Apple MacBook Pro 13in 2009 Edition

@GoldenGuy:

Well at the time we weren't able to get one from Apple (we didn't ask btw, it's not like they said no) since we didn't really deal with them at all and it was too expensive to obtain ourselves.

As it happens I emailed Apple this morning asking for a sample, so hopefully you'll get your wish soon.

I've never had a mac and just bought this machine... it's a great piece of kit I agree with the review.

I am happy that I didn't buy a dull black brick of a laptop instead of trying something new after 15 years of pc's and windows exclusively. I think most other brands are lacklustre in comparison to apple. I might have bought a sony but they are too expensive for a decent model. I could have bought other brands for a few hundred pound less with more power/capacity yes, can't argue with that, but looking at what's available, then I would have been disappointed in a few ways. In respect of the mac, here's my views, and I'm a fan of both microsoft and apple for various reasons so it's without bias that I offer this:

- Battery Life. Do I care I can't remove the battery, no, I've rarely had to in 10 years of owning thinkpads. Today the battery lasted a good five hours.

- Trackpad. Simply Superb. I was nervous about losing my thinkpad trackpoint, but actually the multi-touch capabilities combined with the features of mac os make me instantly more productive.

- Backlit keyboard. How many of those are out there and how useful are they.

- Screen. Great. Good quality, a bit reflective, but adds to the experience.

- Style. Superb.

- Build Quality. Superb.

- Keyboard. Great.

- Connectivety. Good. Missing a few tricks however.

- Software. Great.

- Experience. Fantastic.

Personally I'm happy with paying a bit more to get alot more than many other brands out there are offering. Each to their own I suppose. I'll hedge my bets that the apple haters out there haven't tried an apple.

Going online for < £800!!!

That's a hell of a deal! Is it too good to be true?

http://www.laskys.com/computing/laptops_and_pdas/laptops/apple_mb990b_a.html#wrap-all

(No I'm not affiliated with them - just thought it was going to be interesting to potential buyers)

Cheers, Hoff