Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB DDR3 RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Slot Loading SuperDrive)

Machined from a single piece of aluminum, the new 15-inch MacBook Pro is thinner, more powerful, and years ahead of its time. The stunning, ultrathin LED-backlit display gives you instant full screen brightness. The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics processors provide the perfect combination of power and efficiency for everyday tasks as well as 3D games and graphics-intensive applications like Aperture and Motion. And the all-new Multi-Touch trackpad has no separate button. The entire smooth glass surface is the button, so it’s clickable everywhere. This larger trackpad brings more room, more functionality, and more Multi-Touch gestures to fingers. At less than an inch thin and 5.5 pounds,1 it isn’t just the next-generation MacBook Pro, it’s the next generation of notebooks. 1Actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. 21GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

Technical Details
* Redesigned MacBook with thin, strong aluminum unibody frame and 15-inch LED-backlit glass display.
* New glass trackpad with 40 percent more tracking area and supports more Multi-Touch gestures.
* 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 250 GB hard drive, 2 GB DDR3 RAM (4 GB max), DVD/CD SuperDrive.
* Dual NVIDIA graphics (integrated and discrete); Draft-N Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 2.1; Gigabit Ethernet; Mini DisplayPort video output.
* Preloaded with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system and iLife '08 suite of applications.



HIGHLIGHTS
1. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.
2. Video Processing & Output.
3. Hard Drive and Memory.
4. Wireless Connectivity.
5. Video Conferencing with Built-in iSight.
6. Two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800, ExpressCard/34 slot.
7. Mini DisplayPort compatible with DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI connectors (all optional).
8. 8x slot-loading SuperDrive with the following write speeds: 8x DVD±R; 4x DVD±R DL (double layer); 4x DVD±RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW.
9. Built-in full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.)or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement).
10.Internal omnidirectional microphone and built-in speakers.
11.Combined optical digital output/headphone out (minijack).
12.Combined optical digital input/audio line in (minijack).
13.50-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery providing up to 5 hours of battery life using 9400M graphics (up to 4 hours using 9600M graphics).
14.Kensington lock slot
15.Measures 14.35 x 9.82 x 0.95 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 5.5 pounds (including battery).

Environtmental Considerations
The entire new MacBook family meets stringent Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT Gold and RoHS environmental standards, and leads the industry in the elimination of toxic chemicals by containing no brominated flame retardants, using only PVC-free internal cables and components, and using energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass.

PROS:
1.Lightweight, solid, quiet and good battery life.
2.Magnetic clasp.
3.Keyboard - This is a great piece of work. Does it have "Home", "Page Up", "Page Down", the legendary "Any" key? No. Doesn't need it. A little research and practice and you will find that these "missing" keys are functions of the keyboard and I don't miss them at all. Secondly the keyboard "key-float" (that rattle you hear when you lightly stroke your finger back and forth over a laptop keyboard) is almost completely non-existent. So when you're typing it doesn't sound like your wadding up crinkly plastic and you don't annoy your neighbors. The key throw is short but very pleasant. Another thing I like about the keyboard is that you don't feel like you will break the keyboard if your touch is a little heavy.
4.Very smooth touchpad.
5.Wow Operating system.
6. No fresh air openings.

CONS:
1.Always pick the computer up with both hands.
2.The metal in the Battery/Hard Drive Cover is very thin and sometime appears to hang below lip of the chassis.
3.If you try to click at the top of the pad (nearest the screen) the force required to click goes up quite a bit.