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Apple MacBook Pro (Unibody, 2009) Reviews Analysis
Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 320 GB - DVD More product details
442 reviews
November, 2009
- OVERVIEW
- EXPERT REVIEWS (56)
- USER REVIEWS (386)
- REVIEW ANALYSIS
- PRICES
- DETAILS
What people think about the Apple MacBook Pro (Unibody, 2009): (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 442 reviews from across the web.
price
5
- Pricey
- Price :)
- pricey, the apple store reminds me of the 'friends' sitcom tv set
- The solid state drive options are too expensive and too small
- Way too slow hard drive for the price and sealed case makes it very expensive to change anything latter
- Upgraded CPU for the same price
- Price cut from previous version
- lower starting price
- This laptop is very powerful especially when you get the top model although it gets expensive at that point
- lower price
- Simple, I priced it out against a competitor the Sony FW
- Price
- Just not worth the money and still not that business friendly (not press but hardcore business)
- pricey, but worth it
- lower price, faster, longer battery life, great design and the list goes on
performance
5
- Good performance
- superb performance
- superb performance, unbelievable power
- faster
usability
5
- Heat development
- ease of use
- and easy learning curve for former PC users
- Battery life, ease of use, and easy learning curve for former PC users
- I love the ease of use how the computer knows what your doing almost before you do
- this mac laptop is easy to use while others including pcs are hard
- Cute and easy to use
- Environmently Friendly =wtf
keyboard
5
- great new keyboard
- Illuminated keyboard throughout range
- Good keyboard (for Mac Os X
- Workmanship , Design , Glass Trackpad , Good keyboard (for Mac Os X
- Good keyboard (for Mac Os X)
battery
2
- disappointing battery life compared to the last model
- Non-removable battery
- battery can't be removed
- Battery not user-replaceable
- Nonremovable battery
- improved battery life
- extremely long battery life
- Seven-hour internal battery
- impressive battery life
- Claimed 7 hour battery life
- Non-removable battery, No matte screen or discrete graphics options
- We'll have to see how the battery holds up
- battery life is low and high priced to replace
- the battery is non replaceable but that shouldn't be a big deal
- Long battery life
- 40 percent bigger battery
- dual-graphics system helps boost power or battery life
- dual graphics provide more power or more battery life
- Lightweight, Fast, Visually appealing, Illuminated keyboard, magnetic power input, led screen, isight camera, apple bundled software, battery life, 64-bit, ABILITY TO EASILY RUN OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS WITHIN APPLE 0S= I.E., WINDOWS, LINUX, ETC
- Battery life
- 96W/hr Lipoly battery and the switchable graphics
- BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY LINUX LINUX LINUX
- battery life is nice but no where even close to 8 hours
- its got a good CPU a good GPU, a good HD when changed to 7200rpm, nice profile, thin, battery life is nice but no where even close to 8 hours
- Good battery life
- longer battery life
connectivity
0.5
- USB placement is still too close
energy efficiency
5
- unbelievable power
screen
3.5
- Intensely reflective display
- Heat development , Intensely reflective display , Sharp front edge, Heat development, Intensely reflective display, Sharp front edge
- Display is very reflective
- Hot under heavy loads , Display is very reflective , Few connections , Poor Windows drivers, Hot under heavy loads, Display is very reflective, Few connections, Poor Windows drivers
- high quality display
- Improved display
- excellent display
- Excellent workmanship, stability and design , Improved display , Usually very quiet , Switchable graphic (in Mac OS
- Gorgeous edge-to-edge glass display
- Beautiful, durable design, Thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook, Gorgeous edge-to-edge glass display, Long battery life, Multitouch trackpad
- attractive edge-to-edge glass on display
remote control
0.5
- no video adapters or Apple Remote included
black level
0.5
- only more expensive models are available in black
design
5
- same great design
- rounded design
- Thin, rounded design
- stability and design
- Design
- awesome design
- nice looking
- looking more affordable
- Great looks
- Will never break, Great looks, Plays games, Its a Mac, Dont have to deal with windows the list goes on
- great design and the list goes on
portability
4.5
- Hot under heavy loads
- heavy and bulky
- heavy and bulky,
- Thin
- Very light and slim (for 15" notebooks)
- , Very light and slim (for 15" notebooks), Excellent workmanship, stability and design, Improved display, Usually very quiet, Switchable graphic (in Mac OS), Very light and slim (for 15" notebooks)
- Light (for 17")
- , Light (for 17"), Workmanship, Design, Glass Trackpad, Good keyboard (for Mac Os X), Light (for 17")
memory
3
- RAM upgrades are expensive through Apple
- No Blu-ray option or memory card reader
- No Blu-ray option or memory card reader, Battery not user-replaceable, Pricey
- memory card reader
- Trails the competition in certain features: lacks the bigger hard drive, memory card reader, Blu-ray drive found in other systems
- beefy processor and RAM options
- DDR3 memory
- fast and simple computer that kicked butt
- I've never used such a quiet, fast and simple computer that kicked butt
build quality
5
- solid unibody construction
- Fantastic build quality and design
- excellent design and build quality
- keeps the same solid unibody construction and large trackpad
- Keeps the same solid unibody construction and oversize trackpad
- durable design
- Aluminium unibody construction
- New aluminum unibody construction comes to the 17-inch model
- same solid unibody construction and giant multitouch trackpad
image quality
4.5
- I have a sony diesub photo printer that won't recognize my comp
- Switchable graphic (in Mac OS
- Switchable graphic (in Mac OS)
LCD
0.5
- No choice of screen finishes
- no matte screen or discrete graphics options
- No matte screen option
- matte screen option costs extra
- glossy screen
- gorgeous, bright, glossy screen
- Excellent screen upgrade
- Glass screen is a cinematic wonder
- Gorgeous screen, top-class performance, weight and size just slightly more than my MBP 15" unibody
- The glossy screen isn't as bad as some would have you believe either
- I love the screen how bright and clear
- Screen size, weight and dimensions (for a metal case laptop)
- Not much to say except its 17 inch screen,light body
glare
0.5
- no anti-glare display coating option
- RAM upgrades are expensive through Apple, no anti-glare display coating option, battery can't be removed
lens
5
- Glass trackpad is too hard on your fingers in the long run - hurts like Dell :
- Leopard operating system
- Glass Trackpad
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