Comments on: Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3Inch Laptop

By: Enrico Silva

Enrico Silva — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

You Must have an Apple!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is the best personal computer I’ve ever had! If you don’t have one, you should definitively buy one! MAC is the best!

By: B. Silva

B. Silva — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Just a perfect laptop
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Nothing else can be said. Macbook Pro 13.3 is the best notebook I ever earn.

By: C. Evans

C. Evans — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Apple MacBook Pro
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is the best computer I have ever owned. It is very user friendly. I love the fact that I can hook up any new device ie: printer, and it picks it up and I don’t have to download drivers or use a disc. I LOVE IT.

By: TinkerbellMarteen

TinkerbellMarteen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Great
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The laptop was cheaper than on the Apple’s site. It arrived in mint condition in less than a week.

By: Doc Bri

Doc Bri — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

MacBook Pro is best computer I’ve owned so far…
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Recently made the switch from windows to mac and as far as I’m concerned there is no looking back. It was a great feeling starting up my macbook and not being inundated with garbage software that is encountered on pc’s. I personally enjoy the iphoto software with its face recognition. It makes organizing photos easy and fun. I love the look and feel of my macbook. The precision cut aluminum unibody is very rigid and feels solid. The screen is bright and crisp. I have had no issues with my computer yet which is more than I can say for pc’s I’ve owned. Both pc notebooks I owned had serious issues within a month of purchasing them. I really haven’t found anything I don’t like about my macbook pro. It took a day or two to learn and get acquainted with apple’s OS, but now I find it easier to use and more intuitive than Windows OS. I hope this helps.

By: concordenerd

concordenerd — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Awesome Computer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I switched from a new Dell (that I sent back) to a NEW Macbook Pro. There is no comparison. The Apple products just work. There are so many differences between the computers that I can’t list them all. If you are tires of PC crap and want something that does what it is to do then just by a MacBook Pro. I will never go back to a PC computer again. Great just like all other Apple products.

By: AmazonCrazy

AmazonCrazy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Lifetime Windows user converted
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I received this from Amazon within a week from ordering it for 200 dollars cheaper than I would have gotten it from the Apple store. I also received free shipping. When I got it, it was a beauty – from the way Apple packages to the actual laptop. It’s very simplistic – the laptop, the power cord and user guide.

The machine is really beautiful – like a work of art, but the real power is the machine and the OS. Setup was easy enough – it took me about an hour. Unfortunately, I chose the wrong wireless network during setup (it was late at night) and it took me while to resolve the issue. I restarted my wireless router, modem and laptop – after doing this for a while and entering and re-entering the WEP key it finally got online. When I finally did get it online, I was able to register with Apple and do all the software/OS updates.

I’ve used Windows my whole college and working life – this wasn’t too bad of a transition. I use shortcut keys heavily with Windows – I prefer minimizing the use of the mouse/track as much as possible. The shortcut keys are still taking some time for me to get used to, but I’m sure I’ll learn them eventually.

Boot up is fast! So is waking up from sleep! I still like Windows – and I was able to play with Windows 7 for a few days and was impressed. But I think the MacBook Pro and Snow Leopard will soon be my favorite.

I should mention that after a long resistance due to using Windows Mobile and Palm phones (both of which I enjoyed), I decided to try the iPhone 3G over a year ago – the iPhone was a great deciding factor in my decision to eventually getting a Mac. I never had buyers remorse getting the iPhone and I’m pretty sure I won’t have buyers remorse with the MacBook Pro.

By: E. S. Noyes

E. S. Noyes — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

GOOD CHOICE
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
WAS TORN BETWEEN THE MACBOOK AND THE MACBOOK PRO, AND AFTER READING MANY REVIEWS AND WEIGHING THE MERITS, WENT FOR THIS BECAUSE IT GAVE ME THE FEATURES I WANTED FOR JUST A BIT MORE. I’M VERY HAPPY WITH MY DECISION, AND LOVE THE LIT KEYBOARD AND FEEL OF THE KEYS. AN ELEGANT LITTLE MACHINE. JUST PERFECT.

By: I-Love-Amazon-Com

I-Love-Amazon-Com — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Pros and Cons
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Hey! I just bought my Apple MacBook Pro 13" and let me tell you, its great.

I'm a "begginer" audio/music producer and I use it for my home recording studio. It runs amazingly.

Pros:

-Very fast and can run many apps at the same time
-Incredible design
-Millions of details that make it great, like the Multitouch Trackpad
-Comes with iLife 09 that makes your life easier with a bunch of incredible softwares for editing movies, pictures AND A RECORDING SOFTWARE called GarageBand. I don't use it 'cause I'm a bit higher and uso ProTools 8 (Digidesign) but it is awesome.
-Very light and thin.
-MAC OS X SNOW LEOPARD!
-Integrated iSight camera and mic

Cons:

-Only two USB ins
-NO MICROPHONE IN JACK

By: Robert Cassiere

Robert Cassiere — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Well worth the cost...love it.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was a Mac person 15 years ago and switched to the PC/Windows world for 15 years. After frustration and a slow OS (XP and Vista) I finally decided to go back to the Mac. I went to a few place to try it out and was amazed at how much faster it was. So I figured that since these are newer machines, they were not filled with a lot of garbage slowing them down. I then tried a friends 2 year old Mac and it was nearly as fast (slower machine with less RAM), so I jumped on board.
I do not regret this purchase one bit. When I go to work I realize how much I hate the slow-bloatware PC based and the 6 minute PC boottime seems like forever. I am so spoiled with the 16 seconds to boot and 2 seconds to shut down (Actually I almost never shut down, just close the lid and it sleeps) and with the long battery life it is not an issue. I can go to Starbucks (where I am now) and not even need to bring the charging cord because the battery has been lasting about 4-1/2 to 5 hours (I put my screen at max brightness so I do not get the 7 hours, but could bring down the brightness if I needed to).
The keyboard is different but got used to it quickly. The trackpad is really usefully and multi-functional. I can swipe 3-finger between pages, scroll and rotate pictures.
I was on the fence about switching over for about 3 months and wish I would have done this sooner.
The included software (iLife) is decent & powerful software that is not teaser software that asks for additional money for additional features.
I had such a hard time with my PC and JVC Hard Drive Camcorder. It would take 3-4 hours to get the scenes loaded and the DVD burned. The Mac natively (iDVD and iMovie) can import and read the scenes and build and author a movie in 1/2 the time, plus they look more polished (every Apple usually does).
I am NOT a gamer, so I cannot comment on that. Also I am NOT using Bootcamp (ability to boot as a Windows machine) as I am trying to cut the cord and go 100% Mac which in 3 months have never been an issue yet.
The screen is also so sharp and bright it is a pleasure to work on.

The only things I purchase additionally were:
4 GB Ram
Magic Mouse (for photo editing)
iWorks (Letters, Spreadsheet, Presentation)
and the DVi Adapter (to use my external HP monitor for Lightroom photo editing - 25% of the time)

I could not be happier with this computer and waited 3 months to do this review so the new toy effect wore off and the review would be more accurate.
Buy it and enjoy using a computer, not waiting for Windows to load, Virus software to update, services to load and just get down to using your computer.

I went with the 13.3" because I wanted a smaller/lighter solution and have the ability to connect to a larger screen at home if needed (though I a spoiled by the Mac screen so I use that as much as possible). I was a little concerned that the smaller screen would be too small, but the desktop seems like it is about the size of workable space.
I am running Snow Leopard as that is what it came with and have not had any issues.