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Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

$1,164.00 Est. at Amazon

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if it plays video, the unit will start to get warm.
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the original 15" pro was starting at the price of $1999, but they dropped it by $300 making it $1699.
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when my ibook g3 started to break under the weight of web 2.0, i did some comparison shopping for a new laptop.
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starts up fast, feels nice, looks good, responds well, works perfectly; such a different experience from windows pc.
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finder is kind of like the start menu and an explorer window all rolled up into one.

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Positives: Powerful, Great Portability, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 13.3 in.

2 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for ART

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

$1,455.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
when my ibook g3 started to break under the weight of web 2.0, i did some comparison shopping for a new laptop.
from www.amazon.com
if it plays video, the unit will start to get warm.
from www.amazon.com
the original 15" pro was starting at the price of $1999, but they dropped it by $300 making it $1699.
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while starting up, the light sensor powered on, the screen dimmed, and the keyboard lit-up automatically.
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starts up fast, feels nice, looks good, responds well, works perfectly; such a different experience from windows pc.

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Positives: Powerful, Good Portability, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 13.3 in.

3 RECOMMENDED by 18 people for ART

Intel MB466LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,500.00 Est. at Amazon

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there are no holdups at all and the laptop doesn't get hot by just browsing the internet (you guessed it, the dell laptop got hot just after starting it and use it moderately for 5 minutes).
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it powers up and down so fast that i'm going through caffeine withdrawels (as i used to brew a cup of coffee whenever i started or shut down my previous hp pc laptop.) i love the crisp, bright
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i upgraded to a new vista laptop last year, and have been unhappy and frustrated with it from the start.
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as other reviewers have stated, it's taken me a while to get used to the trackpad also and i'll admit to just ignoring the many features before finally starting to use it as designed.
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i had been using a sony vaio with vista for about a year before it started giving me guff.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

4 RECOMMENDED by 18 people for ART

Apple MacBook MB467LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,195.00 Est. at Amazon

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i upgraded to a new vista laptop last year, and have been unhappy and frustrated with it from the start.
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it powers up and down so fast that i'm going through caffeine withdrawels (as i used to brew a cup of coffee whenever i started or shut down my previous hp pc laptop.) i love the crisp, bright
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there are no holdups at all and the laptop doesn't get hot by just browsing the internet (you guessed it, the dell laptop got hot just after starting it and use it moderately for 5 minutes).
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i loved this laptop from the start.
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startup time is measured in seconds, and it is good to go in a heartbeat from sleep mode.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for ART

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

$519.00 Est. at Amazon

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the bottom line: easy to use and with full software from the start.
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this is probably my 15th mac since about 1989 (i've lost track, but it started with an lc).
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recent issues with vista and increasing problems with run-time bloat, incredibly long startup times, malware, and endless updates with their associated mandatory and automatic reboots began to get me
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and i won't get started on mac osx vs.
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i can understand why x-windows start raving about the os but i'm not going to go in to how great mac osx is.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz

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summary: with 2gb of ram and 2.16 the startup is blazing fast!
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when i turn it on the next morning, it is dead and i have to start back at 0 %.
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keys, track pad and buttons are as they should have been to start.
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headphone jack started to malfunction, so that i couldn't use the speakers.
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when i open the lid, the computer starts right up and picks up where i left off in seconds.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Nice Portability

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

$2,850.00 Est. at Amazon

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this is my first mac - ok let me start by saying i had been an anti-apple for years, i also work in it and work a lot with microsoft products still.
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weirdness of applecare aside, i could have started using my laptop a week earlier if i'd bought it from apple.
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i love everything about this machine and it would have gotten 5 starts in book except for the atrocious quality control on apple's part.
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i didn't have to do anything, just started it up and began to play.
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once you switch it to the gt, it starts sucking power like there's no tomorrow.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

$2,250.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is my first mac - ok let me start by saying i had been an anti-apple for years, i also work in it and work a lot with microsoft products still.
from www.amazon.com
weirdness of applecare aside, i could have started using my laptop a week earlier if i'd bought it from apple.
from www.amazon.com
i love everything about this machine and it would have gotten 5 starts in book except for the atrocious quality control on apple's part.
from www.amazon.com
i didn't have to do anything, just started it up and began to play.
from www.amazon.com
once you switch it to the gt, it starts sucking power like there's no tomorrow.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

$2,200.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is my first mac - ok let me start by saying i had been an anti-apple for years, i also work in it and work a lot with microsoft products still.
from www.amazon.com
weirdness of applecare aside, i could have started using my laptop a week earlier if i'd bought it from apple.
from www.amazon.com
i love everything about this machine and it would have gotten 5 starts in book except for the atrocious quality control on apple's part.
from www.amazon.com
once you switch it to the gt, it starts sucking power like there's no tomorrow.
from www.amazon.com
i didn't have to do anything, just started it up and began to play.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 17 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

