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It's been three years since the last MacBook Pro design refresh in late 2008, and since then, we've only seen Apple tweaking the notebook's overall design with a non removable battery. Otherwise, the unibody design has so far resisted any change for it...
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consumersearch.com Updated:
2011-11-01 03:33:45
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The new MacBook Pros were one of the first laptops to include Intel's second-generation Sandy Bridge processors, and reviewers say performance is simply outstanding. The 15-inch 2.2 GHz MacBook Pro, which comes with 4 GB of RAM and a 750 GB hard drive...
Improved CPU performance, Excellent battery life, Improved graphics, FaceTimecompatible webcam, Thunderbolt port...
Expensive, No Bluray drive, Highresolution display costs extra...
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Expert Review For yet another year, Apple is continuing with what can be called a tradition of maintaining the general look and feel of their MacBook Pro range, while only upgrading the internals to bring them up to speed with the current market tre...
Excellent build and design, great performance, comfortable keyboard and trackpad, powerful loudspeakers, hd video camera, good battery life...
Only two USB ports, ports placed too closed to each other, heats up significantly under stress, no Blu-ray drive, no HDMI port...
The 2.0GHz model costs Rs. 1,04,900 and the 2.2GHz model, which is the one we tested, costs Rs. 1,24,900 (all are M.R.P.). For that price you do get a seriously powerful machine that despite its brawn is still slim and light enough to be carried around...
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For a discussion of the sections "Case", "Connectivity", and "Input Devices", please refer to our review of the identically built MacBook Pro 15 Early 2011 with a 2635QM CPU and an AMD HD 6490M graphics card. The following review is dedicated first and fo...
Excellent Design and Craftsmanship, Outstandingly Sturdy Case with Nice Feel, Decent Trackpad, Thunderbolt Port Ensures Future Compatibility, Good Weight for its Class, Office and Multimedia Performance, Battery Life and Power Consumption...
High Starting Price, Reflective Screen Restricts On-The-Go Use, Short 12-Month Warranty, Few Accessories, Non-Removable Battery...
You, of course, have to pay for this higher level of performance with a shorter battery life and a bit more noise and heat.The biggest downside of the more powerful version is the excessively high increase in price. For the better hardware configuration...
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In this review we take a close look at the most basic version of the MacBook Pro, which might be more appealing than higher-priced models since the starting price is already quite high. Moreover, we've collected another set of scores for the benchmarks a...
Excellent Design and Craftsmanship, Outstandingly Sturdy Case with Nice Feel, Decent Trackpad, Thunderbolt Port Ensures Future Compatibility, Good Weight for its Class, Office and Multimedia Performance, Battery Life and Power Consumption...
High Starting Price, Reflective Screen Restricts On-The-Go Use, Short 12-Month Warranty, Few Accessories, Non-Removable Battery...
Matte or glossy, this is the question for some considering the MacBook Pro 15. Even if this decision may come easy to professionals, weighing the options is still a smart idea since Apple is charging an extra 150 Euro for the version with a matte screen...
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The 15" MacBook Pro of the Early 2011 release comes with your choice of three different processors and two dedicated graphics cards. We chose to tinker with the starter model, equipped with an Intel Core i7-2635QM quad-core CPU. The processor runs a base...
Excellent Design and Craftsmanship, Outstandingly Sturdy Case with Nice Feel, Decent Trackpad, Thunderbolt Port Ensures Future Compatibility, Matte Hi-Res Screen (Optional), Good Weight for its Class, Office and Multimedia Performance, Battery Life and Po...
High Starting Price, Short 12-Month Warranty, Few Accessories, Non-Removable Battery...
Like with its predecessor, the focus of this update is new, more powerful hardware. The version we reviewed with Intel Core i7-2635QM quad-core processor shows a big improvement in performance compared to the previous version. The dedicated AMD Radeon HD...
