MacBook Pro Review

Ars Technica looks at the MacBook Pro, and while they give it a 7.5 (rounded up to an eight), I am still not one hundred percent sold on the machine. I think it is great that they switched to Intel processors, but I still find the price premium on the machine because it is an Apple, a little high.

Because of some of the oddball behavior I experienced with this machine, however, I’m hesitant to be as glowing about the MacBook Pro as I could potentially be. The alarming beep upon a random boot after installing the RAM still has yet to come back, which is definitely a good thing, but I can’t bring myself to forget about it just yet—the same goes for the low brightness screen flicker.

I feel that the MagSafe power connector is an absolutely ingenious idea that could use a little more refinement, given my experiences with it. Sure, it holds better than white on rice when attempting to pull it straight out, but what about, say, the entire rest of your daily life which is not so predictable and controlled? I already find myself now making special concessions in my laptop-using habits to try to ensure that the MagSafe is less at risk of being popped out by something unexpected, such as the mere existance of my own limbs or wandering-by, but ultimately harmless pets.

My favorite part of the review is when they go over the experiences with the new MagSafe power connector. It is summarized above, but it is suffice to say, if you are a mover and a shaker, the power cord is not going to stay connected.

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