Apple MacBook Pro 15.4 inch (i7 2.66 GHz) Laptop Reviews, Comments, Price, Specification

Aluminum unibody enclosure, advanced longer-lasting battery, brilliant LED-backlit display. MacBook Pro has been precision engineered down to the smallest detail.

Precision aluminum. The new gold standard.

Carved from a single block of aluminum, the MacBook Pro is a true engineering achievement. Its patented unibody enclosure is the product of precise machining. From the thumbscoop to the now-you-see-it-now-you-dont sleep indicator, no detail is unaccounted for. The end result is a notebook thats not only breakthrough, but thin, light, polished, and refined. The unibody also makes MacBook Pro more durable than ever. So you can throw it in your briefcase or messenger bag and pull it out at an airport, at school, at the office, or on location without a second thought.

The longest-lasting Mac notebook battery ever.

The new energy-efficient architecture in every MacBook Pro, along with automatic graphics switching in the 15- and 17-inch models, gives you dramatically longer battery life. On a single charge, the battery in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro lasts up to 10 hours (8 to 9 hours on the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro). And youll get up to 1000 full charge and discharge cycles thats nearly three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries. Advanced chemistry and Adaptive Charging allow the battery to maintain charging capabilities longer and determine the optimal way to charge the batterys cells. Because the battery lasts up to five years, MacBook Pro uses just one battery in the same time a typical notebook uses three. That makes for less waste. And that, in turn, makes for one environmentally friendly battery.

Powerful graphics, two ways.

MacBook Pro gives you more options for high-performance graphics, starting with the new NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics processor in the 13-inch model. Its up to 80 percent faster than the previous generation andis even more energy-efficientfor everyday tasks like writing email and surfing the web.

The new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro models give you even more power for graphics-intensive 3D games and pro applications, and longer battery life for everyday tasks like checking email or surfing the web. Depending on which application youre running, these models automatically switch between the blazingly fast discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M processor and power-efficient integrated Intel HD Graphics. So you dont have to compromise performance for battery life and vice versa.

 

A display of brilliance.

Every MacBook Pro has a pristine LED-backlit display with wide-angle viewing and a color gamut usually seen only on a desktop display. So whether youre watching a movie or making one, youve got the perfect canvas. The ultrathin, seamless glass enclosure makes the display strong and durable. And because its power efficient and free of mercury and arsenic, this display is greener than ever. Ready for something even more brilliant? The 15-inch model is now available with a high-resolution 1680-by-1050 glossy or antiglare screen that gives you 36 percent more pixels.

 

Even the keyboard is advanced.

The rigid aluminum keyboard webbing has been cut precisely to hold the keys. And the keys are curved to perfectly fit fingers. The result? Pure typing bliss. The keyboard is also illuminated, so when youre in low-light settings, such as airplanes or conference rooms, you can always see what youre typing.

It all just clicks.

The first thing you might notice or not notice about the MacBook Pro trackpad is the button. The entire trackpad is the button, so you can click anywhere. Without a separate button, the spacious trackpad gives your hands plenty of room to move on the large, silky glass surface. Use two fingers to scroll smoothly up and down a page with inertial scrolling. Pinch to zoom in and out. Rotate an image with your fingertips. Swipe with three fingers to flip through your photo libraries. Swipe with four fingers to show your desktop, view all open windows, or switch applications. If youre coming from a right-click world, you can right-click with two fingers or configure a right-click area on the trackpad. The more you use the Multi-Touch trackpad, the more youll wonder what you ever did without it.

Everything fits.

Each MacBook Pro comes standard with a large hard drive offering up to 500GB of storage capacity, so theres plenty of room for your photo libraries, video projects, and files. Or, for enhanced durability, you can order a solid-state drive with no moving parts. Choose 128GB, 256GB, or even 512GB. MacBook Pro also features ample high-speed 1066MHz DDR3 memory, with support for up to 8GB of RAM, so you can run more applications at once and quickly access your data and media.

Nothing but speed. And more speed.

The MacBook Pro lineup starts with advanced Intel Core 2 Duo processors running at up to 2.66GHz. And things only get faster from there. The 15- and 17-inch models now feature the latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors the fastest dual-core processors on the market which reach Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.33GHz. With up to 4MB of shared L2 or L3 cache, MacBook Pro runs applications up to 50 percent faster than before.

• 13-inch
• 15-inch
• 17-inch

Ports with possibilities.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is iPod, iPhone, digital camera, and external hard drive ready. If it has a cable, theres a place for it. Youll find two USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire 800 port for connecting faster peripherals.

Mini DisplayPort.

The Mini DisplayPort delivers a pure digital connection to external displays even large 30-inch displays quickly and easily. It gives you plug-and-play performance with the Apple LED Cinema Display and supports VGA and DVI, as well as the latest multimedia standards such as DisplayPort and HDMI.

 

From camera to computer.
In an instant.

Transfer your photos and videos to and from your MacBook Pro just as fast as youre able to take them. Built into the 13-inch MacBook Pro is an SD card slot, so you can edit and share your photos and digital video on the spot.

Your studio to go.

With the latest 802.11n wireless technology built into MacBook Pro, youre always seamlessly and effortlessly connected to the wireless world out there, at home, and at work.⁷ MacBook Pro automatically finds available networks and allows you to join them with just one click. Bluetooth wireless technology is also built in, so brilliant accessories can become your wireless accomplices. With a built-in battery that lasts longer than ever before, you can do everything you need to do, where you need to do it.

 

Burn DVDs superfast.

After editing and applying the finishing touches to your home movie masterpiece in iMovie and iDVD, use the ultrafast 8x SuperDrive on your MacBook Pro to burn it to DVD. And because the SuperDrive also writes to double-layer discs (DVDs with nearly 9GB of space), its great for backing up data.

Be everywhere at once.

Cleverly integrated almost hidden at the top of the MacBook Pro display is an iSight camera. Use it with iChat, and you can be anywhere without actually being there. Video chat with up to three of your friends, share a video with a colleague, or present to a client. Use iSight with Photo Booth for fun photo effects. And theres no need to waste valuable primping time installing software or configuring the camera. Like everything Mac, iSight just works.

 

Operating System	Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Processor Type	Intel Core i7 Processor
Processor Speed	2.66 GHz
Processor L2 Cache	4 MB
Processor Model	Info n/a
RAM Capacity	4 GB
RAM Type	DDR3
RAM Slots	2
Hard Disk Capacity	500 GB
HDD RPM	5400
HDD Interface	ATA
Chipset	Info n/a
Screen Size	15.4 inch
Screen Type	LED
Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GT 330M
Video Memory	512 MB
Optical Drive	DVD Super Multi
Bluetooth	Yes
Webcam	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Infrared	No
Remote Control	No
HDMI	No
Fingerprint Reader	No
Fax/ Modem	No
Ethernet Card	10/100/1000
Battery Cells	Info N/A
Dimension	0.95 x 14.35 x 9.82 inches
Weight	2.54 kg