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4.5 stars
"I'm Confused"
Pros: Great laptop, os x
Cons: no media card reader?
Summary: I am just a bit confused at cnet's reasoning here. They say there are many pros and only 2 cons, but for some reason, they give it a 7.4? The guy in the vid doesnt even talk about a media card reader. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL A MEDIA CARD READER IS! Why is that their main con (besides the support issue)? Actually, the guy in the video is pretty much praising the MBP's greatness, and not saying anything that the review is saying. Although a 7.4 is not a bad review, it just seems to me like cnet is looking for what is missing rather than talking about what is there. Are they trying to say that PC laptops have that many features? I don't know of any, and if you do, please enlighten me.
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you honestly dont know what a media card reader is?!?!
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It would be easier to interpret CNET's rating of the Macbook Pro if they detailed where it did and didn't meet their expectations by providing the scores for each of their ratings categories. If this information is available somewhere I don't see it.
As someone who's currently shopping for a new notebook I think the MBPs sound interesting, but I can see some areas of concern. CNET is right that the MBPs lack features and options more readily available for PC notebooks, making the latter easier to configure to match your needs and budget. Like let's say you want a 17" notebook but don't want to pay for the high-end T7600 processor: Apple doesn't give you that choice. Or maybe you want a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player for watching HD movies: neither is currently available for the MBPs. If you like the hardware options Apple gives you then the MBPs are fine; if you want something slightly different you're out of luck.
And while the MBPs can run Windows natively there are a few catches to doing so, like keyboard differences and the lack of a right-click button in Apple notebooks. (There are workarounds available, but that sounds like a nuisance.) Of course if you want to run both Mac and Windows software on one notebook then none of this matters and you should get an MBP, but if you're mainly interested in running Windows it's a tougher choice.
Someone wake me when Steve Jobs finally agrees to let people run the Mac OS on standard PC hardware. If he'd done that 20 years ago we might not have to be dealing with Windows today... -
I recently purchased this laptop, and I am in love with it. And what's with the media card reader giving laptops extra points? I think that a media card reader is a waste of space, especially in a laptop. I wouldn't even care for one in a desktop unit.
The media card formats continue to change - this is a way to build immediate obsolescence right into your computer.
This computer is fast, and the thought given to little details is great. The ambient light sensor is a great touch to enhance the back lit keyboard. -
I have read many reviews of laptop, I am student without money but with plenty of time so I have the time for looking for the best laptop posible. I have read many reviews and I think cnet is biased. I mean I have seen macs personaly and they are awesome, If you have seen them you will agree with me. Im not a mac fan but I love the design on macs. And I dont agree with Cnet that say the price is "premium". Tha price is fair, and the laptop worths the price. Also Cnet have to consider that specs are no everything, design is a very important part. Designing a good, sexy laptop is more expensive than building a Dell which are not known for their beauty. The lack of media reader I think is more like a esthetic issue. Apple is famous for their beatiful and minimalistic designs. And personally I think MBP is prettier without the media reader. I am a mexican and english is not my native language so I apologize for may grammatic and spelling. And yes, in mexico they sell all apple products.
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I used to have several Macs when I was a music producer in the late 90's. Alas, I joined the real world and now use PCs. Having said that, I really would love to buy the new MBP and use both operating systems. I'm looking for real world experience, and I'm thankful there are all of you up here posting!
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