Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (2010)

Excellent Retina Display, now larger and with slimmer bezels. Revamped keyboard. Comfortable, XL-size touchpad. Superb audio quality. Powerful Intel Core i9 and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M. Long battery life. SSD storage options up to 8TB.

Lacks microSD slot, USB Type-A ports. As ever, no touch-screen option. Expensive as configured.

Bottom Line: With a larger display, a beefier graphics chip, and (vitally and finally!) an improved keyboard, Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro is a beyond-capable big-screen powerhouse built for creatives.

Perfect workmanship; Excellent robustness and overall feel; Glass touchpad with intertial scrolling (in Mac OS X); Timeless design; Light for its class

High price tag; Limited range of ports; Only a one year warranty; Sealed-in battery

And of course, more reasonably priced Windows notebooks with the new Core processors and GT 330M, like the Samsung R780.

Great overall performance ; Excellent battery life ; Elegant design ; Sturdy "unibody" design ; Multi-touch gesture trackpad ; Great Keyboard ; Robust iLife apps included

Expensive ; Battery is not removable ; Glossy screen susceptible to reflections ; Must purchase adapter cable for VGA, DVI, or HDMI out

Performance Summary: The MacBook Pro makes a very impressing performance showing whether it is running the Mac OS or Windows. Most consumer-level applications will run on it just fine. In terms of professional-level apps, that's going to depend on what...

The new 15 inch MacBook Pro that we tested is a significant improvement over the 2009 model, the new Intel Core i5 and i7 processor are a serious upgrade to the previous processors, add that to the new improved graphics and increased battery life and...

The new 15-inch MacBook Pro comes in three standard configurations, all priced similarly to the last iteration. All three models come standard with 4GB of DDR3 RAM, two graphics processors, and a glossy 15.4-inch LED-backlit screen

Excellent screen ; Sturdy build quality ; Great keyboard ; Runs quietly

Some noticeable warmth ; Screen reflections can be annoying

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Excellent aluminium unibody design, great build quality, Core i7 processor option, increased performance and battery life over previous models, excellent keyboard, large trackpad

Trackpad has areas with poor response, glossy display, 5400rpm hard drive, restricted graphics card switching, USB ports poorly positioned, can become uncomfortably hot on occasion

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