Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" Laptop (February, 2011) - Customized

I love my MBP. I had been using an older first gen MacBook for a while now and it was a good computer, but this thing is a BEAST. I removed the optical drive and installed a SSD for the boot drive and upped the ram to 16 gigs and it is everything I ever wanted in a computer. It's fast, it runs Mac and Windows 7 beautifully, its sexy, has a good battery, it's built better than any Windows competitors. To get the same quality of computer in a Windows machine you would have to spend more, and yes I mean more. Sure windows computers can be bought for less but you don't get nearly as good of computer, and to get one better than the MBP you have to buy a fancy gaming laptop. I have been a long time Mac and PC user and the quality of PCs has always been their weak point. So unless you build them yourself you are going to have problems. A lot of people are buying Macs just to run Windows because the hardware is better and Mac OS X is a better operating system for basic tasks such as email, media, browsing etc. So when you run both you get the best of both worlds!

Pros:
• Excellent boot speed
• Solid & refined casing
• Keyboard keeps debris out perfectly
• Fast processing with multiple heavy applications
open at once.

Cons:
• Standard reflective screen makes glare a problem at times
• Will heat up greatly if sat on certain materials (cloth)
• Suffered a crashed HD only 3 months in. Recommend on
sleeping or powering off the computer wait FULLY until system
powers completely down or off (No Sound or vibration) before
moving the system.
• USB Ports are located on the left side only. Corded Apple
mice have short cords that make right hand wired mouse
operation unreasonable.

I have been a MAC user for a long time. I own an iMac and a Macbook Pro.
Apple products are honestly made of top quality materials and they always last way longer than Windows. Macs have the fastest responding time and are very user friendly. Whatever you need is just one click away. The touchpad is really smart, too. Although there are many people say Mac is bad and expensive for no reason, it's because most of them have not used one for a while. You can use a mac for a long time without needing to restart it or shut it down. Also over the past years that I have been using Mac neither on my macbook pro and iMac it has crashed. I know it is more expensive than Windows, but it honestly pays for itself. Don't be afraid and invest your money on something that will hold its value for a long time and you don't have to be afraid of any crashes or anything. If you still need to use windows, you can have windows on it too! so there are no other excuses ;)
But seriously a mac will keeps its value always high. You can still sell a 6 year old macbook more expensive than a windows laptop that you but today!!
Just buy it, I guarantee you won't regret it. Don't listen to windows lovers, because they are yet to experience MAC!!!

Pros: Excellent performance; Next-gen Thunderbolt technology; Powerful automatic switchable graphics; High-quality FaceTime HD camera; Great keyboard and touchpad; Superfast

Cons: Bottom runs warm; Pricey

Fist time with a Mac. I have always had PC's prior to this Mac. I purchased a 15" MacBook Pro customized. I am very happy with this Laptop, even though i didn't want to spend this much money. It is very solid and VERY fast. I had an old Gateway PC before this and there is nothing to compare it to. The Mac is very well built and thought out. I don't think I could be any happier than what I am! Highly recommend this Laptop!