever a drive failure or my computer is destroyed I have a backup of everything correct, without remembering my backup files. Vista will be set up according to a schedule, but lacks the ability to easily search through the backup of specific files. Time Machine is wonderful and do wireless backup effortless.

The utility disk Mac is almost as good as Vista and is easier to use. E ‘far higher than that of XP. I used to format the external drive my wireless router because the Mac could not read NTFS formatted (even if the computer is able to read NTFS drives via USB for some reason).

The graphics control software is a joy to use. When I plug my external monitor will immediately extend my desktop for the new monitor. Adjusting everything from resolution of rotation could not be easier.

Boot Camp is a utility that lets you create a partition and install Windows as a secondary system to boot (you need to own or purchase a single licensed copy of the disc, 32-bit Windows XP or Windows Vista). When you start the utility of boot camp, it gives you a choice between using 5 or 32 GB of space for the Windows partition. I learned the hard way that Windows XP SP3 is not suitable for 5GB. You need to give at least 32 GB (which left me almost exactly 200GB on my “250″ GB). Installing Windows using Boot Camp utility is very simple. Once you get Windows loaded your OSX install disc makes quick work of installing the drivers for all hardware components of the laptop. Too bad that Nvidia and HP are not so good at putting together the packet driver for Windows as easy as Apple. In order to boot into Windows, simply press the “Option” key during boot and lets you choose which operating system to run. Windows XP absolutely screams on this hardware.

By D. Rich (Atlanta, GA USA)

I just got my brand new 13.3 “MacBook Pro with the mail. I customized mine with 4GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive, but with the entry-level 2.26 GHz Intel processor. Unboxed I have before My mother and my sister, and both were oohing and aahing about how beautiful and thin it was. They also added a magnetic connector at the end of the power adapter that hooks the cord to the computer almost alone. I power the computer, went with the Leopard setup screens, and within minutes was recorded during startup inches, the sensor light on the gray screen and the keyboard light switch. Everything about this machine suggests clever design and engineering With great attention to every detail. It is very light, and since I’m using this for school, I am very happy with the size and form factor, including the charger. Moving from a big Dell, who sported a charger that could be used to bludgeon someone to death, the little white charger that is about the size of a portfolio is a breath of fresh air. This laptop is a pleasure to travel with.

There are things that this computer is missing? Yes, there’s Blu-Ray, which would have been nice, but for me it was not a deal-breaker. I suspect that the next-gen MBP will gradually rotating hard disks and solid state switch as standard and all have Blu-Ray. Until then, this notebook is little more than enough.

If I had to find a grip on this computer, there is really only one, and this is true for most of the products Apple-iPod, iPhone, and MBP’s I wish they would not coat portable products with textures that are so easy to zero. It is clear that after several months of armed men in this class, which is about to have some scratches on it. It seems a bit ‘a paradox that a society that puts so much value on aesthetics seems to only worry about how the product appears when you removed the original packaging. That said, this laptop feels very sturdy and, apart from normal wear marks, I fear that may fall apart, which is much more than I can say for my previous piece of plastic crap Dell.

From reading other reviews, people seem to be able to understand that this qualifies as an ultra-portable laptop. It is not simply going to have a coupling device for all types of flash cards and five USB hookups. They are people with severe lambasting Apple for the merger jack audio in / out ports in a single port? In fact, who gives a rat a $ $? This is a laptop, not a media center. If you are a person who promotes those things, then you are free to go out and buy the necessary adjustments, but I’d rather have a lightweight computer that can easily Tote around. If you want a laptop that is ready for any occasion, go and buy a replacement £ 8 Dell desktop, and have fun. I for one that people want a reason to complain or find something to complain about. The fact is that for the money, they are not going to find a laptop better than this. The cost is a bit ‘more than competing products PC, but I have owned Dell and HP, and I can tell you, you get what you pay for. If you use a laptop for at least a couple of hours a day, I think it’s worth a couple hundred more to get a truly high quality that makes you happy, and that is why I have updated the MBP .

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