Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Review

Pocket-lint has a review of the Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch model up, and they like it, but did find a few flaws in the Apple design.

Finished in the lightweight aluminium chassis of previous G4 machines, the only difference is the inclusion of a 1.3MP iSight webcam above the screen. Weighing in at 2.5kg, it’s still a lightweight machine that is built to last and feels great in the hand but it’s no longer unique at this weight class, so we were expecting Apple to have shaved the weight a little.

More impressive are the little touches we’ve come to expect, such as the light-sensitive backlit keyboard and scrolling touchpad. Detecting ambient light levels, the keyboard adjusts the power of its back-lighting for ease of use in dark conditions.

In the end they give the MacBook Pro an eight out of ten, the two points taken off for having an average battery life and an average screen. From a company that strives to not be average, the MacBook and its Intel processor, just don’t “wow” people like the old Powerbook line did.

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