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8.4
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CNET Mar 4, 2008

A solid, if predictable, upgrade to the MacBook Pro line, but noteworthy for stealing the MacBook Air's best feature--expanded gesture controls for the touch pad.

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9.0
PatrickPater

Yes, Mac has bee drowned with FULL glass (300ml) of tea (with sugar :) ). I'm NOT talking here about just a splash. Boy, tea was purring from every single whole in the case. If you wanted to do that on purpose - I doubt that you'd be able to fit so much liquid into it. First reaction:...

10
MacTexan

After six weeks with my new MacBook Pro I am as enthusiastic about recommending it today as I was the first week I owned it. This beast isn’t for everyone and sometimes even I (a completely butched-up Texian type guy) wish it were just a tad more portable, but if you need a laptop capable of...

10
jdwusami

Part of my rating stems from just how great OS X Leopard is. As someone who was anti Apple Pre iPhone who had never used an iPod I will say that OS X is much better then Windows Vista in every aspect other then playing video games which can be remedied by putting Windows 7 on my mac via bootcamp...

7.0
ihatemyuserid

This is a great device for a desktop replacement, but that isn't why I have it. Its supposed to be my portable development machine. I guess I am trying not to ding this device's score up too much for its size, but I am not a fan of these huge laptops. The processor is fine and the display is...

8.0
brett

I have had my MacBook Pro for about a year. The graphics card takes a beating daily with CAD, Revit, VRay, Photoshop and the like and it's still holding up. It's an NVidia 8600m gt so it is going to fail but it hasn't yet. I did have my SuperDrive fail on me while I was in...

10
GeekOfComedy

This Laptop Computer is fantastic, the best computer I've ever owned. A 17 Screen with a nice 16:10 aspect ratio provides some vertical real estate, Great computer. At 6.8 Pounds I do take it with me some places even the city. Gaming on it is great not the best obviously but unlike other...

10
wyseguy79

Ever since I switched from my PC to my MacBook Pro for development and graphics, I have noticed that my work is getting done faster. Granted there are a few quirks that I had to adjust to from switching from a PC, but all in all, I am glad to have made the switch and enjoy doing work day-to-day...

9.0
CireDark

I originally decided to pick up a Mac machine shortly after BootCamp was announced. My wife was a huge Mac devotee and I had some extra cash to throw around at the time, so I decided I'd pick up a notebook and throw Windows XP on it. I opted for the 17in model because I planned on using it...

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