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Out of thousands of reviews for 33 products, over 100 people recommended Mac Laptops specifically for Less. These 8 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook
Apple Macbook Pro (MB166LL/A) Notebook $2,100 - $2,799 Compare Prices
  • Attractive Design
  • Large Screen
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Display Size: 17 in.
  • Released 9 months ago
6 People Recommend
"now that i am able to run windows and mac on the same machine, i find i am using windows less and less.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the 2k model has less cache than last years santa rosa model (3mb compared to last years 4mb) this model and the 17 inch has 6mb, as well as the 512mb graphics card, dual core processor, and the…"

- Amazon.com User

"would have been lessened had i not dawdled over the apple screen cleaner and the user guide and so on.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A
Apple MacBook Pro (MB134LL/A) $1,600 - $1,989 Compare Prices
  • Attractive Design
  • Large Screen
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Display Size: 15.4 in.
  • Released 9 months ago
6 People Recommend
""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.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"now that i am able to run windows and mac on the same machine, i find i am using windows less and less.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the 2k model has less cache than last years santa rosa model (3mb compared to last years 4mb) this model and the 17 inch has 6mb, as well as the 512mb graphics card, dual core processor, and the…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook
Apple Macbook Pro (MB133LL/A) Notebook Compare Prices
  • Attractive Design
  • Large Screen
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Released 8 months ago
4 People Recommend
"now that i am able to run windows and mac on the same machine, i find i am using windows less and less.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the 2k model has less cache than last years santa rosa model (3mb compared to last years 4mb) this model and the 17 inch has 6mb, as well as the 512mb graphics card, dual core processor, and the…"

- Amazon.com User

"would have been lessened had i not dawdled over the apple screen cleaner and the user guide and so on.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer
Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer Notebook $2,150 Compare Prices
  • Attractive Design
  • Large Screen
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Display Size: 15.4 in.
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"vista was so bad (in less than two weeks it was stalling on me, along with numerous other problems) that i returned the computer for a full refund ........…"

- Amazon.com User

"it is one of the first laptops to feature a lcd backlit screen, which is better for the environment, brighter, and uses less power.…"

- Amazon.com User

"with the macbook pro, it took consistently less than 30 seconds.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Apple MA896LLA MacBook Pro Notebook Computer
Apple MA896LLA MacBook Pro Notebook Computer Notebook $1,999 Compare Prices
  • Large Screen
  • Attractive Design
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Display Size: 15 in.
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"vista was so bad (in less than two weeks it was stalling on me, along with numerous other problems) that i returned the computer for a full refund ........…"

- Amazon.com User

"it is one of the first laptops to feature a lcd backlit screen, which is better for the environment, brighter, and uses less power.…"

- Amazon.com User

"with the macbook pro, it took consistently less than 30 seconds.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch  2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo  MA897LL/A Notebook $1,700 - $2,450 Compare Prices
  • Attractive Design
  • Large Screen
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Display Size: 17 in.
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"it is less well suited for coding, as it is not wide enough for two 'real' code windows side by side.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it is one of the first laptops to feature a lcd backlit screen, which is better for the environment, brighter, and uses less power.…"

- Amazon.com User

"vista was so bad (in less than two weeks it was stalling on me, along with numerous other problems) that i returned the computer for a full refund ........…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Apple MacBook MA472LL/A Mac Notebook
Apple MacBook (Black) (MA472LL/A) Mac Notebook $760 Compare Prices
  • Attractive Design
  • Display Size: 13.3 in.
  • Weight: 5.2 lb.
  • Processor Speed: 2 GHz
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"the bottom line: a fast mac laptop that can also run windows, for a lot less $$ than macbook pro.…"

- Shopping.com User

"the bottom line: i would reccomend this laptop to anyone looking for a good solid performer for less than $1,500…"

- shocktherapy at Shopping.com

"i more or less fumbled around to figure out what to do as i don't have any experience with movies but i will soon.…"

- Yahoo.com User


No 8 Apple MacBook Air MB003LLA Mac Notebook
Apple MacBook Air (MB003LLA) Mac Notebook $1,630 Compare Prices
  • Large Screen
  • Comfortable Keyboard
  • Display Size: 13.3 in.
  • Weight: 3 lb.
  • Released 10 months ago
2 People Recommend
"also, in its sleeve on a desk it is less of an object of desire for thieves (in my humble opinion).…"

- Amazon.com User

"apple products truly are elegant and beautiful and make work seem less so . …"

- Amazon.com User

"also, in its sleeve on a desk it is less of an object of desire for thieves (in my humble opinion). …"

- Amazon.com User


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