Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop review I just got my brand new 13.3" Macbook Pro in the mail. I customized mine with 4GB of RAM and a 250 GB drive, but with the entry-level 2.26 GHz Intel processor. I unboxed it in front of my ma and sister, and they were both oohing and aahing about how beautiful and thin it was. They also liked the magnetic connector on the end of the power adapter that snaps
the power twine into the PC nearly by itself. I powered the PC up, went thru the Leopard setup screens, and inside mins was logged on. While starting, the light sensor powered on, the screen dimmed, and the keyboard lit-up mechanically. Everything about this computer suggests ingenious design and engineering, with great attention to every detail. It is awfully light, and since I'm using this for faculty, I'm quite happy with the size and form factor, particularly the charger. Switching from a large Dell that sported a charger that might be used to shillelagh someone to death, the little white charger that is about the size of a wallet is a breath of clean air. This laptop will be a pleasure to travel with. Are there things this computer lacks? Yes, there's no Blu-Ray player, which would be nice, except for me was not a deal-breaker. I think the next-gen MBP's will phase out the rotary hard drives and switch to solid state as the standard, and will all have Blu-Ray players. Until that time, this tiny laptop is more than acceptable. If I had to come up with a gripe about this computer, there's actually only one- and this is true for the majority of Apple's products- the iPod, iPhone, and MBP's- I'm wishing that they would not coat transportable products with textures that are so simple to scratch. It is clear that after some months of toting this to class, it is going to have some scuffs on it. It appears like a bit of an ambiguity that a company that puts so much price on aesthetics appears only to care about the way in which the product looks when it is taken out of the first packaging. That said, this portable feels intensely robust, and except for standard wear and tear marks, I am not fearful that it'll fall apart, which is a ton more than I will say for my previous piece of crap plastic Dell. In reading other reviews, folk appear to be unable to understand that this qualifies as a ultraportable computer. It is just not going to have a peripheral hookup for every type of flash card and 5 USB hookups. Are folk significant with lambasting Apple for merging the audio jack in / out ports into one single port? Truly, who gives a rat's a$$? This is a transportable computer, not a media center. If you are a user who favors those things, then you're free to go out and purchase the necessary adapters, but i would rather have a light-weight computer that I can simply tote around. If you need a laptop that's prepared for any occasion, go buy a 8 lb. Dell desktop replacement, and have fun. I for one think folk just desire a real incentive to whinge or find something to whinge about. The fact is that for the cash, you are not going to get a better laptop than this one. It costs a bit more than competing computer products, but I have owned Dell's and HP's, and I will tell you, you get what you pay for. If you use your laptop for at least a couple of hours per day, I suspect it is worth a pair hundred extra to get a very high quality product that makes you satisfied, and that is why I upgraded to the MBP.To your MBP goto Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop review
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