Advantages and Disadvantages of Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (Review)
Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro is very sleek and classy, which is what we have come to expect from Apple. The design is sharp with the unibody chassis showing no panel lines or breaks except on the bottom for the huge panel that covers the internals.
The screen on the MacBook Pro is average compared to other glossy panels, and has the downside of having the highly reflective glass layer over the LCD. This increases the amount of reflection from other objects, including you sitting right in front of the notebook. While you do adjust to it after a while, it can still be annoying. Pictures and movies look great thanks to the glossy surface and a healthy 60% bump in color gamut over the previous generation MacBook, which gives vibrant colors and deep blacks.
Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro Specs:
Mac OS X v10.5.7 (9J3032)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz (3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz frontside bus)
2GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM
160GB 5400rpm SATA hard disk drive
13.3″ glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display (1280 x 800)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics (256MB of DDR3 shared memory)
8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
iSight webcam
AirPort Extreme WiFi (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Mini DisplayPort, Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports (480Mbps), FireWire 800, Audio out and microphone in, SD-Card reader
Dimensions : 0.95″ x 12.78″ x 8.94″ (H x W x D)
Weight: 4.51 pounds
Integrated 58-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
60W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system
Price: $1,199
Advantages:
Excellent battery life
Screen has excellent color and contrast
Great build quality
SD-card slot!
Disadvantages:
When the system is running hot you can really feel it
Good looks put in front of ergonomics
Poor Windows driver support
Hard drive is limited to SATA-150 speeds