5.0 out of 10

Apple MacBook Pro

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User Score (2889)

9.1
Expert Score (138)

8.5
Design (85)

5.6
Value for money (239)

4.8
Features (139)

5.4
Ease of use (203)

5.3
Performance (204)

5.3
Sound quality (16)

5.0
Picture quality (84)

5.5
Comfort (107)

5.5
Durability (6)

5.7
Reliability (133)

5.5
Overall quality (218)

5.5
Battery performance (181)

5.1
Display (179)

5.2
Installation (132)

5.4
Weight (20)

4.6
Compatibility (81)

5.3
Noise (29)

5.1
Functionality (2)

5.7
Speed performance (26)

5.3
Equipment (21)

5.1
Portability (81)

5.4
Gaming performance (16)

4.7
Customer support (19)

4.3
Connectivity (16)

4.5
Workmanship (8)

5.6
Keyboard (16)

5.1
Mouse (16)

5.4
Temperature (16)

4.3
Impression (16)

5.2

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Pros & Cons

long battery life, fast, lightweight, quality display, powerful

Score Distribution

Experts:

9-10		(62)
7-8		(71)
5-6		(5)
3-4		(0)
1-2		(0)

Users:

9-10		(1877)
7-8		(347)
5-6		(101)
3-4		(72)
1-2		(79)

Expert Reviews

ZDNet

8.2/10

18 June 2009
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro makes only minor tweaks to the previous version, but cutting prices and swapping the ExpressCard slot for an SD card slot are enough to make it a solid improvement over its predecessor. Read more
- Price cut from previous version, New SD card slot, Keeps the same solid unibody construction and oversize trackpad
- Loses the ExpressCard slot, Switching GPUs not as seamless as it should be
AppleSource

8.2/10

18 June 2009
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U9300; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 779MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 128GB Samsung SSD Read more
- Loses the ExpressCard slot, Switching GPUs not as seamless as it should be
- Price cut from previous version, New SD card slot, Keeps the same solid unibody construction and oversize trackpad
Gizmodo

1 July 2008
You know those Microsoft laptop hunter spots ? Apple may already have responded with TV spots of their own , but these MacBook Pros strike back at Microsoft better than any ad can: by doing. Read more
Hardware Zone

8 June 2008
We really liked the 17-inch MacBook Pro, it's a great machine that delivers the goods in terms of performance and design. Despite its size as a 17-inch desktop replacement, Apple has managed to keep a svelte and slim figure that's barely any thicker than the 15-inch model. Of course, there are some drawbacks from the design, and we're sure the non-removable battery is probably on top of your mind. Read more
Cybershack

18 September 2007
And then we got the box and the first thing you have to appreciate about Apple is that they are excellent designers. The Macbook Pro 17 inch looks less like a “computer” and more like something you want to use. It could be put on any surface in the world and still have a semblance of style that few companies can bring to nearly every device. But the Macbook does it. Read more