$2,350.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is my first mac - ok let me start by saying i had been an anti-apple for years, i also work in it and work a lot with microsoft products still.
from www.amazon.com
weirdness of applecare aside, i could have started using my laptop a week earlier if i'd bought it from apple.
from www.amazon.com
once you switch it to the gt, it starts sucking power like there's no tomorrow.
from www.amazon.com
i love everything about this machine and it would have gotten 5 starts in book except for the atrocious quality control on apple's part.
from www.amazon.com
i didn't have to do anything, just started it up and began to play.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

$1,777.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
first, my complaint(s): it works perfectly, i kind of miss reinstalling windows xp and starting over every month.
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if you just stop thinking of how things were done in windows and just start trying to do them in a common sense manner, you find it actually works.
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the startup time is about 20 sec, compared with a few min with my last windows notebook.
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when i tried to diagnose the problem i always found that there were things starting up upon start-up without my permission.
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however, i think i should have started with a clean install.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

$799.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
first, my complaint(s): it works perfectly, i kind of miss reinstalling windows xp and starting over every month.
from www.amazon.com
if you just stop thinking of how things were done in windows and just start trying to do them in a common sense manner, you find it actually works.
from www.amazon.com
but i kept playing and sure enough started to love it (got used to the change)...there are some sweet suprises thrown in.
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the startup time is about 20 sec, compared with a few min with my last windows notebook.
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one month of ownership later, vista starts the "mystery blue screen".

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

$1,360.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy start up, simple to use.
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what's great about it:?design, operating system, fast everything (programs/startup, etc) what's not so great:?not cheap...
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when i first started using my mac, i couldnt get over how integrated everything is; it really feels like it's your computer.
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let's start with the hardware specifications, it has 15.4 inch widescreen with (led backlight technology) this extra-awesome hyper saturated colors.
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the mac is faster on startup.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Air MB940LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,875.00 Est. at Amazon

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the solid state hard drive makes it so snappy that you start using your computer in a new way.
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only when i plug it in directly to the usb port does it start up.
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even parallels with xp starts and runs great.
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it starts up and shuts down quickly.
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my experience has been that once i start using the laptop to burn cds and dvds, watch movies, record and mix live music, etc., it soon becomes cluttered with programs and files and hangs up on me,

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Positives: Great Portability, Powerful, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Air MB543LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,270.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the solid state hard drive makes it so snappy that you start using your computer in a new way.
from www.amazon.com
only when i plug it in directly to the usb port does it start up.
from www.amazon.com
even parallels with xp starts and runs great.
from www.amazon.com
it starts up and shuts down quickly.
from www.amazon.com
my experience has been that once i start using the laptop to burn cds and dvds, watch movies, record and mix live music, etc., it soon becomes cluttered with programs and files and hangs up on me,

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Positives: Nice Portability, Powerful, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Air MB003LLA Mac Notebook

$1,630.00 Est. at Amazon

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fan starts running at 6200 rpm (max speed) and then everything slows drown drastically and you are forced to shutdown.
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however, let's start off with the positives.
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i've even started missing them on my desktop.
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let me start with a simple disclaimer, first i worked for apple (a long time ago) for 11 years, i also worked for microsoft for 6 years and i'm pretty comfortable in both camps but i truly love apple
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in regards to price i don't really see the issue highly portable laptops are always priced at a premium and the similar offering on the pc side (the sony vaio vz that appears to have ripped off the

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Positives: Good Portability, Attractive Design, Powerful, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$610.00 Est. at Amazon

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the mac mini makes everything so simple that even if you've never used a computer before you'll be able to jump right in and start having a blast.
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so from the start, i can access any files in my file server over network.
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we started digitizing many of our photos to load on iphoto, itunes hosted our mp3s, podcasts and video podcasts, and we use the built-in front row to view everything.

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Positives: Powerful, Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Weight: 2.9 lb.

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$815.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the mac mini makes everything so simple that even if you've never used a computer before you'll be able to jump right in and start having a blast.
from www.amazon.com
so from the start, i can access any files in my file server over network.
from www.amazon.com
we started digitizing many of our photos to load on iphoto, itunes hosted our mp3s, podcasts and video podcasts, and we use the built-in front row to view everything.

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Positives: Powerful, Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Weight: 2.9 lb.

Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer

$1,701.00 Est. at Amazon

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its an apple, i expected to give it 5 starts but this has been my most buggy software wise mac since os9, maybe they are spending too much time on the stupid iphone, but the current version of the os
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it starts up and shuts down very quickly.
from www.amazon.com
overall, i'm impressed with the os and how everything (including utility software) is included from the start and how it is integrated into the os.
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lack of written material makes it difficult for users who are accustomed to windows to start off.
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it starts up in record time and is the most solid operating system i have used.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MA896LLA MacBook Pro Notebook Computer

$889.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
its an apple, i expected to give it 5 starts but this has been my most buggy software wise mac since os9, maybe they are spending too much time on the stupid iphone, but the current version of the os
from www.amazon.com
it starts up and shuts down very quickly.
from www.amazon.com
overall, i'm impressed with the os and how everything (including utility software) is included from the start and how it is integrated into the os.
from www.amazon.com
lack of written material makes it difficult for users who are accustomed to windows to start off.
from www.amazon.com
it starts up in record time and is the most solid operating system i have used.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 15 in.

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Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

Intel MB466LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook MB467LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

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