Apple MacBook Pro (Unibody, 2008) Expert Reviews

The 17-inch MacBook Pro was the last of the Apple notebook range to get a unibody update, but for those looking for superlative media editing and general

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro has a lot going for it, from the faster processor, front side bus and memory speeds, to its thinner and lighter, unibody design. Add in a new battery that lasts longer per charge, and you've got yourself a winner.

Thin, rounded design ; large trackpad with numerous multi-touch gesture choices ; great new keyboard ; longer battery life than predecessor ; only Apple laptop with anti-glare option

Battery is no longer user-replaceable ; trackpad button can be hard to press ; no video adapters or Apple Remote in the box

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro comes with the same 5,400-rpm 320GB hard drive as the model it replaces, though you can customize the laptop with a faster 7,200-rpm drive of the same capacity ($50), or choose between a 128GB ($300) or 256GB ($750) solid ...

With a slightly faster processor than its predecessor, the new 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro outperformed the previous 17-inch MacBook Pro-but by a small percentage. Macworld's lab director James Galbraith analyzes the performance benchmarks from Apple ...

The most dramatic change, unique to the 17-inch MacBook Pro, is its new battery design. No longer user swappable, the battery is larger, longer lasting, and can power the laptop for up to 8 hours (according to Apple). We are in the midst of the time ...

It took its time getting here, but the 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro announced during Apple's keynote address at Macworld Expo...

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The new 17-inch MacBook Pro arrived a little late to the unibody makeover party--most of Apple's laptop line switched to the...

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The new aluminum MacBook moves Apple's consumer portable that much closer to its professional big brother, and in doing so it changes the calculus governing which model to buy. Ars looks at the new MacBook with a view to helping you decide where to ...

Apple's newly redesigned 15" MacBook Pro improves upon the graphics, RAM, and CPU performance of the previous generation while adopting the strong lines and unibody construction of the MacBook Air, the keyboard of the 2006 consumer MacBook, the ...

Greatly improved construction ; Flexible graphics options ; Bright, high quality screen ; Easier to access internals ; Little compromise

Limited increase in performance ; New trackpad is not yet flaw-free ; Glossy screen may be too much for some

Compared to the 13" MacBook, the choice is pretty simple: a smaller and cheaper 13" unit (losing FireWire, ExpressCard, faster graphics, and a better screen), or a considerably more expensive, larger, but compromise-free 15" model

In Part II of our two-part investigation of the new MacBook Pro, we examine how Apple's new notebook performs as a Windows and Mac gaming machine. We also investigate overall performance and battery life.

It's evident that this MacBook Pro is not that much faster than its predecessor as far as the CPU goes. In our testing using GeekBench, the 2.53GHz, late 2008 model was only about 2.5% faster than the previous model. For any real performance gain in ...

In Part I of our two-part investigation of the new MacBook Pro, we take you deep inside Apple's new aluminum and glass notebook.

The MacBook Pro that we're reviewing is the stock $2,499 model. Now, on to what makes this new MacBook Pro so special