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Apple Macbook Pro
By: Jayesh Mansukhani   |   Feb 19, 2007
  • 3.5
Powerful Specifications
Excellent Battery Life
OSX
Expensive

For checking out the specifications of the Macbook Pro,please head on over to this link. The list on Apple's website is very comprehensive and will satisfy even the most exhaustive of queries.

In terms of specification the Macbook Pro is equipped with T7600 (2.33 Clock speed) processor, 2 GB of system memory, a 120 GB HDD and a 6x slot-loading SuperDrive with graphics handled by an ATI Radeon 1600 chipset. Its performance pedigree was clearly on display with the intensive multi-tasking we put the laptop through. We surfed the net while burning a CD, encoding a movie and copying files to our network server. These are all CPU intensive activities and would have brought any other laptop to its knees. The Macbook pro sailed right through these tasks and did not look stressed.

For our final round of tests, we first had to install Windows using the Bootcamp software. The provided software and drivers worked flawlessly and we had Windows booting into its final screen in no time. From here on we were in familiar territory. We put the laptop through our standard series of benchmarks consisting of PCMark 2005 and Battery Eater Pro. The results we derived from these standard tests were mixed, to say the least. Despite the fact that the Macbook utilizes an average graphical chipset i.e. ATI’s Radeon X1600, the laptop achieved a PCMark score of 3500 consistently, which is a good reflection of the laptop's powerful processor and fairly mediocre graphical subsystem. This score may not seem healthy as compared to other laptops of this specification—please do remember Windows is not the native OS of the Mac Platform. Windows support has been provided just to make life easier for Mac users in case they need to utilize Windows applications.

In terms of battery life we reached a very stunning figure of 182 minutes. For a 15 inch laptop with a T7600 processor these are enviable figures. We have tested many laptops in the past year and have found that only ultra-portables would be able to offer this kind of battery life.

Conclusion
In conclusion we've only got this to say - The Macbook Pro with OSX is in a different league. It is more secure than Windows, offers a better multimedia experience and priced at Rs. 1,18,000, it simply leaves the Windows powered competition behind.


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Hi , im planning to buy apple mac pro ' laptops so can you please give the details in all aspects configuration and price and delivery and cash payment.my country is india
Dev Kaushik @ Nov 26, 2008
Hi , im planning to buy apple mac pro ' laptops so can you please give the details in all aspects configuration and price and delivery and cash payment.my country is india
Dev Kaushik @ Nov 26, 2008
i have been reading horror stories about the battery and noise problems of mac book pro. please advice on whether to but the MBP or to go for a vaio fz25gn.
Ninad @ Aug 05, 2008
Dear Friends:
I want to purchase apple mac book pro. any one can help me.i am in bangaloe (india)
ahmed shariff @ Aug 01, 2008
I want to purchase apple mac book pro. any one can help me. i am in dubai. here, it is costly. so, plz tell me any solution, so that i can go for it.
Himanshu @ Jul 25, 2008
i work for British telecom broadband services...i must tell you windows based computers are worst than apple mac...i would suggest u guys to go for mac if u dont wanna spend money all the time...buy once but buy the best..and people who have never seen mac should not compare mac with their laptops...it may sound rude but thats the truth : )
A B @ May 25, 2008
1,18,000 need any further comments
Prad @ May 24, 2008
MacBook Pro is simply stunning in its design and even give more performance than any other NoteBook...
It's little bit (actually double price than others) expensive but i think its worth it...
If you are big fan of Apple products and apple OS-Mac,than JUST GO FOR IT.
Pranav @ Feb 25, 2008
hello sir ,im planning to buy apple mac pro 17'' laptops so can you please give the details in all aspects configuration and price and delivery and cash payment.my country is india
indrajeet @ Feb 22, 2008
yes it is better than a dell nd the beauty is the single user mode 4m where u can run unix commands
riyaan @ Feb 06, 2008
Is macbook overall better than dell.......
harsh @ Jan 16, 2008
Is macbook overall better than dell.......
harsh @ Jan 16, 2008
@Sayanhya Roy,

I also stay in delhi and im interested in macbook.
Where in delhi did u contact for knowing the price and all?
Vijay @ Dec 30, 2007
A Mac is for people who can't do maths. That might sound rude, but it isn't. A Mac is not a space-craft, but a computer with a different OS. It might be the best computing system money can buy, but the monopoly over the OS and the system means that Apple can price it prohibitively higher than relative competitors --- like the Sony Vaio, for instance. Both the Mac and the Vaio come with similar specifications. But whereas the Vaio CR retails for around Rs 50,000, the Macbook retails for Rs 64,000 (quoted price in Delhi, when I asked). The question is --- Is the Mac OS good enough to command a Rs 15,000 premium? And how?
Sayanhya Roy @ Dec 20, 2007
i want to bye it but it is so costly than other brand laptops................. rest all features of this is excellent..........
vinay gupta @ Dec 10, 2007
Apple products are priced higher than Windows Based computers because they defenetly work. Apple's MacBook is not expensive, i do not know why people think that, it is just worth it.
Jovan @ Aug 06, 2007
Hi I have read the articles and decided to move to Mac pro I live in Bangalore please advise where I can buy one
Nick Belbin @ Aug 04, 2007
Apple! As simple and as brilliant as it sounds.

I still don't know why Apple is compared with "Windows" based PCs? It's a class apart. Apple products are definetly priced high but you need to pay if you wish to own a lamborghini.
Bhushan @ Aug 03, 2007
how much is it???
aishwarya @ Jun 11, 2007
hi great article... thanx a ton
i just got very interested in alternatives to windows and found linux to be attractive but i ain in the computer field and the learnin curve is way too steep... your article has given me an impression that mac is better than windows and learnin curve is no that steep.
am from chennai any mac users here? could u give me the address of dealers? just mail me @ dpcdoc@gmail.com
thank you
Dr.Samuel @ May 01, 2007
where can we buy macbook in pune.Anybody dealing in these please contact me on 9860556011
varun bhalla @ Feb 21, 2007
I am a mac user, infact my entire family including my cousins are mac fraks and loyalists. We simply love using its amazingly easy to use and rich softwares. The OSX is simply awesome. I couldnt afford the pro so i had to settle for the macbook as my new years present. I simply love it. Vista is a cheap rip off of the OSX. Apple Rocks!!I love your show on IBN and tune in regularly. Great article on the mac, really appreciate it cause lots of people out there are still to be enthralled by what a mac can do.
Shivendra Agarwal @ Feb 21, 2007
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