“We just got our hands on a brand new 15″ Macbook Pro. Below are some photos of the unboxing experience and our general first impressions and thoughts about the new notebook,” Aviv Hadar reports for MacBlogz.
“The box is extremely lightweight. Always a good sign. Apple has definitely factored in their overall carbon footprint. Like Steve said, smaller boxes, smaller palettes, less fuel and so on,” Hadar reports.
“The initial impression the notebook gives off when you open the box is very solid. It simply looks like a more unified machine. The unibody enclosure seems to wrap beautifully around the edges. It has more of a Macbook Air-like essence to it,” Hadar reports.
“The entire notebook is lighter and feels much sturdier than its predecessor. Both the weight and load balance throughout the entire machine seem spot on. So far, first impressions of the new Macbook Pro are very impressive,” Hadar reports.
“The way the shell seamlessly fits together when you open and close the machine give it a wonderfully high-end feel,” Hadar reports. “Everything that Apple has been working to refine throughout its entire notebook line over the past few years has clearly made its way into the new Macbook Pro.”
Much more – and the photos, of course – in the full article here.
Sexy!
Unnnnnh . . huh . . huh . . huh . . .
I’d rather use money on a desktop.
Then go right ahead!
I’d rather read something intelligent. Guess we’re both outa’ luck.
I’m digging the new 24″ LED and the special power adapter for Lappy and the hey hey hey… Looks pretty sweet.
apple.com store has been closed most of today as far as I can tell.
It’s actually a bit heavier than the previous MBP… not lighter as he states. Doesn’t matter what it “feels” like, it’s still slightly heavier.
Plus, it looks like a Sony or HP … ugly. Better built obviously, but an ugly design by Apple standards.
Apple store is working fine for me.
“Better built obviously, but an ugly design by Apple standards.”
Oh yeah, you’re the arbiter of Apple standards.
Here it says heavier?
http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3431
Please, please, please, ladies and gentlemen: If you can’t say something disparaging and hysterical about Apple, Steve Jobs, and the new MacBooks, say nothing at all.
gow?
Have you seen one in person?
Firewire? Who the Hell wants a computer with Firewire?
@ChrissyOne
Thanks for checking. All I’ve been seeing today is the “We’ll be back soon, contact our telesales teams…etc”. After your comment, I reloaded the page rather than just revisit and now it is working. All day I assumed it was closed for some reason because that’s what it said no matter how many times I checked. I’ve never seen that before.
@ TowerTone,
the MBP does have firewire, but thanks for playing
Willie G:
Check your sarcasm meter. When it’s convenient for you.
The new MBP is almost as hot as Deanna Russo.
Step 3
You open the box…
I have had my new Macbook since 10am central time this morning, overnight delivery from my order placed yesterday. How much have I missed having FW400 in it, about as much as I do with our offices MB Air… I don’t. All of our FW400 and 800 gear is connected to either Mac Pros or Macbook Pros. The Macbook just became a more professional, higher performing system then the last versions, and less costly than Macbook Air’s for many of our staff. So best of both worlds. As far as using my Macbook Air at home, all of my FW400 HDs are connected to a Mac mini that acts as a home theater/file server/time machine target system with it pulled in via ethernet to an .n Airport Extreme base station. Access to Fire400 (which all have USB2 in them as well) will be the same. The end of the world for some, is the same ol day for others. Thanks for spending your day here bitching about it though
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THANK YOU APPLE FOR KEEPING THE MATTE SCREEN OPTION!!!!
However glossy and matte screens should be shown as options in the tech specs, not only when one goes to order.
Matte is very important for long use computer users as glossy causes eyestrain and annoying reflections blocking sections of the screen, especially in a laptop where one might not be able to control the enviromental conditions as easily as a stationary desktop.
Back in the CRT days use “ubergeeks” all had anti-glare screens attached to our montiors. When cool non-reflective LCD’s came out we were very happy!
It’s assbackwards going back to glossy/reflective screens, none of Sony’s top of the line HDTV’s have glossy screens, so why computers? Especially since computers tend to get a lot of close in, many hours at a time usage.
CHOICE! MATTE OR GLOSSY! EXTEND MATTE SCREEN OPTIONS TO ALL MAC’s!!
amen, praise jobs….
Probably already gone
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/B0013FLTNS/ref=nosim/daringfirebal-20
Oh, and, thanks Nick.
TT:
Just doing my job. I wish Ampar was here.
I have a white iMac with a matte screen. The screen faces my bathroom. If the lights are on, I don’t see a reflection but I do see glare from the light on the screen. It’s very distracting, so I turn off the light. We have several new iMacs at work. True, you can see reflections, but it’s no worse than the glare. Blacks are blacker and everything just looks crisper on the new iMacs.