Best Mac Laptops for Photography

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Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

$1,160.00 Est. at Amazon

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iphoto is really impressive as well, i like the way you can select the persons face and it will detect it in all your pictures.
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the sd card slot will get those pictures from your digital camera to your computer faster than ever.
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i wanted something that would manage workflow for photography and be light and durable.
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iphoto does not allow you to organize and browse your photos in folders.
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i wanted something light and powerful that i could take along with my dslr and photography gear and to do some light post processing in the field.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for PHOTOGRAPHY

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

$1,450.00 Est. at Amazon

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iphoto is really impressive as well, i like the way you can select the persons face and it will detect it in all your pictures.
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iphoto does not allow you to organize and browse your photos in folders.
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this is major plus for art and photography applications.
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average users will probably never experience the frustration of professional monitor calibration, but photographers and pre-press folks are in for a whirlwind of hurt getting anything approaching a
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i, on the other hand, use my machine for editing 1080p video and 21megapixel photos.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for PHOTOGRAPHY

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$735.00 Est. at Amazon

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anyway, don't expect from the mini to do your photoshop deep work (honestly i didn't try to) but it's more than great as a second mac.
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(photos of this mac mini also posted above.)
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it has plenty of horsepower to handle word processing, web surfing, as well as processing photos, videos and running graphics software like photoshop.
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i am a professional photographer using adobe cs4 and running a 25.5" lcd monitor and it performs flawlessly and quickly.
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as far as speed is concerned, i thought that it lagged a little big when i used photoshop or illustrator and even during heavy multitasking.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for PHOTOGRAPHY

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$815.00 Est. at Amazon

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anyway, don't expect from the mini to do your photoshop deep work (honestly i didn't try to) but it's more than great as a second mac.
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however there are already forums that contain detailed instructions with pictures and videos for doing so, and as long as you can follow instructions it should not be too difficult at all.
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as far as speed is concerned, i thought that it lagged a little big when i used photoshop or illustrator and even during heavy multitasking.
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it has plenty of horsepower to handle word processing, web surfing, as well as processing photos, videos and running graphics software like photoshop.
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(photos of this mac mini also posted above.)

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 18 people for PHOTOGRAPHY

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

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i'm amateur photographer and bought the laptop 2 months ago, it's an incredible peace of technology.
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off the box the macbookpro 15 is a good viewing platform for onsite photography.
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it's speedy and efficient and i run photoshop cs3 on it with no problems.
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been a mac user since a plus, and do professional audio and photography on macs, and i practically couldn't be happier with the mbp.
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i'm using it with aperture 2, photoshop cs3, and lightroom....all open at the same time.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Operating System: Apple MacOS X 10.5

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

$2,850.00 Est. at Amazon

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whether its watching hd movies, gaming, or photoshop cs4, this powerful laptop can handle it all.
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it handles photoshop like a champ, as well as final cut studio 2, and even ran crysis at mostly high settings in xp pro (had to drop the shadows a little to get 30-45 fps average).
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the only feature missing in vista is the ability to twist pictures and other objects (not all apps in mac os support this feature either).
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this may be important to you if you are looking to do important detailed photograph work on the macbook pro, but then again i don't know of any professional who would do important work on any laptop
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i'm a photographer and needed a new laptop since my old gateway one was slowing down..

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

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

$2,215.00 Est. at Amazon

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whether its watching hd movies, gaming, or photoshop cs4, this powerful laptop can handle it all.
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it handles photoshop like a champ, as well as final cut studio 2, and even ran crysis at mostly high settings in xp pro (had to drop the shadows a little to get 30-45 fps average).
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i'm a photographer and needed a new laptop since my old gateway one was slowing down..
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and it's amazing how easy it is to get photos in and tagged.
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i prefer the gloss as it makes pictures and videos "pop" off the screen.

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

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

$2,250.00 Est. at Amazon

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whether its watching hd movies, gaming, or photoshop cs4, this powerful laptop can handle it all.
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it handles photoshop like a champ, as well as final cut studio 2, and even ran crysis at mostly high settings in xp pro (had to drop the shadows a little to get 30-45 fps average).
from www.amazon.com
this may be important to you if you are looking to do important detailed photograph work on the macbook pro, but then again i don't know of any professional who would do important work on any laptop
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i'm a photographer and needed a new laptop since my old gateway one was slowing down..
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i prefer the gloss as it makes pictures and videos "pop" off the screen.

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

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

$1,924.00 Est. at Amazon

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whether its watching hd movies, gaming, or photoshop cs4, this powerful laptop can handle it all.
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i'm a photographer and needed a new laptop since my old gateway one was slowing down..
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this may be important to you if you are looking to do important detailed photograph work on the macbook pro, but then again i don't know of any professional who would do important work on any laptop
from www.amazon.com
the only feature missing in vista is the ability to twist pictures and other objects (not all apps in mac os support this feature either).
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and it's amazing how easy it is to get photos in and tagged.

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

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

$1,750.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's speedy and efficient and i run photoshop cs3 on it with no problems.
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been a mac user since a plus, and do professional audio and photography on macs, and i practically couldn't be happier with the mbp.
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i'm using it with aperture 2, photoshop cs3, and lightroom....all open at the same time.
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i loaded adobe lightroom and apple aperture on it to work on photos that i have dowloaded from my cameras.
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i use it mostly for music, internet, pictures, movies, homework pretty much what everybody uses a computer for.

