Apple MacBook Pro reviews :

March 2012 - PC Magazine :

"... Pros : Clean sound quality for the price. Bundled Pro Tools SE is sufficient for home recording. Works with Macs and PCs. . ..."

August 2011 - CNet :

"... Good : Sleek styling, Excellent performance, Cheaper than a MacBook Pro - Bad : Not a unibody chassis, Screen not quite Full HD, No Blu-ray drive ..."

August 2011 - PC Advisor :

"... an update to its Boot Camp drivers which were said to fix an issue with Intel's Turbo mode when running in Windows 7. Battery life tests were equally impressive, with a score of 389 minutes in MobileMark 2007, the second-best score of the laptops on ..."

July 2011 - About.com :

"... for a serious high performance but compact systems will probably overlook these. Pros Thinnest And Lightest 17-inch Laptop Excellent Performance Very Long Battery Life Cons Expensive Fewer USB Ports And No Flash Card Slot Could Really Use ..."

June 2011 - PC Authority :

"... luminance of 342cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 760:1. As for colour accuracy, an average Delta E of 5.6 is good for a laptop. You get a mere three USB 2 ports and one FireWire port, that DisplayPort-compatible Thunderbolt connector, along with ..."

May 2011 - Pocket-lint :

"... iMac away, but this and the power connection, are placed behind the stand so as to remain out of sight. The result is a computer that looks good from all sides, so you don’t feel the need to place it against a wall to hide the messy reverse. ..."

May 2011 - About.com :

"... Slot 14.4" x 9.8" x 1" @ 5.6 lbs. Mac OS X 10.6, iLife Guide Review - Apple 2011 MacBook Pro 15 15.4-inch Thin And Light Laptop PC May 24 2011 - Apple's 2011 refresh of the MacBook Pro lineup made some major changes on the interior but kept much ..."

March 2011 - PC Pro :

"... Apple MacBook Pro 13in review Verdict It gets very hot and noisy when pushed hard, but there’s little else to criticise on this magnificent piece of hardware ..."

March 2011 - About.com :

"... Pros : Stylish And Sturdy Design, Excellent Keyboard, Long Battery Life - Cons : Display Panel Offers Below Average Resolution, Glossy Screen Hard To Use In Certain Light, Thunderbolt Adapters Not Included ..."

March 2011 - Trusted Reviews :

"... Pros : Fast CPUs, Good graphics performance, Thunderbolt, Beautiful chassis design - Cons : Expensive, No Thunderbolt devices available at launch ..."

March 2011 - Digital Trends :

"... Highs : Ultra-solid unibody construction, Gorgeous high-resolution display, Fast, efficient Core i7 processor, Intel Thunderbolt, FireWire 800, ExpressCard 34, Superb speakers, Above-par battery life, Backlit keyboard. ..."

April 2010 - PC World :

"... is respectible in the horizontal direction, but not that great vertically—you really need to adjust the angle of the display to achieve optimum viewing. New 13-inch MacBook Pro: Speedmark scores Longer bars are better. Blue bars in italics ..."

June 2009 - Computer Shopper :

"... Pros : Beautiful design; long battery life; very durable . - Cons : Mixed performance; no Blu-ray player; touch pad hard to get used to; no SD-card slot . ..."

March 2008 - Laptop Magazine :

"... Pros : Smooth Multi-Touch interface, Fast processor, Excellent graphics performance, Gorgeous display, Very good battery life, . ..."

Other mainstream laptops :

• Belinea o.book 5
• Dell Studio 17
• Dell Studio 15
• Alienware Area-51 m15x
• Dell XPS M1710