5.0 out of 5 stars Apple Macbook Pro,

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This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MC700LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)

The build is incredible. I love feeling the aluminum body all over my skin. I even took it to bed with me the first day. I was simply astounded when I heard about the processor boost, but at what cost. I wish Intel would have never got in the graphic business. Now, if it was all about graphics, I would of just bought a PC. Anyway, thunderbolt is not revolutionary, as there is not a single adapter available in the market today. It is useless. Kind of reminds of the gigabyte port I never use. USB 3.0 would have been more realistic, but maybe thunderbolt will have a USB 3.0 adapter or better yet, maybe thunderbolt will replace USB 3.0.

What about the display? It is completely outdated and for good reason. The IGP is just ridiculously slow and probably can't support higher resolutions. Mac books aren't meant for gaming, I know, but at this price; I expect to see improved graphics (at minimum). I believe this goes hand in hand with the display resolution issue. Poor graphics will not allow apple to support a high resolution screen smoothly enough. Intel's HD 3000 IGP is categorized under the, "poor to entry level" graphics hierarchy. Nvidia's 520 IGP is said to run 5x faster than Intel's new Sandy Bridge IGP, if that say's anything. Obviously this would have been a better choice, but Intel and Nvidia have had extensive court quarrellings. At the end of the day, the 320 graphics sucked and so do Nvidia's new 520m's. If you are looking for a gaming notebook, look at P.C.'s, I can't even recommend the new 15 inch mac's because OSX just wasn't meant for gamers.

So what's is good about my new mac book pro? A processor jump, HD camera (looks like crap) and thunderbolt. Take away thunderbolt and you have a mediocre upgrade aimed to create profits. Needless to say, I'm content. I just wish I would have waited for Lion OSX and free Ipod with my purchase to make it worth my while. Regardless, I'm getting this Notebook because Apple has a track record of building quality machines with above average battery performance. This is a must for a full time student like me, who is always on the go.

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