Click on the individual links for detailed reviews of Apple’s first Mac notebook running the Intel Core Duo processor - the 15.4″ wide-screen Apple MacBook Pro. Below are summaries of what the reviewers’ thought about the MacBook. The MacBook Pro is an extremely solid machine and the Intel switch has been an important step forward for Apple in general. Unfortunately, pro software is not yet available in Universal Binary and is not expected to be for a little while. However, Rosetta is usable enough to get by in the interim if you don’t mind the performance hit. I experienced some oddball behavior which included the alarming beeps upon a random boot after installing the RAM and the low brightness screen flicker. I feel that the MagSafe power connector is an absolutely ingenious idea that could use a little more refinement. Despite it all, US$1,999 for the low-end and $2,499 for the high-end MacBook Pro are still good deals for good machines, as the MacBook Pros remained at the same price points as the previous 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook G4s. Apple’s pro notebooks have come a long way and the Intel switch is one more step towards bigger and better things in that regard. Laptop Magazine: Apple MacBook Pro The MacBook Pro has all the pieces in place to become the best laptop Apple has ever produced. The software just needs to catch up to the hardware before we can make that proclamation. ZDNet: Apple MacBook Pro (1.83GHz Intel Core Duo) Apple’s first new notebook since the company switched to Intel processors, the 15.4in. MacBook Pro features a Core Duo processor and, in doing so, ushers in a new era of Apple computing. Replacing the 15in. PowerBook in the company’s lineup, the MacBook Pro delivers many familiar, beloved features (a scrolling touchpad, the Sudden Motion Sensor, an excellent software package), along with a few new ones. Although the Intel partnership gives Apple the potential to match the performance capabilities of its Windows-based competition, the first MacBook Pro, like the iMac Core Duo, shows signs of the growing pains Apple faces in switching to the new platform. NotebookReview: First Look at the Apple MacBook Pro Notebook w/ Core Duo I have owned 4 PowerBooks (starting with the TiBook, since way back). Is this Intel Core Duo stuff all hype? My initial answer is “nope”. The MacBook pro is simply the snappiest portable from Apple ever - even with the compromise of Rosetta emulation. As applications begin to move to run as Intel native programs, we will be in for a treat of the fastest Mac ever. Who ever thought it could be all packaged in this thin and beautiful case?
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