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    My shiny new Macbook Pro (A review from a long-time MBP user)

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by wahgnube, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. wahgnube

    wahgnube Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone,

    I know I am a little late to the party, but I've finally posted a review of my (ridiculously) shiny new Apple MacBook Pro: 2.8GHz C2D, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard disk. Actually, it's less of a review and more of a comparison with my existing first-generation Macbook Pro.

    emphaticallystatic.org/earlier/my-shinier-new-computer

    (Please copy and paste the link above as I don't have enough posts yet on this forum to post links, apparently.)

    In case you're in the same boat as I was and looking to upgrade, perhaps you'll be interested in what's different, what works, and what doesn't!

    Long story short: I like the machine but I can't stand the reflective screen.
     
    wahgnube, Nov 29, 2008
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    wahgnube Notebook Enthusiast

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    After being requested some performance benchmarks in another forum, I've updated my MBP comparison with Cinebench results for both machines.

    emphaticallystatic.org/earlier/my-shinier-new-computer

    The newer MBP is substantially faster.
     
    wahgnube, Dec 1, 2008
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  3. WilliamG

    WilliamG Notebook Deity

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    Nice impressions, but the screen reflections are VERY subjective. I use my laptop in a room which isn't conducive to light reflecting off the screen. If that is not the case for you, then you're right: the system is terrible! For me, it works out just fine, and the screen vibrancy is wonderful compared to previous generations, even previous gen LED MBPs...
     
    WilliamG, Dec 1, 2008
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  4. jjahshik32

    jjahshik32 Notebook Deity

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    Wait.. are you the same guy from arstechnica?? The title looks the same as well as the specs.
     
    jjahshik32, Dec 1, 2008
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  5. Jiten

    Jiten Notebook Consultant

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    Great review. I would have gotten one in a heart beat but unfortunately I use my laptop everywhere and everywhere I work are very brightly lit (home = windows everywhere, office = tons of florescent lights etc) so the screen is hard for me to use. Too bad because it is an excellent machine for what it is!
     
    Jiten, Dec 1, 2008
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  6. tyronne

    tyronne Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry mate i cant be bothered going to another site. You could at least just copy paste it to this forum.
     
    tyronne, Dec 1, 2008
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  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    ^sorry,but how hard can it be? :p
     
    Xirurg, Dec 1, 2008
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  8. wahgnube

    wahgnube Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, this is the same article.
     
    wahgnube, Dec 2, 2008
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