bruceyoung
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Re:new laptop in question - 2008/10/21 17:24
HI,
I recently had the opportunity to setup and work with a friends relatively new MacBook Pro (Early 2008) 15.4" 2.4GHz model - the non-glossy, anti-glare screen model.
It was simply way better than any of the other older portables that I had worked with in quite a while. The non-reflective screen was very easy to view, even from a wide angle - several times we had several people watching info and video playback from the screen. Also it was faster at processing than I had anticipated -- meaning that (a) the HD was speedy and (b) the processor fast -- I did not do any heavy multimedia manipulation, but it was very fast on all the standard office, web and media display apps (apple i-- aps, VLC, and the like).
We had selected that model for her because it had the anti-reflective screen. (She was able to pay the premium to get the MacBook Pro over the MacBook model). Sad to say I did not see any anti-reflective mention in the brand new just released October 08 portables from Apple. I am not a fan of glossy, though your opinion may be different.
So that model (MBP 15" Early 2008, anti-reflective) gets a strong thumbs up positive recommendation from me. Plus, it has Firewire, which has been dropped from the new MacBook Oct 08 model.
One thing I recommend, if you are buying new, or refurb from Apple: it is worth it, in my experience, to get the extended AppleCare package for the portable models. As with all the transporting, they are more likely to need some kind of repair down the road.
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