My New Macbook Pro Review

To start off i just have to say that the new 13" macbook pro is awesome. I am so happy with my purchase. I owned the last summer's model, the white 13" macbook, which was alright. The new Mac Pro blows the white macbook away. Everything is improved, from the backlight keyboard to the new 9400m intergraded graphics card. Lets start out with the improvements over the hood.

The backlight keyboard is a great improvement. If you are in a dark room and need some light on the keyboard it is perfect for you. There are two hot keys on the keyboard that are used to control how much light you want to have. Also if you are in a bright room the backlight will shut off to conserve battery power. Awesome improvement!

Next is the screen. The glossier screen is great, especially outside. There is no glare which is very handy. Also a webcam is on the top of the screen. Great for Skype and and Photo Booth.

The battery is amazing. I get 7 hours on one charge. Apple has their new Greener batteries which can be charged up to 1,000 times. Great, reliable battery power is imperative for a greta Laptop.

The actual keyboard is the same as the previous model. Same keys except the backlight keyboard hot keys.

The aluminum unibody casing is SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE WHITE MODEL. No smudges or scratches can be seen. It looks and feels better than the old plastic casing.

The new trackpad is better than the older one. The new trackpad has the Iphone capability with all the finger movements like zoom in and out, slide up and down on web pages, and also with four fingers move all windows to see the desktop.

Now under the hood...

A 2.3 Intel Dual Core processor is so fast. I haven't seen any slow ups while browsing the internet or even playing games like Fallout 3 and L4D.

4GB DDR3 RAM is a great improvement than the 2GB that came with the old white model. I had to install 4 on the white one which cost more.

My favorite new addition to the Mac Pro is the new 9400m intergraded graphics card. A HUGE DIFFERENCE. For an intergraded chip it knocks out Fallout 3 on Medium and L4D on high. I would say all games will run on medium except games like Crysis. I can't express how much the graphics card improved.

OSX is a great OS. I know that OSX was on the older models but i thought i should mention it. It is better thans windows. I also installed XP via Bootcamp. I run Steam for games. That is it except MacAffe for security.

The SD card slot is great also. t does what is does. Two USB portsm firewire, Ethernet, Mini Display Port, Audio in and out, and a lock slot on the left side of the keyboard. CD drive is on the right of the keyboard.

The speakers are also louder and clearer than the white model.

250 GB HD. Good amount of storage.

iLife 2009 is pre- installed which is great.

Has wireless capability.

In conclusion, the new 13" Macbook Pro is awesome. It has major improvements over the white plastic model. From the new backlight keyboard to the 9400m graphics card, this new Mac Pro is well worth the $1500 price tag.

10/10