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Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Model: MB134LL/A
SKU: 8764447
UPC: 885909174959
Surf the Web for streaming media and stay on top of multitasking with the power of this laptop's Intel® Core2 Duo processor and built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless LAN. The double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW drive lets you watch DVD movies on the 15.4" widescreen. Take a product tour.
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Customer Reviews for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Review 1 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Posted by: franklyann
from San Antonio, TX
on 07/09/2008
What's great about it: easiest computer I've ever used.
What's not so great: can't find any yet
I just switched after always using a PC. Never have I used a mac but the commercials had me curious. I played with it at the store. Best Buy has a Mac guy there to answer any questions. He sold me on it and I'm so glad he did. This is the most fun I've had with a computer. Even my 8 yr old, who has never used a mac, found it easier to use. Now she likes it better than our PC desktop!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
More Than Satisfactory
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: vhull
from Hudson, NY
on 11/08/2008
My Dell Inspiron E1505 died recently after a long hard struggle to function properly for the past year and I found myself searching for a replacement. I chose this MBP to be it's successor. I was very skeptical - I had not had any experience with Macs in the past, but I couldn't stand the thought of using a computer that has Vista on it. When I got home and turned it on I was immediately impressed by the graphics of the start up. They are extremely clear and there was no glare on the screen at all. It took me a few minutes to figure out the most basic of functions (how to close a window, of all things) but I'd say within an hour I was operating with considerable ease.
I like how the program bar across the top operates as the bar for all programs. It's only a slight nuisance to have to click off it to get it to the default, and really then it's not really a bother once you realize that. The program dock at the bottom really is handy - it pops up and vanishes if you prefer to maximize the screen space.
My favorite feature is the Finder. It's a very easy to use directory. Moving documents from a main folder to a sub folder is bothersome for having to go folder by folder (unless I haven't discovered how to do so yet). I don't like not having MS Office, and I am having difficulties with the Crossover program at this point in time but that's no fault of the Mac.
A slight bother is the shortness of the power cord, and the fact that it is magnetic. If you bump it just right it comes unplugged, but the battery life is great in case you don't notice. Another issue is the lack of a right touchpad button. Having to click Ctrl or Command is rather tedious.
The light up keyboard is cool to look at, and overall the laptop is very sleek and clean looking. Very classy. It is much slimmer than my Inspiron, and not very heavy. It doesn't get very hot either, which is a plus.
My biggest concern was gaming. I do a fair amount of gaming (particularly WoW) and I intend to study it - and I wanted a laptop that would be able to handle what I need it to do (something that my Inspiron was far from satisfactory in). It runs WoW BEAUTIFULLY and the great graphics of this laptop make playing even more of a pleasure than before. Everything is very clear. The lack of a right click issue is big here - no right click to loot, attack, etc. That is my only peeve with gaming thus far.
Finding programs to run on Mac is slightly tedious, as a lot is very Windows oriented - particularly since I am having issues with Crossover (again, not the Mac's fault)
I think that this is a great laptop for someone who has strong previous experience with computers, particularly is they are switching from Windows and just starting on Mac. How someone with little experience will fare, I'm honestly not certain. But for someone seasoned and looking at the other side, the grass is greener over here.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Best laptop available.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: LASCHILL
from Pittsburgh, PA
on 11/07/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: design, Operating System, fast everything (programs/startup, etc)
What's not so great: not cheap... until now. BUY IT. RIDICULOUS DEAL!! normally $2500.
Easily the sexiest laptop on the market. Can't you tell from all the TV & print placement? Its everywhere. Upgraded to 4GB ram. This thing screams. Programs open as fast as you can snap your fingers. LED backlight on matte screen produces unbelievable color. ALWAYS HATED TRACKPAD... NOT THIS ONE!! Surfing the web is effortless. No need for a mouse with the trackpad "gestures." OS X Leopard compliments the hardware in this piece of art very well. No constant errors, long load times, freezes, program shutdowns... and there is tons of animation. Windows on 99% of PCs could never handle it. It would lock up immediately. Truly the Mercedes of laptops. Probably overkill on video ram for an everyday user, but well worth the money. Absolute blast to use. Thank you for freeing me from the frustrations of Windows!!!!!! BUY IT NOW WHILE ON CLEARANCE! BEST VALUE YOU WILL FIND!! PERIOD!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Best Decision By Far
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Udel06
from New Jersey
on 11/05/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Graphics, Sleek Design
What's not so great: Yet to find one!
