17" Macbook Pro Lap Using

i use it in bed...it fits nice on my lap and feel nice while typing.

it's the perfect size!

 

Yeah it's fine. But it will get hot if you are running it hard.

 

I had a 17" laptop and it was great - but I rarely took it anywhere. It pretty much just sat on my desk. I will be going smaller in my next laptop - but that's not to say that the 17" is bad... it depends on how much you're going to be moving it around.

 

Best laptop ever.

Screen size can't be beat. Well worth the weight.

 

+1

 

I love mine it's perfect but I don't take it many places

 

I have the speck hardshell on mine and sometimes whenever i'm wearing dress pants (which is often), it'll slide slightly, but I can still do it; it's not unwieldy or anything.

Don't let anyone deter you from getting it because of it's 'epic' size. Many don't realize it's only 1.1 pounds heavier than the 15".

 

i have found mine to be incredibly easy to use. it was a change from my 13", but i am so glad i got the 17" now. it's just perfect.

 

i've a cousin who used a 2006 17", he didnt really like it since it wasnt really portable so he switched to 2009 13"

now its up to u= Power or Portability?

 

Same, went from 13" 2006 MB + 2009 Mac Mini (23" Monitor) to 17" 2010 MPB, and I've had no problems with portability or lap use. I move around a lot so I needed one main laptop and the size it perfect for my graphic design.

 

I used nothing but 17 inch Mac laptops from 2003 until last October. I got a 17 inch Powerbook G4 in 2003 and replaced it in 2008 with a 17 inch 2.4 GHz Santa Rosa MBP in 2008. Finally, I replaced the MBA as my go to computer with a 13 inch 2.13GHz MBA with 4GB of RAM. I have loved the MBA but that's a story for another day.

Both the Powerbook and the MBA served as desktop replacements. The only limiting factor was their size and weight. For anyone who doesn't place a real premium on small size and ultra lightweight, though, I still think the 17 inch MBP is the way to go.

 

I had 2 17" laptops on the trot and pretty much never took them anywhere.
I take my 15" pretty much everywhere, mostly because I can.
You can always go for a smaller screen + external monitor. Best of both worlds, portability plus a big screen for "proper" work.

 

the good thing about the 17" is that it is wide enough that if you spread your legs to where the mbp is resting on its edges, the increased airflow actually allows it to run cooler then if you had it on a table.