I Finally Got it!

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 07:55 PM

I have the last generation of MBP 15" and love it, best laptop I have ever owned.

Kill Bill · 05-08-2008, 11:08 PM

I'm on it ATM and writing the review. Lets say:

It's thinner then my 2.4KG Sony Vaio
Very quite (even playing TR with NG graphics on bootcamp)
Heat is quite painful even though my last vaio was same
the up,down,left,right keys are so small i have to use the w,s,a,d keys to play.
Very light for a 17''
The light sense on keyboard is a life SAver.

These are just some key things. Full review coming around 4:28PM GMT Time and the video review will come some what after. I also have an un-boxing video.

Kill Bill · 05-08-2008, 11:34 PM

Finished:

I first want to say Thank you to:
Frank at 3g For giving this to me
Alann at 3g on the phone and ordering it
Dad for buying this for me
--------------------------------------
SETUP:
Intel Core 2 Penryn 2.5GHz (T9600 - As seen on Vista with boot camp)
2GB 667MHz DDR2 Ram
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 512mb SDRAM
250GB HDD 5400RPM
DVD Combo +/- Super Drive
Mac OS 10 Leopard with latest firmware
17'' Matte Screen
Multi Touch

---------------The Review--------------------
The setup is pretty simple and easy. It gives you a few questions and your off as well as
choosing your account picture you may take a snapshot of yourself. The search then index's your Account for files before
getting ready - 2-4 Mins

Boot time - 28.68 Seconds

Speed-
---------
Speed is overall pretty fast I mean its a T9600 or T9Series according to Vista Agh I need to back check.

Graphics
--------
The Graphics are pretty latest I mean it's an 8600M GT 512mb which means it wont drain the battery like a 7950GTX on a alienware or the 8800M GTX Dual on a Dell M1730
and I got 40-60FPS on Tomb Raider Legend with all features ticked which is pretty high end. Tomb Raider Anniversary shot 60-80FPS at me. iMovie/Fx Home Effects lab pro,
Final Cut Express 4 works very well with it as well as the iSight built in camera which takes advantage

Ram
------------------------
The ram so far for me wont need to be upgraded for about another year when apps go 4GB but 2GB seems pretty enough ATM.

HDD
------------------------------
The 5400RPM 250GB HDD Is very fast for the speed,matter in fact is 4-5x faster than a 5400RPM on a Sony Vaio

Combo Drive
-----------------------------
The combo Drive is very handy and good in small places but the noise it makes when you put in a dvd/cd can be scary as it goes cluck cluck before it gets on with it

Mac OS 10
----------------------------
This is a very good OS if your a hardcore multi-media user - like me. I backed up my osx 86 Distribution on my pc and put my backed up libary of iTunes on DVD's
Time Machine seems good, I hadn't tried it yet but I tested it on my OSX 86 on my pc and it worked flawless so this should be 100% faster

Extras
-----------------
Blue tooth pre-installed on this system is handy too. I connected my Phone (Motorola V3i Dolce & Gabanana) And can transfer my files back and foward
The wi-fi is very nice and easy to set up using airport and came pre-installed with the 802.11B/G/N I think .
Boot camp is very easy to use as after you install you pop in the recovery disc 1 and it transfers the windows drivers onto the Boot camp machine and your away
Spaces couldn't come more handy either as the way you can go back and foward between upto 12 screens is amazing
Backlight Keyboard really helps in darkness if say your in bed.

Thickness and weight:
-------------------------------------
The thickness is even less than 1'' inch thin as it measures below 2.59cm and the weight is pretty nice considering its a 17'' and 6ibs I think (3KG)
The screen is amazing with the matte 1680x1050 which gives off true deep rich colors, (in front row with films it cant get any better)

Battery
------------------
The battery can go up to 5:20 Hours doing word processing and spread sheets etc.
Gaming on battery can last up to max on 2Hrs
Movie and digital editing with get 2 1/2 Hours doing

Cons:
Heat - Burns when doing multi-media but this is almost a desktop replacment so it really goes on desks.

Overall 10/10 - Really is a fantastic multi-media machine If it wasn't for the thickness and weight it would have got 9 1/2 due to heat but the weight and thickness really
pays of in the long term. Wait for the video review and un-boxing.

---
Geek Of Comedy A.K.A Kill Bill

Pictures tomorrow
Video un-boxing - Weekend
Full video review - Coming soon

g25racer · 05-09-2008, 12:35 AM

10/10 Doubt it! But not a bad review for a 12year old! No computer can really get a 10/10!

tlarkin · 05-09-2008, 01:25 AM

correction:

All macbook pros come with a Super drive not a combo drive, unless you BTO your macbook with that option. I don't think that there is an option for that.