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

Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

$3,289.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's speedy and efficient and i run photoshop cs3 on it with no problems.
from www.amazon.com
been a mac user since a plus, and do professional audio and photography on macs, and i practically couldn't be happier with the mbp.
from www.amazon.com
i'm using it with aperture 2, photoshop cs3, and lightroom....all open at the same time.
from www.amazon.com
i loaded adobe lightroom and apple aperture on it to work on photos that i have dowloaded from my cameras.
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i use it mostly for music, internet, pictures, movies, homework pretty much what everybody uses a computer for.

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

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

$519.00 Est. at Amazon

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hopefully it will work out just as well when i begin my photoshop cs3 class next month.
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i use it to edit my photos, check and compose my email, and video conference with my family from various locations around the house or when i am in the field shooting pics.
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it's so easy to use it, the performance is great when you use design programs like illustrator or photoshop.
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it may not be the best choice for high end video (though definitely capable) and comes up short in gaming, but handles photoshop, page layout, web design, and everything else very well.
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this is my second mac laptop, replacing an original ibook from 1999, which is still working fine but can't accommodate enough ram for os x and things like photoshop.

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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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i use it to edit my photos, check and compose my email, and video conference with my family from various locations around the house or when i am in the field shooting pics.
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hopefully it will work out just as well when i begin my photoshop cs3 class next month.
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it's so easy to use it, the performance is great when you use design programs like illustrator or photoshop.
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it may not be the best choice for high end video (though definitely capable) and comes up short in gaming, but handles photoshop, page layout, web design, and everything else very well.
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this is my second mac laptop, replacing an original ibook from 1999, which is still working fine but can't accommodate enough ram for os x and things like photoshop.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Excellent Portability

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

$799.00 Est. at Amazon

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this laptop wasn't meant for hardcore gaming or hardcore video editing or photoshopping as the lack of screen space and dedicated video board makes work a bit tedious.
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it's a great small sized package that is easy to carry with me where ever i go, yet it has the power i need to be able to open cs3 photoshop, cs3 dreamweaver, pages, and several other programs all
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with 2 gigs of ram i am running photoshop cs3 and nikon capture nx without a hassle.
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i just use photo booth every time i need to take a quick photo and surprisingly the quality of the photos are amazingly clear and much better than my camcorder..
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my 1215 photosmart has 2400x1200 dpi resolution and the 'latest' driver that i found on an open source web site only went up to 1200x1200 dpi.

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

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

$1,777.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's a great small sized package that is easy to carry with me where ever i go, yet it has the power i need to be able to open cs3 photoshop, cs3 dreamweaver, pages, and several other programs all
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this laptop wasn't meant for hardcore gaming or hardcore video editing or photoshopping as the lack of screen space and dedicated video board makes work a bit tedious.
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with 2 gigs of ram i am running photoshop cs3 and nikon capture nx without a hassle.
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my 1215 photosmart has 2400x1200 dpi resolution and the 'latest' driver that i found on an open source web site only went up to 1200x1200 dpi.
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when you have several thousand pictures, this is cumbersome.

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

Apple MacBook Air MB003LLA Mac Notebook

$1,630.00 Est. at Amazon

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i haven't used any processor intensive programs such as photoshop or vmware but i don't have to: that's why i have my imac.
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mostly internet and writing, although i could run photoshop, etc...
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this thing is holding 15 gigs of music, 10 gigs of pictures, spore, and i have 29.29 gigs free.
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i have edited thousands of photos in photoshop, put together movies with imovie and final cut express, written short stories , watched movies with eyetv and have done pretty much anything i did on my
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i thought the mba would be fairly slow with larger programs such as photoshop - surprisingly enough it works just fine!

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

Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer

$2,636.00 Est. at Amazon

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it is great for photos and just about anything else you might want to do.
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whether i'm compressing a movie in final cut express or importing photos into iphoto it is light years ahead of what my g5 would do.
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before purchasing this laptop i was concerned about migrating my photos, email, documents etc.
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i plugged my camera into it and immediately downloaded pictures - no mess, no software to install.
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but i've discovered it's easier to save all my documents/pictures/videos/web history for each class on these drives (and it also develops my organization skills!

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

$1,149.00 Est. at Amazon

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before purchasing this laptop i was concerned about migrating my photos, email, documents etc.
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whether i'm compressing a movie in final cut express or importing photos into iphoto it is light years ahead of what my g5 would do.
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it is great for photos and just about anything else you might want to do.
from www.amazon.com
but i've discovered it's easier to save all my documents/pictures/videos/web history for each class on these drives (and it also develops my organization skills!
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i plugged my camera into it and immediately downloaded pictures - no mess, no software to install.

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

Apple MacBook MA472LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook (Black) (MA472LL/A) Mac Notebook

$499.00 Est. at Amazon

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the mac platform makes digital photography and video such a simple job, as well as posting on the web (no more long hours trying to figure out html).
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the pictures in the manual show how to do it and it looks very easy to do.
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unless you want to do photoshop or word...
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but after a marathon 3 hour session in photoshop one afternoon, got a blister on my left leg.
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at the moment, i just download my photographs and short movies to the hard drive.

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

Apple MacBook Pro 17" Intel Core 2

$2,375.00 Est. at Amazon

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+ love the preinstalled iphoto application it comes with to view and edit photos
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i'm a programmer and photographer, so i take it to the max every time i use the computer, and i expect a lot of it.
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my camera automatically recognizes my pictures and downloads them to iphoto which organizes them by day and is very easy to use.

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Positives: Powerful, Long Battery Life, Attractive Design, Display Size: 17 in.

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Best Mac Laptops for Photography

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

Apple MacBook Air MB003LLA Mac Notebook

Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer

Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Apple MacBook MA472LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro 17" Intel Core 2

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