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Whistle Stopper - Apple MacBook Pro MB133LL/A 15.4" Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive)

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List Price: $1,999.00
Our Price: $1,939.99
Your Save: $ 59.01 ( 3% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
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Binding: Personal Computers Brand: Apple CPU Manufacturer: Intel CPU Speed: 2.4 CPU Type: Intel Core Duo Display Size: 15.4 EAN: 0885909174966 Feature: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard Floppy Disk Drive Description: None Graphics Memory Size: 256 Hard Disk Size: 200 Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Apple Computer Manufacturer: Apple Computer Model: MB133LL/A Modem Description: None Native Resolution: 15.4 Processor Count: 1 Publisher: Apple Computer Studio: Apple Computer System Bus Speed: 800 System Memory Size: 2000 System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard 2 GB RAM (two SO-DIMM) 677 MHz DDR2 SD-RAM (PC2-5300), 200 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, slot load 8x Super Drive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit); built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11n); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR 15.4-inch (diagonal), 1440 by 900 resolution, matte TFT LED widescreen display with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory and dual-link DVI
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Great for Business Travel Comment: Fantastic Notebook. Switched from PC, and what a joy. The small learning curve is worth it. This notebook is Quality. Installed Parallels to run SolidWorks under Windows - and it works great in full screen mode. Have been on the road with this notebook for nearly a month, and it is a joy. So glad I am not traveling with my PC.
Customer Rating:      Summary: A fantastic little computer with so much power, elegance and style for research and graduate student life Comment: It's now eight days since I got my new MacBook Pro after more than 4 months reading and searching to get convinced enough to do that move, and pew I did it :)
Let's start with the hardware specifications, it has 15.4 inch widescreen with (LED backlight technology) this extra-awesome hyper saturated colors. (I read a few articles about LED backlighting and it differs from the old CCFL screens, you can read more about that here http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/ ). And it has an Intel 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo processor with 4 megabytes L3 cache, 250 GB 5400RPM SATA (low-noise) disk, 5 hours-long battery and Airport Wireless card that supports 802.11n technology with awesome reception accuracy and iSight camera.
The most astonishing thing for now is the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 64bit, AWESOME operating system, and I can really understand now why apple always said that it's the most advanced operating system in the world, they are right, it's. :) it's a very well designed for a great user experience and you'll see many snapshots in the next few posts and well. it has more than 300 new features over the previous version "Tiger 10.4 and the main thing you'll notice about mac is that it's a REAL FAST.
The great news is that most of the well known and famous applications I needed are available for mac, like Microsoft office and it's open source clone open office, adobe creative suite 3, yahoo messenger, MSN messenger and iChat works as an awesome jabber chat client.
Also, it's really fast.
I use it mostly for music, internet, pictures, movies, homework pretty much what everybody uses a computer for. Also, I use it for my research, extensive statistics work and various medical work, and it works great
iLife is awesome and so is leopard (find out at apple.com)
like when you turn on your pc it has load and load and load then when the desktop finally pops up then if you click on something it takes like 1/2 an hour to open up
on this laptop it loads and and when the desktop shows you click something and it actually opens like its supposed to
I have been using pcs all my life and i just got fed up with them.
It is very nice computer to use especially during presentations (Apple Keynote is Awesome, especially, its presenter mode).
Spotlight is very effective tool for searching for papers. Also, there are limitless possibilities and solutions for scientific purposes.
Finally,
Advantages:
1- Very Fast.
2- Reliable computer.
3- Can run windows and mac osx applications (I use VMWare as a virtual machine).
4- Lots of tools for your research (example ofr nice software for research: Sente, Papers, Endnote, Yep, ...etc).
5- Stylish.
6- Perfect Screen.
7- Good Battery Life.
8- Durable (I dropped it twice).
9- Nice for chatting and communication (It's isight integration is flawless).
10- Perfect software and hardware integration.
Disadvantages:
1- Needs more RAM (At least 2 GB Ram).
Finally,
It is a perfect laptop for a graduate student for the price.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Macbook Comment: Nice machine. The first one we purchased had a problem with the screen, something called an inverter was loose and the screen was dark all the time. We haven't had any issues with this one. The screen quality, and the charger connection (magnetic) are especially nice.
Customer Rating:      Summary: THIS MACHINE TRULY LIVES UP TO IT NAME "PRO" Comment: I PURCHASED 15" MACBOOK PRO After MUCH THOUGHT AND RESEARCH. I HAVE BEEN A PC user for 15 years so
I was skeptical that MACS were all my coworkers made them out to be. Well I received my Macbook Pro three days after placing my order with Amazon and I could not be happier. Setup was a breeze, including the wireless interenet. I was emailing and loading and editing pictures in no time. The Apple support staff
are knowlegeable and a pleassure to deal with. I should have made the switch years ago.
I am also pleased with Amazon's fast delivery and you cannot beat their price. The notebook was packaged
securely and I have no complaints. I am very pleased.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Excellent Apple Product Comment: Having used both Mac and Windows products in the past, I decided to transition my home and business back to Mac after experimenting with Windows VISTA for a couple of weeks. The Macbook works well as expected, but I was happily surprised by the level of integration of audio/visual. A very nice design with no problems with either software or hardware after 2 months of use.
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Editorial Reviews:
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You'll never run out of space for all your important files with this advanced and seamlessly integrated MacBook Pro with 200GB of hard drive space. Multitasking is faster than before with 2GB of memory and the latest Intel Core Duo processor. Multi-Touch technology has finally come to MacBook Pro. You'll be able to use two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, etc. just like you do with your iPhone. You'll have complete freedom from endless wires with the AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless. Bonjour lets you easily share files with your network. Connect a printer to the AirPort and you're ready to print from anywhere in your home. Sync up your Bluetooth-enabled phone with the built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology. The high-res 15.4" antiglare LED backlit widescreen TFT screen gives you sharp-looking text and graphics. The built-in iSight camera lets you video chat or even create your own movie. 3MB of shared L2 cache makes this MacBook Pro a top performer.
15.4 Antiglare Widescreen (1440 x 900) TFT LED Display Built-in iSight Camera & omnidirectional microphone NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory 8X Slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD+-R DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW) Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (802.11a/b/g/n) Built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ExpressCard 34 Slot 2 USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, DVI output port, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, RJ-45 LAN, MagSafe power port Dimensions - Approx. 14.1 (W) x 1.0 (H) x 9.6 (D) Weight - Approx. 5.4 lbs
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