Apple MacBook Pro MB986LL/A 15.4-Inch
Apple MacBook Pro MB986LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop is Featuring a precision unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, the MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter than its predecessor as well as stronger and more durable. But Apple didn’t stop innovating with the body’s design. The MacBook Pro also includes a new 15-inch, LED-backlit glass display (instead of an LCD panel) as well as a glass trackpad that doesn’t include a button (for larger tracking area) that features Apple’s Multi-Touch technology.
This 15-inch MacBook Pro (model MB986LL/A) also now includes Apple’s innovative built-in notebook battery for up to 7 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge without adding thickness, weight or cost. Using Adaptive Charging and advanced chemistry first introduced with the 17-inch MacBook Pro the built-in battery delivers up to 1000 recharges before it reaches 80 percent of its original capacity–nearly three times the lifespan of conventional batteries.
Under the hood, the MacBook Pro is powered by a powerful 2.80 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (with 6 MB L2 cache and 1066 MHz front-side bus), which runs applications faster and more efficiently as well as helps to reduce power requirements and save on battery life. And this MacBook Pro includes two video processors for ultimate flexibility: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics for great everyday performance and NVIDIA 9600M GT discrete graphics (512 MB of GDDR3 memory) for fast, smooth video–perfect for 3D gaming.
Other hardware features include a 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB of installed RAM (which can be upgraded to 8 GB), an 8x combo Superdrive (for burning dual-layer DVDs as well as CDs), built-in Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), FireWire 800 port, Mini DisplayPort video output (for DVI and VGA connections), and a Secure Digital card slot for easy access to digital photos and audio stored on SD and MMC memory cards.
It comes pre-loaded with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, and is ready to run the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system. It also comes with the iLife ’09 suite of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes.
Helpful consumer’s review
My wife bought this a week back, and I am considering replacing my T61p with this as well. With an Apple, you buy a premium quality product, and pay a little extra for it. But you get what you pay for.
Pros:
1. Great performance, dual graphics cards should perhaps help. DDR3 RAM rounds off a nice story
2. Glossy display is great. We’ve used it indoors and in front of a window. LOVE the bright colors and contrast
3. LED backlight helps reduce the thickness and power consumption. You gotta see to believe how thin this laptop is.
4. Sound is nice too. Much deeper than my and her thinkpad. Audio out is also optical digital out. Nice.
5. Weight is great. 5.5 lbs. Wife’s old 14″ Thinkpad was 5.5 pounds. My 15″ Thinkpad T61p is a whopping 6.75lb. This Macbook Pro is 5.5lb at 15.4″. Thanks Aluminium unibody, great design.
6. Need I say its BEAUTIFUL. Thanks Apple Design.
7. With Parallels Coherence, Windows and Mac applications nicely integrated. Very useful, because for all general OS X apps, since they’re generally vetted by Apple, it all works together nicely.
8. Camera is very good quality.
I am sure I can think of more pros.
Cons:
1. Need adapters for VGA/Digital, Firewire 
. $30 each. Ripoff.
2. Hard disk upgrade may be difficult down the line (need Apple help). Really?
I am sure I’ll think of more cons as well as time goes along. But will any sour me from this laptop? Not so sure. Its a pleasure everytime we open the smooth lid and the brilliant screen turns on.
Oh I just remembered – I have an Apple laptop lying around from 1999 (Wallstreet) and the display is still brilliant. I’ve had Dells, Thinkpads, since then, and in 2 years the display yellows…