Interested · 05-09-2008, 01:41 AM

nice! i love macbook pro's! my science teacher has like 3 (2 prev gen and 1 new current gen) and i played with them and love them! wayyyy over priced, but hey, if you can afford it, congrats to you! ill be posting a review of my lappy tomorrow.

XanderCage · 05-09-2008, 01:51 AM

What's mac like for gaming?

Interested · 05-09-2008, 02:11 AM

not to steal his thread, but an 8600M GT 512MB would be great for gaming on the go (since the 8400M GS is pretty good already).

Kill Bill, can you do a 1mb SuperPi test on ur MBP?

fatdragon · 05-09-2008, 06:18 AM

lol another mac user woot jkes

lovely? · 05-09-2008, 07:18 AM

ugh. i hate macs with a passion because they cost so much and i hate the feel of the os itself, but the specs you listed are pretty nice.

good review too, it seemed well thought-out.

05-08-2008, 11:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kill Bill Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Age: 12 Posts: 608	I'm on it ATM and writing the review. Lets say: It's thinner then my 2.4KG Sony Vaio Very quite (even playing TR with NG graphics on bootcamp) Heat is quite painful even though my last vaio was same the up,down,left,right keys are so small i have to use the w,s,a,d keys to play. Very light for a 17'' The light sense on keyboard is a life SAver. These are just some key things. Full review coming around 4:28PM GMT Time and the video review will come some what after. I also have an un-boxing video. __________________ Movie making,Gaming Computer Intel Core Quad Q6600 2.4ghz/ 4096mb 800Mhz 6400CL5/ 2xXFX 8800ULTRA 768mb/ 1000GB/ X1 Blue Ray Disc Drives. VistaUltimate 22inch LG Flatron Wide 1680X1050/Abit IN9 32Max Wi-fi 680i SLI MoBo/ Macbook Pro 2.5GHz 17'' matte,2.5GHz C2D Penryn,2GB 667MHz,8600M GT 512mb,250GB 5400RPM, Website

05-08-2008, 11:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Kill Bill Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Age: 12 Posts: 608	The Summary Review Quick Finished: I first want to say Thank you to: Frank at 3g For giving this to me Alann at 3g on the phone and ordering it Dad for buying this for me -------------------------------------- SETUP: Intel Core 2 Penryn 2.5GHz (T9600 - As seen on Vista with boot camp) 2GB 667MHz DDR2 Ram Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 512mb SDRAM 250GB HDD 5400RPM DVD Combo +/- Super Drive Mac OS 10 Leopard with latest firmware 17'' Matte Screen Multi Touch ---------------The Review-------------------- The setup is pretty simple and easy. It gives you a few questions and your off as well as choosing your account picture you may take a snapshot of yourself. The search then index's your Account for files before getting ready - 2-4 Mins Boot time - 28.68 Seconds Speed- --------- Speed is overall pretty fast I mean its a T9600 or T9Series according to Vista Agh I need to back check. Graphics -------- The Graphics are pretty latest I mean it's an 8600M GT 512mb which means it wont drain the battery like a 7950GTX on a alienware or the 8800M GTX Dual on a Dell M1730 and I got 40-60FPS on Tomb Raider Legend with all features ticked which is pretty high end. Tomb Raider Anniversary shot 60-80FPS at me. iMovie/Fx Home Effects lab pro, Final Cut Express 4 works very well with it as well as the iSight built in camera which takes advantage Ram ------------------------ The ram so far for me wont need to be upgraded for about another year when apps go 4GB but 2GB seems pretty enough ATM. HDD ------------------------------ The 5400RPM 250GB HDD Is very fast for the speed,matter in fact is 4-5x faster than a 5400RPM on a Sony Vaio Combo Drive ----------------------------- The combo Drive is very handy and good in small places but the noise it makes when you put in a dvd/cd can be scary as it goes cluck cluck before it gets on with it Mac OS 10 ---------------------------- This is a very good OS if your a hardcore multi-media user - like me. I backed up my osx 86 Distribution on my pc and put my backed up libary of iTunes on DVD's Time Machine seems good, I hadn't tried it yet but I tested it on my OSX 86 on my pc and it worked flawless so this should be 100% faster Extras ----------------- Blue tooth pre-installed on this system is handy too. I connected my Phone (Motorola V3i Dolce & Gabanana) And can transfer my files back and foward The wi-fi is very nice and easy to set up using airport and came pre-installed with the 802.11B/G/N I think . Boot camp is very easy to use as after you install you pop in the recovery disc 1 and it transfers the windows drivers onto the Boot camp machine and your away Spaces couldn't come more handy either as the way you can go back and foward between upto 12 screens is amazing Backlight Keyboard really helps in darkness if say your in bed. Thickness and weight: ------------------------------------- The thickness is even less than 1'' inch thin as it measures below 2.59cm and the weight is pretty nice considering its a 17'' and 6ibs I think (3KG) The screen is amazing with the matte 1680x1050 which gives off true deep rich colors, (in front row with films it cant get any better) Battery ------------------ The battery can go up to 5:20 Hours doing word processing and spread sheets etc. Gaming on battery can last up to max on 2Hrs Movie and digital editing with get 2 1/2 Hours doing Cons: Heat - Burns when doing multi-media but this is almost a desktop replacment so it really goes on desks. Overall 10/10 - Really is a fantastic multi-media machine If it wasn't for the thickness and weight it would have got 9 1/2 due to heat but the weight and thickness really pays of in the long term. Wait for the video review and un-boxing. --- Geek Of Comedy A.K.A Kill Bill Pictures tomorrow Video un-boxing - Weekend Full video review - Coming soon __________________ Movie making,Gaming Computer Intel Core Quad Q6600 2.4ghz/ 4096mb 800Mhz 6400CL5/ 2xXFX 8800ULTRA 768mb/ 1000GB/ X1 Blue Ray Disc Drives. VistaUltimate 22inch LG Flatron Wide 1680X1050/Abit IN9 32Max Wi-fi 680i SLI MoBo/ Macbook Pro 2.5GHz 17'' matte,2.5GHz C2D Penryn,2GB 667MHz,8600M GT 512mb,250GB 5400RPM, Website Last edited by Kill Bill; 05-08-2008 at 11:41 PM.

