I Finally Got it!

Kill Bill

Kill Bill

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Big thank you to Frank and Alann from the 3G Store. Yes! I got the 17'' 2.5GHz Macbook Pro. (the pre-configured one) It has:

Intel Penryn Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz
2GB 667MHz
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 512mb
250GB HDD 5400RPM
Super DVD Drive
Mac OS 10 Leopard with latest firmware
iLife 08 Pre-installed
Multi Touch

I'll post a review tomorrow
 
tlarkin

tlarkin

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Yeah, how many 14 year olds on this forum have 2000+ dollar laptops? I wouldn't call him spoiled, it seems to be somewhat common these days.
 
CPTMuller

CPTMuller

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Well congratulations, as much as I hate to say it that is a very nice computer... Will be nice to see a review from someone with your unique viewpoint (Not a professional blogger or something like that, but a casual user under 18).
 
Shane

Shane

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Kornowski said:
Why do people insist on being jerks!?

Anyway, Nice! Looking forward to seeing your review!
Click to expand...

yeah chupacabra and g25racer was been a bit nasty there,theres no need for that guys chill out.

i will also be looking forward to seeing your review,i would love a macbook but theyre a rippoff.
 
Kill Bill

Kill Bill

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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

Kill Bill

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

Graphics
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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.

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Geek Of Comedy A.K.A Kill Bill


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

tlarkin

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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

Interested

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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.
 
Interested

Interested

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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?
 
lovely?

lovely?

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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.
 
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