Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Laptop - MD313LL/A (October, 2011) (Latest Model)

The new 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro brings a lot of new features to the table from the previous generation. Users now get a large battery that gives pretty amazing life, a better display, faster processor, FireWire, SD-card slot, and best of all a lower starting price. Getting more for less seems to be the trend during this slow economy, so is there any reason not to buy the new 13" MacBook Pro?

Build and Design

The 13.3" MacBook Pro is very sleek and classy, which is what we have come to expect from Apple. The design is sharp with the unibody chassis showing no panel lines or breaks except on the bottom for the huge panel that covers the internals. Apple gives us a very simple interface with little clutter (and ports) turning what is usually a mindless appliance into a work of art. To further simplify the design they switched to an internal battery for this model, instead of having a cover and release bar like in the previous revision.

MSRP: $1,199

PROS:
-Excellent battery life
-Great build quality
-SD-card slot!

CONS:
-This notebook gets hot!
-Good looks, poor ergonomics
-Slow hard drive

13-inch Apple MacBook Pro Specifications:

-Mac OS X v10.5.7 (9J3032)
-Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz (3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz -frontside bus)
-2GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM
-160GB 5400rpm SATA hard disk drive
-13.3" glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display (1280 x 800)
-NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics (256MB of DDR3 shared memory)
-8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
-iSight webcam
-AirPort Extreme WiFi (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n)
-Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
-Mini DisplayPort, Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports (480Mbps), -----FireWire 800, Audio out and microphone in, SD-Card reader
-Dimensions : 0.95" x 12.78" x 8.94" (H x W x D)
-Weight: 4.51 pounds (A bit on the heavy side)
-Integrated 58-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
-60W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system

Love this laptop, and Apple support is fantastic, helped my switch and backup from last computer. This laptop is fast, small ad light, the speakers are not great, but good considering small laptops. Battery is amazing, almost 9 hours. I bought this for portability and the new processor and I am definitely getting what I payed for. It boots up quick, and always is ready to go. I like it compared to all my friends laptops, it does everything a laptop should, although pricy.

What I like about Mac is:
The design, speed, convenience, ease of working with Mac, performance, long battery life, stability of the operating system.

This is crap. A piece of crap. From day one it connects to the internet for a few minutes or sometimes not at all. I went to the Apple Store and of course they told me it was probably my modem and not the mac. I changed the modem and have the same problem. I tried at a different location and the same thing happens. Of course, because it is the mac and not the modem. After insisting at the apple store they said that they were noticing a problem but instead of exchanging the piece of crap mac for a new one, they were going to re-image it. After waiting a day I picked up my piece of crap mac and still have the same problem. This will be the last purchase I make of any apple product. They are all publicity, no service and crap product.

Apple computers are seriously the best computers. The MacBook Pro having such a FAST processor and memory makes life so much easier. Once you go MAC you will never go BACK.