05-09-2008, 12:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,548	10/10 Doubt it! But not a bad review for a 12year old! No computer can really get a 10/10! __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

05-09-2008, 01:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
Interested Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PA Age: 13 Posts: 561	nice! i love macbook pro's! my science teacher has like 3 (2 prev gen and 1 new current gen) and i played with them and love them! wayyyy over priced, but hey, if you can afford it, congrats to you! ill be posting a review of my lappy tomorrow. __________________ N3W U1+1M4+3 M0N5+3R/N3W U1+1M4+3 L4PPY CASE:RAIDMAX SMILODON SILVER/BLUE/Dell Vostro 1500 CPU:Q6600 @ 2.7 GHz/T7250 @ 2.00 GHz HDD:Seagate 7200.10 250 GB SATA 2/120GB RAM: WINTEC AMPX 4GB DDR2 800/4GB DDR2 667 MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L / Intel GM965 GPU: MSI nx8600GT 512MB DDR3 @ Core: 700 / 1836 Memory: 756 / nVidia 8400M GS MONITOR: ACER 22" P223w Glossy! (sexiest screen ever!)/ 15" Glossy! FOR SALE : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370044254803

05-09-2008, 01:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
XanderCage Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 218	What's mac like for gaming? __________________ My System: Amd X2 4200+ XFX 7900 GS XXX Edition 2 Gb Pc 3200 DDR ram

05-08-2008, 07:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,179	I have the last generation of MBP 15" and love it, best laptop I have ever owned.

05-09-2008, 01:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,179	correction: All macbook pros come with a Super drive not a combo drive, unless you BTO your macbook with that option. I don't think that there is an option for that.

05-09-2008, 02:11 AM	#18 (permalink)
Interested Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PA Age: 13 Posts: 561	not to steal his thread, but an 8600M GT 512MB would be great for gaming on the go (since the 8400M GS is pretty good already). Kill Bill, can you do a 1mb SuperPi test on ur MBP? __________________ N3W U1+1M4+3 M0N5+3R/N3W U1+1M4+3 L4PPY CASE:RAIDMAX SMILODON SILVER/BLUE/Dell Vostro 1500 CPU:Q6600 @ 2.7 GHz/T7250 @ 2.00 GHz HDD:Seagate 7200.10 250 GB SATA 2/120GB RAM: WINTEC AMPX 4GB DDR2 800/4GB DDR2 667 MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L / Intel GM965 GPU: MSI nx8600GT 512MB DDR3 @ Core: 700 / 1836 Memory: 756 / nVidia 8400M GS MONITOR: ACER 22" P223w Glossy! (sexiest screen ever!)/ 15" Glossy! FOR SALE : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370044254803

05-09-2008, 06:18 AM	#19 (permalink)
fatdragon Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Australia Age: 14 Posts: 376	lol another mac user woot jkes __________________ • Hp Pavilion dv6201tu • Intel Pentium Dual core processor T2060(1.6ghz) • 15.4 WXGA High Definition Bright view widescreen • 80GB(5400RPM) Hard drive • 1024MB DRR2 SDRAM(2 Dimm) • Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 950 with shared graphic memory • Windows Vista Home Premium Im half mac half pc ; ) a 700mhz dual core processor can play games smoothly without lags!!!!

05-09-2008, 07:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: somewhere in california Age: 15 Posts: 3,033	ugh. i hate macs with a passion because they cost so much and i hate the feel of the os itself, but the specs you listed are pretty nice. good review too, it seemed well thought-out. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE (Thanks Geoff) 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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