| Apple MacBook Pro 15inch 2.53GHz/4GB/250GB/GeForce 9400M/SD |  | Brand: Apple
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: £1,299.00
Buy Used: £1,099.99
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Seller: shazley
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 9,891
Media: Electronics
Operating System: OS X
CPU Speed: 2.5
System Memory: 4
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 15
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 18.7 x 13.4 x 5.6
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MPN: MC118B/A
Model: MC118B/A
UPC: 885909315574
EAN: 0885909315574
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Love it January 10, 2010
Mr. O. Cifci (Time, Space)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've had a Macbook Pro 15inch (Late 2008) for 14 months and it stills works superbly! Beautiful design, great OS you really cough up serious money for serious computing experience. Some people may moan that for that price you could get 3 laptops from the likes of Acer, HP and all the rest. Sure, you could but you'd be missing out on nice extras. Even after 14 months I still get 4-5 hours (only internet browing/documents/etc) from the battery while all my friends get 1.5 hours from their 6 month old laptops (supposedly 4 hour battery). It's pretty, light, balanced, thin and doesn't overheat - You won't need a "cool mat" for this laptop. One of the main arguments against the Snow/Leopard OS is that you can't run programs that are on XP/Vista/7 machines but I don't see that as a big thing. Every application I need is available for the Mac and I don't have to worry about pesky applications that take up resources while doing nothing (iTunes doesn't count :D) Also, with iLife you get great applications that you are sure to use. And if you still miss Windows or Linux then you can Bootcamp (free) or install it via VMWare. One feature I haven't addressed is the backlight keyboard. I never knew I needed this before Apple made it possible (Seems true for all of Apple products) It helps a lot when everyone is sleeping and you need check your mail without switching on the light.
 wonderful laptop but buy something smaller AND a Cinema display instead December 12, 2009
Dr. K. Billen (UK)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Bought mine 5 months ago when I set up my business, where most of the time I work from home but I travel away every two weeks or so. I therefore wanted a good quality laptop that was robust, powerful, had excellent battery life and had a good enough screen to be useful for desktop work as well. Of course, it had to be a Mac as well. :-) Being an experienced user of both Windows and Mac, there was no question that I'd get an Apple. Of course, there is the potential for a client to insist on using a Windows environment, and time to time I expected to receive some kind of .exe file to look at, but all Macs these days can have Windows installed on them as well. After looking at the entire Mac range, and considering whether perhaps a combination of iMac and smaller laptop made more sense, I decided to go for the 15.4" MacBook Pro as the best all-round choice. I have not been disappointed by my purchase. I got excellent support and a small discount (I was buying it for business use) from my local Apple Store. This laptop has a powerful processor, fast RAM, a useful HDD, and an astounding battery life for such a machine (it can last an whole working day, depending of course on intensity of use). It runs Snow Leopard, so it does not crash, and boot-up and -down times are very quick (2x faster than the Windows7 partition on the same machine). The screen is excellent as well. I have found a few downsides: I'd have preferred a non-glossy screen if available (it isn't), with the lid down (e.g. when I am using it with a monitor) the bluetooth performance is very poor when the wifi connection is running flat-out, and it is perhaps a tad too big and heavy to be used on the move (e.g. on a train or aeroplane). And (for health reasons) I now use it at home with an excellent 24" Apple Cinema display, so the 15.4" screen is not so important any more. So, whilst this is an excellent machine that does what I originally wanted, in retrospect I should have bought the Cinema display and a 13.3" MacBook Pro with the same spec. instead from the beginning.
Macbook Pro December 8, 2009
William Lee
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
An absolute joy to use. Needs a bit of getting used to after years of Microsoft computers but no sweat. Looks good as well.
Excellent Laptop, where design, hardaware and software simply shine November 25, 2009
T. Roider
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Having owned an iBook G3, an iMac G5 (PPC) and a MacBook, I can say that the MacBook Pro is a gem. Its aluminium casing is both elegant and sturdy, having withstood everything down to the accidental drop. The mouse works fluidly and is extremelly reactive. The mix of RAM, graphics card, internal memory and overlaying OS make every task, from surfing, text generation, audio playback to video editing an absolute joy. No program lags or unexpectedly quits due to overload.
The latest iteration of Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) is stunning. I own the 'barebone' version, without extras like iLife or Final Cut and etc and it does everything I need, from listening to music, to doodling with homemade videos to writing. The last I do using the Text Edit software, as it does what I need: type text. On those occasions when I need something snazzier to beautify a piece of work or produce a worksheet I use the open-source NeoOffice, which works flawlessly on my computer.
The minimalistic desktop is aboslute quality. As I don't like clutter, I love how they did away with the Macintosh HD icon, replacing with an applications folder in the dock. And Spotlight is a lifesaver when I need to find something quickly within the mass of my files.
The only thing I'm not too keen on is Safari. Yes, it's fast, pretty and etc, but there's something about it that just irks. So I use Firefox. But, that's just me. Safari still beats many of the other browsers alternatives out there.
Using Windows at work, I'm happy to say that both operating systems are interoperable. I can transfer and edit text, sound, video and date files without issues. This means I do not need to compromise and can experience the best of both worlds.
Hooking up my MacBook Pro to my TV via mini-DVI makes for a wonderful IPTV settop-box, watching internet content on my telly. Moreoever, adding HW and SW from Elgato I can capture and record terrestrial telivision, which is great if you don't want to miss a show.
For all those users looking for a high-end laptop give the MacBook Pro a go. You won't be dissapointed.
Great Mac August 19, 2009
Mr. I. Watson
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
A first class product - you know what you're getting when you order a Mac. And the new Pro range are excellent. The computer is actually for my son, and he loves it, although we had a slight problem initially, with Mozilla Firefox not working properly, but the support line was very helpful and we got this fixed after a while. I would not have been too happy if I had to call the 0870 support number, but I phoned the London Apple shop, and you can access IT support from there on a landline number - shhhh, don't tell anyone that though. Mac's have a professional, robust feel, and the price on Amazon was great too. I might have given a 4 star because of the initial problem with internet access, but the computer is certainly worth a 5 star. Well done!
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