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Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

$3,289.00 Est. at Amazon

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the laptop is more than fast enough for what i use it for (web browsing, movies, itunes, movie editing).
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it also makes sense if you are using the mbp for photo or video editing.
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the entire system works flawlessly and it fills my needs for fast, accurate image editing.
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if you do alot of film/photo/music editing, this is da choice for you.
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2.) matte screen - i got the macbook pro primarily for photography and didn't want glare causing me to keep bobbing my head when editing images.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for EDITING

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

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the laptop is more than fast enough for what i use it for (web browsing, movies, itunes, movie editing).
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it also makes sense if you are using the mbp for photo or video editing.
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the entire system works flawlessly and it fills my needs for fast, accurate image editing.
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if you do alot of film/photo/music editing, this is da choice for you.
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i was emailing and loading and editing pictures in no time.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for EDITING

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

$1,750.00 Est. at Amazon

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the laptop is more than fast enough for what i use it for (web browsing, movies, itunes, movie editing).
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it also makes sense if you are using the mbp for photo or video editing.
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the entire system works flawlessly and it fills my needs for fast, accurate image editing.
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if you do alot of film/photo/music editing, this is da choice for you.
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i was emailing and loading and editing pictures in no time.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for EDITING

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

$1,160.00 Est. at Amazon

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if you are using photoshop, editing video or running windows in the background, you might consider extra memory (the manual describes how to upgrade the memory yourself).
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this 13.3" macbook pro has sufficient power for photo and casual video editing.
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light editing work isn't possible in the preview app and i still haven't decided what to use for a basic photo editor yet.
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firewire 800 has been included now on the macbook pro which is excellent if you plan to use your computer for video editing, etc.
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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, Long Battery Life, Good Portability, Display Size: 13.3 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for EDITING

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

$1,450.00 Est. at Amazon

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light editing work isn't possible in the preview app and i still haven't decided what to use for a basic photo editor yet.
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this 13.3" macbook pro has sufficient power for photo and casual video editing.
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i, on the other hand, use my machine for editing 1080p video and 21megapixel photos.
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if you are using photoshop, editing video or running windows in the background, you might consider extra memory (the manual describes how to upgrade the memory yourself).
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firewire 800 has been included now on the macbook pro which is excellent if you plan to use your computer for video editing, etc.

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

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

$2,250.00 Est. at Amazon

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i currently use it for video editing and graphics creation and it didn't let me down just yet.
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it's best to bring the power adapter if you plan on doing video or picture editing or heavy bluetoothing.
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even when rendering files and editing video this thing holds up.
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i'll keep major photo editing on the imac because of its superlative display (no $500 pc monitor even comes close; more tn garbage but larger so the flaws become even more apparent), but this is
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i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.

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

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

$2,850.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's best to bring the power adapter if you plan on doing video or picture editing or heavy bluetoothing.
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i currently use it for video editing and graphics creation and it didn't let me down just yet.
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even when rendering files and editing video this thing holds up.
from www.amazon.com
i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.
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i'll keep major photo editing on the imac because of its superlative display (no $500 pc monitor even comes close; more tn garbage but larger so the flaws become even more apparent), but this is

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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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it's best to bring the power adapter if you plan on doing video or picture editing or heavy bluetoothing.
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i currently use it for video editing and graphics creation and it didn't let me down just yet.
from www.amazon.com
i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.
from www.amazon.com
i'll keep major photo editing on the imac because of its superlative display (no $500 pc monitor even comes close; more tn garbage but larger so the flaws become even more apparent), but this is
from www.amazon.com
even when rendering files and editing video this thing holds up.

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

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

$1,924.00 Est. at Amazon

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i currently use it for video editing and graphics creation and it didn't let me down just yet.
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it's best to bring the power adapter if you plan on doing video or picture editing or heavy bluetoothing.
from www.amazon.com
even when rendering files and editing video this thing holds up.
from www.amazon.com
i'll keep major photo editing on the imac because of its superlative display (no $500 pc monitor even comes close; more tn garbage but larger so the flaws become even more apparent), but this is
from www.amazon.com
i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.

