Why I buy this one ?
- 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4 MB shared L2 cache
- 2 GB RAM (two SO-DIMM) 677 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) 160 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive slot load 8x Super Drive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- 1 FireWire 800 port, 1 FireWire 400 port, 3 USB 2.0 ports, ExpressCard/34 slot, DVI output with support for (requires adapter included sold separately), combined optical digital/analog line in, combined optical digital/headphone out
- Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit); built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11g); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
- 17-inch, non-glossy widescreen display, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor, dual-link DVI support, 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM

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What our customer's say!

"A great buy!", Am I ever glad I purchased this Macbook Pro from the Macbook Pro series. I was pretty well pleased, right off the bat. My main input is the speed of this baby & the Core 2 Duo makes everything run efficiently. no crashes. Beautiful display, a cinch to use and runs all good Multimedia programs well. You may have to upgrade to a 200GB drive. The only problem I would flaw with consideration of the higher Mac price is battery life.. it does lag a tiny bit. Other than that it uses energy efficiently, is great, and runs that wonderous Leopard OS amazing.

"The best portable on the market", I've owned 11 Macs over the last 7 years, most of which I bought for family members. 4 of them have been my primary computers. During this time I've also used several Windows based PCs, as I work in a Windows only business. It is great to have a Mac that also does the work stuff. I haven't yet been able to find anything I don't like about this notebook, which is something I cannot say for any other computer I've ever owned (Mac included).

Here are the biggest pluses I can think of at the moment:
-Beautiful 17" widescreen with a resolution that is perfect for the size
-Leopard OS is simply beautiful and the easiest OS to use in the universe
-Plenty of Hard Drive space
-Plenty of RAM
-Fast processor, good video card
-802.11a/b/g/n
-HUGE trackpad (great for photo editing or network engineering layouts)
-Backlit keyboard makes typing in the dark a pleasure
-Less than one inch thin
-iSight built-in is perfect for my travels ... I can always see my wife and son (my wife has a MBP 15")
-Office 2008 is every bit as good as Office 2007 for Windows
-Spotlight, spotlight, spotlight! If you don't know what this is, Google it! :)
-Expose
-iWork 08 is nearly a replacement for Office 2008
-Scrolling built-in to trackpad

That's about it for now. I hope this has been helpful. This is the most perfect notebook I've used to date.

"Item received other than ordered", The Apple MacBook Pro was advertised as refurbished and with Microsoft Office. It did not contain Microsoft Office and had to be taken to an Apple service center to be repaired. I returned it for credit two weeks ago and have not heard from Amazon.

"Great Service and Item", Very Good Quality and I love the mac. Much better than a PC. Great item and service.

"dangerous", This system is dangerous - you could start enjoying computing so much that you forget you are working. The attention to little details adds up to more than the sum of its parts. The keyboard is quiet, lights up, and feels good to use. The battery meter tells the truth and gives time remaining or left to charge, not some vague percentage. The system is not plagued by constant viruses and spyware. You can focus on getting your work done without the stressed out feeling of constantly battling your system or fearing that something will randomly blow up on you. While it takes some getting used to, the power user will discover that everything they need is there and they do not need to buy 10 other products to get the job done (all of which introduce performance and other problems). The bottom line is - at $200 a pop for a complete and stable OS on 5 systems, or $600 for unlimited server licenses, you save money on maintenance, filling in capability gaps, and grief counseling that you would spend on a PC. Parallels really does an excellent job running Windows if you need it. Unix is right there under the hood with robust, stable, well thought-out capabilities that do not compromise security or performance. You will enjoy it. Buy it. It isn't perfect, but you will appreciate the genuine quality and be glad you did.

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"Fan-flipping-tastic!", I've worked with both PCs and Macs professionally, but this is my first Mac for personal use. The quality, speed, clarity, design, hardware - well, simply everything - is phenomenal. All the benefits of a Mac, plus the benefits of a Windows system thanks to Parallels Desktop. All my PC software works on my Mac - how convenient (and fiscally smart) is that? This is far and away the best decision I've made regarding home computers, and that's saying a lot as we've had them in our home for 20+ years now! Happy, happy, happy.

"Born again Mac user", I strayed from the path for a number of years and suffered the Windows consequences. What can I say? I wanted to be compatible. This computer brought me back into the fold. With it and the underlying Intel processor, you can be compatible when you need to be, which these days isn't often. The web has brought us all together. This computer is fast, quiet, has a great display and lots of extras that only Apple delivers, like:
- The magnetic power cord that prevents you from pulling your computer off your desk, table, or tray table.
- The DVI connector that allows you to use your flat panel monitor at full resolution as an extension of the built-in display.
- A backlit keyboard that helps you see the keys in dim light.
- A built-in camera that let's you take pictures of yourself for web sites, passports, etc.
- The ability to create PDFs from almost any file without buying Acrobat Pro.
- Built-in address book, email, calendar, web site builder, music simulator, movie editor, etc.
- And more that I've forgotten.
In fairness, I did have a problem with this computer - bad memory - that caused me to take it for an overnight stay at my local Mac shop. Since then, it's performed flawlessly. Why get the Pro instead of the MacBook? Bigger display, accepts more memory, metal case, magnetic power cord. This is the best computer I've ever had and I suspect it will be that for you, too. Once you join the Mac crowd, you'll wonder why you suffered for so long...

"Be sure to knock first", I thought Martin was the only one and then I met Mac, my MacBook Pro. This is my first-ever computer. Yes, I have roamed with the dinosaurs and rubbed sticks together for fire until now. Mac is the first thing I think about in the morning and the last at night. My world has opened to locales I never knew could be so easy to access. Martin is a long time PC fan. Poor boy..doesn't know what he's missing. I'm still learning all the in and outs, but I've got the internet, iTunes, and creating my homepage down to an art. Next is webcaming to Martin in Tasmania. I can't wait. Thanks Mac!!

"Great Laptop. Well made. Great features!", I just received my new Macbook pro 15" last week and I am nothing but impressed. The finish on it is amazing and It looks spectacular all around
here are some key points that I really enjoy or dislike

Pros
-Looks Great
-Battery life is the best out of any notebook I have and the battery remaining time is pretty accurate.
-Built in eyesight is very fun and clever.
- I love how light it is
-I can go on but this will be a very long list


Cons
-My biggest peeve about this whole transaction was that Amazon shipped the item via UPS which wasn't a problem to me. But when I received the package it looked like they kicked my $2,500 computer around. Now this probably is not Amazons fault, but i called anyway to let them know and they couldn't care less. Overall, I would probably NOT buy from amazon ever again.

-The screen could be just a tad brighter

"First time Mac user", As usual the service from Amazon is perfect. I am very impressed with the Mac system and find it far more efficient than using Windows...pity I took so long to make up my mind..Tiger X is leagues ahead of Windows in terms of features and simplicity...