In purchasing my new laptop, I had a few concerns on my mind:
1) I have only had PC desktops in the past
2) Price, Price, Price!
1) I have only had PC desktops in the past
2) Price, Price, Price!
Best Buy employees were very helpful in finding me the perfect laptop. I am in love with the visual, sound, and graphics of the Macbook and couldn't be happier! Although I was concerned about switching to a Mac, I have found the transition easy and painless. I was also happy to find that I can use many of the Microsoft Office programs on my Mac through the program "Microsoft: Mac 2008 Home & Student Edition." I plan on recommending this for all my friends and family.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
So easy!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Elmo3000
from Bel Air, MD
on 11/01/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
4.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: So easy to use.... straight from the box
What's not so great: Wish I had gone for the better screen
After being brought up only having ever used a PC, moving to a MAC was rather uncomfortable. However, my peers kept pushing and telling me how little you need to know to be able to use an Apple product.
After buying the product, I took it home, opened the box and charged the unit while working on set up. Setup was straight forward with the Mac doing most of the work for me. I followed the simple instructions and before I knew it, I was up and running and connected to my wireless network. I have been using this for about 6 months now and have yet to find anything difficult!! LOVE THIS.
After buying the product, I took it home, opened the box and charged the unit while working on set up. Setup was straight forward with the Mac doing most of the work for me. I followed the simple instructions and before I knew it, I was up and running and connected to my wireless network. I have been using this for about 6 months now and have yet to find anything difficult!! LOVE THIS.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Best computer i've ever owned
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: StacyD
from Lubbock, TX
on 10/28/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Apple's OS is just the best
This computer is wonderful! I have had it for about 2 months and i've enjoyed it so much. The OS is amazing, they did so good with Leopard. The screen on it is amazing and vibrant! I won't be going back to a PC.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Awesome Laptop!!!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: crash08
from Ohio
on 10/27/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Incredibly easy to use, and really fast!!
What's not so great: none!
I purchased this laptop about 4 months ago and have not had a single problem with it yet. Its still extremely fast and the battery life is awesome!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Amazing Computer!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Lou210
from Brooklyn, NY
on 10/25/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Lack of Windows
This is the most amazing laptop ive ever had! It is so easy to use and I absolutely love my macbook pro! Never have I had a problem with it. The only thing that can get annoying is if you are a big Windows user. Sometimes you have to download files that are only Windows compatible. You can do this on macbook but with another program, but that can get annoying if you use windows alot. Since I do not, I have nothing but good things to say about this! Amazingly fast, crystal clear display, and many cool features!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Best thing I ever did
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Shoemann
on 10/21/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Nearly Virus Free, Smooth, beautiful
What's not so great: None
Apple laptops are amazing.
It worked from the first time I opened it
And was all charged and ready to go
It worked from the first time I opened it
And was all charged and ready to go
And of course with every Apple Product,
It just works!
It just works!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Absolutely worth it!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: foranda
from Blue Springs, MO
on 10/12/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Speedy, easy to use, great display
What's not so great: Some software not mac friendly
100% worth the price you pay...we use ours for every day use, business, recording music...everything! Faster than anything I've ever used....my work computer frustrates me now because the speed is so much slower than the Macbook Pro. FANTASTIC PRODUCT!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Full Fledged Portable
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: macguru
on 10/05/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
4.0
Performance
4.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Fast, Beautiful, Mac OS X
What's not so great: Gets very hot
A beautiful full-blown computer in a thin attractive case. it does not get any better. It does get very hot, though.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Love it!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Macaoke
from Tucson, AZ
on 09/28/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Simple to use; easy start-up
What's not so great: Download a couple of things for complete compatibility.
Unbelievable! Am enjoying making my own songs on Garage Band. Have completed a hard cover book using iPhoto. Purchased iWork for document compatibility and MobileMe service to sync my iPhone calendar and contacts remotely. Can share files with friends and family with ease, even the large ones, using MobileMe and the easy maneuvering of the Mac. Well done! Strongly recommend it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Great Laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Screen size, speed
What's not so great: pricy
It is just an amazing laptop. It is incredible thin (1 inch) for the power it packs. With a longer battery life than the macbook this computer is something to save for. With 2.4 ghz and fairly large hard drive for a laptop it is overall a geat buy. It also has a good graphics card.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
An Amazing Laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Darby
on 09/15/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: It allows me to do graphics work in a portable computer.