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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

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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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i use it for editing video and love the flexibility of apple's final cut express 4.
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iphoto is a great organizational tool, but its editing capabilities are limited, and many of the auto-fixes often don't work well or actually make the photo worse.
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if you're looking to do more (gaming, advanced video/photo editing, working w/ powerful 3d apps, etc.), check out the macbook pro.
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thus, my main concerns were portability and "coolness." at the same time, i did not want to compensate performance for portability as i often do graphic design and more advanced photo editing.

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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

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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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iphoto is a great organizational tool, but its editing capabilities are limited, and many of the auto-fixes often don't work well or actually make the photo worse.
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if you're looking to do more (gaming, advanced video/photo editing, working w/ powerful 3d apps, etc.), check out the macbook pro.
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for the first time on vacation, i took hundreds and hundreds of digital photos because transfering them from my digital camera to the macbook,editing them, and deleting unwanted photos was so easy
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simply put, if you are running any sort of media editing software - be it imovie, or adobe cs, you still would do well to have a dedicated graphics chip of at least 256mb of vram.

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

Apple MacBook Air MB543LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,290.00 Est. at Amazon

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system is silent (fans are rarely on), ssd seems very fast compared with notebook-class hdd's (for example editing video on eyetv).
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as long as you don't intend to use this machine for intensive video editing, you'd be fine.
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i occasionally play games and i don't do video editing or use cad.

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

Apple MacBook Air MB940LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,875.00 Est. at Amazon

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system is silent (fans are rarely on), ssd seems very fast compared with notebook-class hdd's (for example editing video on eyetv).
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as long as you don't intend to use this machine for intensive video editing, you'd be fine.
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i occasionally play games and i don't do video editing or use cad.

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

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$815.00 Est. at Amazon

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generally i'm happy with my mac it's easy to surf the web and good for moderate gaming and video/photo editing.
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it is smoking fast and fast enough for everything but the heaviest audio and video editing workloads.
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i can burn a dvd at 16x from the external burner with media from the raid drive while watching video, editing photos, and swapping files all from the raid drive in which the burner is daisy chained

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

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$735.00 Est. at Amazon

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generally i'm happy with my mac it's easy to surf the web and good for moderate gaming and video/photo editing.
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it is smoking fast and fast enough for everything but the heaviest audio and video editing workloads.
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i can burn a dvd at 16x from the external burner with media from the raid drive while watching video, editing photos, and swapping files all from the raid drive in which the burner is daisy chained

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

Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer

$2,636.00 Est. at Amazon

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yes it is easier, but there are not a lot of good editing features.
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that said, i chose to go with the higher end 15" version - i probably don't need it, but i plan to do a fair amount of video editing and perhaps some high resolution projection - warranting the
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no more tears after loosing files by virus attack, no more system crushes(freeze twice while i editing files on photoshop after i installed leopard )
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overall if you need a muscular, powerful computer for design and editing i highly suggest purchasing one!

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

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

$519.00 Est. at Amazon

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when i do some big applications on it and extreme photo editing or dvd creating, it bogs down.
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i'm more into movie editing.
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looking into an imac or mini to use as a video editing machine.
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but this macbook will never be a serious gaming or professional video editing machine.
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- video editing is a breeze - lots of power here.

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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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when i do some big applications on it and extreme photo editing or dvd creating, it bogs down.
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looking into an imac or mini to use as a video editing machine.
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- video editing is a breeze - lots of power here.
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but this macbook will never be a serious gaming or professional video editing machine.
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i'm more into movie editing.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Nice Portability

Apple MacBook Air MB003LLA Mac Notebook

$1,630.00 Est. at Amazon

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- simple graphics editing
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i do not do a lot of video editing or gaming, etc., but i do use this for way more than email, including tons of writing, business uses, and web design.

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

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

$1,149.00 Est. at Amazon

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that said, i chose to go with the higher end 15" version - i probably don't need it, but i plan to do a fair amount of video editing and perhaps some high resolution projection - warranting the
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yes it is easier, but there are not a lot of good editing features.
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overall if you need a muscular, powerful computer for design and editing i highly suggest purchasing one!

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

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Best Mac Laptops for Editing

Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook Air MB543LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook Air MB940LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple MA895LLA 15.4" MacBook Pro Notebook Computer

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz

Apple MacBook Air MB003LLA Mac Notebook

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

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