Apple Macbook Pro Laptop - 17" Macbook Pro

The MacBook series is still very new, having been introduced in January 2006, but Apple Computer Corp got its experience building laptops by the mildly popular iBook series the previous years. Still, not even the marketing department at Apple could have predicted the wild demand of the MacBook and the more recent MacBook Pro. On college campuses, students without a MacBook are looked down upon, no matter how powerful their PC laptop might be. In small businesses, owners are replacing their desktop PC’s with MacBook Pro’s.

The hip styling of a MacBook Pro is only partly to blame for its success. A cool backlit keyboard that automatically adjusts its brightness based on available light lets users work in the dark, but saves battery power in lighter environments. The lightweight, one-inch thin titanium-colored case can be powered by a cord that attaches only magnetically, preventing damage to the MacBook Pro if someone trips over the power cord. But the features inside tell the real story.

The MacBook Pro comes in two sizes, with a 15.4-inch screen (1440 x 900) or a giant 17-inch screen (1680 x 1050) and each is equipped with Intel’s Core Duo processor, a 64-bit processor that actually is comprised of two processors running simultaneously. The graphics are powered by ATI’s X1600 Radeon series, known in the graphics world as one of the best performing graphics cards ever created.

But the most demanding reason to purchase a MacBook Pro is the popular OS X operating system. Although critics sometimes refer to MacBook’s as pricey, they often neglect to account for the massive amount of software and tools that Apple includes in every MacBook and MacBook Pro. The OS X (Tiger) operating system is one of the easiest and most powerful operating systems on the market today. It is also one of the most secure due to its underlying technology being powered by UNIX, the operating system that runs over 80% of the world’s servers.

People who own a MacBook don’t refer to it as a laptop, or even a computer. They refer to it as “My MacBook” – and there is truly a conscience passion they outwardly express toward it. They are also equally passionate about converting their friends and family to the MacBook Pro, convincing them that they aren’t just getting a new computer, but an improvement to their daily life.

The reliability of the MacBook and MacBook Pro’s are unmatched. Apple stands by each machine with a solid warranty, and users don’t have to turn to multiple companies for problems. Apple makes the operating system, the hardware, and even the popular accessories available for MacBooks.

A MacBook Pro is for many people, their first laptop. But more and more PC users are purchasing a the Pro as their secondary computer and beginning the transition into the Apple world of products. They state that “ease of use”, “security”, and “fun” are the chief reasons for switching, and the MacBook Pro gives them the power to run important Windows applications that they might still need occasionally. Apple has designed a laptop of such impact that it may be the best portable computing device of this decade.

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