What's not so great: None, It is the most perfect laptop I have owned.
Yes, the price may seem high compared to lesser machines in the Windows side but when you compare similar specs you can't beat the Mac. I love that I can when needed run Windows aps and that the multitouch pad is so easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Sleek
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: linuxboy2005
from Miami, Fl
on 09/15/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Elegant design and superior performance
What's not so great: Price at first, but after using it I feel it's worth the price of admission
I've been a pc user for years and years, always telling anyone that raved about mac that it was just another OS etc etc. I've always wanted to try one out but never did. I recently bought a top of the line HP CTO laptop with 4gb ram 2.6ghz dual core, Vista64 Ultimate.. the works. The laptop showed up and the wifi was toast, just plain didn't work. The deal breaker was how slow this top of the line laptop ran.. I have an old compaq pent4 3ghz running xp and it smoked the new HP. Anyway I returned the HP and decided to try out a macbook pro. I loaded up vmfusion and threw tinyxp on it... I am truly impressed. It runs XP awesome and isn't loaded with a ton of useless software that you spend hours uninstalling like every pc nowadays. I'm sure part of my displeasure with the hp laptop was vista64, I have a desktop running vista32 ultimate just fine (a little slow compared to XP but acceptable). I am really impressed with Leopard and my macbook pro boots in 30sec and shutdown in 4.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
AWESOME
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: 1tolovemac
from Indiana
on 09/11/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: None
The easiest computer to use. Like Apple says everything just works!, right out of the box. Best display I have ever scene on a laptop, excellent 802.11N wireless card, Love the MagSafe power adapter, back light keyboard is awesome for typing in the dark. Great battery life. love the multi-touch track pad. BlueTooth, Built-in WAHOO! Great sound quality. Easy to keep clean and the aluminum casing hides scratches great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Great Lap-top
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: To many too list.
What's not so great: Battery life
This Is a great laptop It has many nice features,Graphics,Speed. and Is easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
Not What I Expected
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Customsounds
from California
on 07/28/2008
What's great about it: Usability, Battery Life, Lite Keyboard, Quality of build
What's not so great: only 3 USB Ports
I have always been a PC guy, every year i get a new top of the line pc. This year i decided to go with a MacBook Pro. Through using it for a month, i wont buy a pc again. The craftsmanship, the material they use to build these is top notch. Bootcamp is a program that comes with it. It allows you to install a windows os and fixes all drivers to work with windows. You can pick which operating system to run (one at a time). This computer on Windows Vista got scored as follows on the system performance test:
(1.0 is the lowest, 5.9 is the best you can get)
Processors - 5.4, RAM - 5.9, Gaming Graphics - 5.9, 3D desktop graphics - 5.4, Hard drive - 5.3
These are some hard to beat scores on a laptop, even one that is only 1" thick.
(1.0 is the lowest, 5.9 is the best you can get)
Processors - 5.4, RAM - 5.9, Gaming Graphics - 5.9, 3D desktop graphics - 5.4, Hard drive - 5.3
These are some hard to beat scores on a laptop, even one that is only 1" thick.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 19 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
apple knocks it out of the park again
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: needsamac01
on 07/24/2008
this is the best macbook made! its fast, compact, and has great graphics! it is the coolest laptop ever!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for Apple® MacBook® Pro with 15.4" Display
BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND GRAPHIC COMPUTER
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: dtek
from Pembroke Pines, Florida
on 07/24/2008
What's great about it: EASY TO USE
What's not so great: NEED TO SAVE YOUR MONEY
BEST ALL AORUND COMPUTER ESPECIALLY FOR MULTI MEDIA APPLICATIONI SUCH AS MUSIC AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
THE MACBOOK PRO IS FOR SERIOUS USERS AND FOR CASUAL USERS AS WELL
THE BEST COMPUTER OUT BY FAR
THE MACBOOK PRO IS FOR SERIOUS USERS AND FOR CASUAL USERS AS WELL
THE BEST COMPUTER OUT BY FAR
I would recommend this to a friend!
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