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about.com Updated:
2011-11-01 03:33:47
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The Bottom LineThe MacBook Pro early 2011 models are far and away one of the best speed bumps in a product design that Apple has released yet. With up to double the processor performance, due to the new Sandy Bridge Intel processors, and the new Thunde...
concentrate on performance, with Intel i5 and i7 processors based on the new Sandy Bridge architecture. And to ensure that you can keep those processors humming along, the new Thunderbolt port can support data rates up to 10 Gbps bidirectional. That's two streams of 10 Gbps data occurring at the same time, Apple is using Intel i5 and i7 Sandy Bridgebased processors in the MacBook Pro lineup. T...
13inch model doesn't have a matte display option, SSD options still expensive and underperforming compared to available SSDs, Secondary displays may need adapters for use with Thunderbolt port.
The MacBook Pro early 2011 models are far and away one of the best speed bumps in a product design that Apple has released yet. With up to double the processor performance, due to the new Sandy Bridge Intel processors, and the new Thunderbolt port for...
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Apple might say we're in the post-PC era, but hey -- turns out they still make Macs in Cupertino, and the new MacBook Pro is actually one of the more aggressive refreshes in the machine's history. Not only has it been less than a year since the last MacBo...
Extremely fastExcellent build qualitySeven-hour battery life...
ExpensiveSSD not standardNo Blu-ray drive...
Apple's forging headlong into its next era with the iPad and iPhone, and it almost seems like the company's forgotten about its Macs at times -- note that this MacBook Pro arrived in somewhat unheralded fashion just few days before the iPad 2. But the new...
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The new Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro is a very strong performer for productivity and general purpose computing tasks, but it's no surprise that you can buy a cheaper Windows-based notebook that's more powerful.The latest Macbook Pro from Apple is looks i...
The one thing that holds the Macbook Pro back from being an easy recommendation is its price. It's notably more expensive than a comparable Windows laptop like Dell's latest XPS 15 (L501x) or Latitude E5520, or even a specced-up version of the Sony VA...
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Apple’s MacBook Pro refresh last week didn’t get a press event with huge fanfare, but it’s arguably the most important update to the notebook range in some time. Bringing in Intel’s 2011 Core processor range across the board, and spicing up the larger...
Make no mistake, this is a dramatically faster MacBook Pro than its predecessor, and the bulk of the credit must go to Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors. The combination of the quad-core CPU, fast memory and capable AMD Radeon GPU adds up to a notebook...
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techreviewsource.com Updated:
2011-11-01 03:33:48
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4.00 As fate would have it, an delayed shipments of almost every laptop manufacturer, save one. Apple, which has typically been last in transitioning to new technology, is now among the first to launch laptops with (known officially as second-ge...
Quadcore Core i7 processor is a first. AMD Radeon HD 6750M is a powerful GPU and works with Apple's Automatic Graphics Switching technology. Gorgeous unibody enclosure. Thunderbolt is in its early stages, but it looks promising. Webcam now streams in H...
Pricey. Lack of Thunderbolt devices to take advantage of the new interface.
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Last year when Apple updated its 15-inch MacBook Pro, it packed a Core i7 CPU and switchable graphics into the company's iconic unibody aluminum chassis. Apple is upping the ante again, this time with Intel's second-gen Core processor, AMD graphics, a...
Excellent performance, Next-gen Thunderbolt technology, Powerful, automatic switchable graphics, High-quality FaceTime HD camera, Great keyboard and touchpad...
Bottom runs warm, Pricey...
Packed with cutting-edge technologies, the latest MacBook Pro is the most powerful and longest lasting 15-inch notebook money can buy.
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computershopper.com Updated:
2011-11-01 03:33:48
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Apple's latest line of MacBook Pros starts with a $1,199 13-inch version and goes all the way up to a $2,499 17-inch version. Here, we look at a mainstream configuration: the $2,199 15-inch version. The 15-inch version comes in two flavor...
Impressive performance, Phenomenal battery life, Excellent internal upgrades from previous model...
No Blu-ray drive, Glossy screen is prone to glare, Non-user-replaceable battery...
Apple's mid-level MacBook Pro gets a huge boost in power without an increase in price, giving it a large edge over its competition...
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