Now I've had time to get used to this laptop, I'm going to post my review and feedback about this laptop.
Having been a PC user for many years, I took a leap of faith in to the world of Apple by buying this £2000 laptop. God will look upon me in a good light, little bunnies will have sweet lives, and children in Afirca will eat for a month.
Reason for buying: Wanted a reliable laptop, something with a good name to it. Stong, fast, and that would last me a while. I spent months looking at Apple laptops, but luckly when I was buying, the new 2011 models were coming out.
Price: I'm sure this factor plays a big part in anyones decision in buying a laptop. The MacBook Pro, 2.2Ghz, i7, 8GB ram, 750 GB HD is a fairly expensive laptop. For what it offers at around £2000 it's very costly for the normal user, such as myself. You have to think to yourself, will I use this daily? Am I going to use it as a internet surfing laptop only? I'd say for my usage (Music, photos, internet, and Rome: Total War) I went over kill with this laptop. I would of been better off with a Core 2 Duo laptop, able to handle the same tasks, and much much cheaper.
The design: Beautiful design, hands down the most beautiful laptop I've ever laid my eyes on. Architecturally beautiful. It's truly a stunning peice. Each part of the laptop is finished beautifully. You will not find another laptop as stunning as the 2011 Apple MacBook Pro in my opinion.
The Laptop: Upon firing it up the first time, I had issues with it. It would take 1 minute to start up, then go to a black screen. I got over this for a bit, I then took it back to the Apple store where a prompt, speedy replacement was handed over to me with no questions asked. I fired up the new one and was instantly amazed at the speed and the welcome. Apple are truly a unique company when it comes to hardware. Everything thing was perfect, the greeting in 40+ different languages, the introduction was amazing. The first tasks I did was to test how much this laptop could handle. But I failed, because I couldn't do enough to make it even struggle. It just kept beating out it's super juice and kicking ass. I even went to lenghts to get my external hardrive, connect it, and open around 800 windows and it opened all of the windows like it was breathing air. No lag, no choke, no nothing. Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard is so easy to use, it's simple, user friendly and beautiful. I've not had any issues like I did with Vista, Windows 7 - ( I use to think it was Apple propaganda to go on about errors, windows problems, ect, but it's really not, it's just a beautiful OS, mac that is! ) I've succesfully played Rome Total War like a walk in the park. Nothing has been too much trouble for my laptop.
The Care (AppleCare): Next to none, perfect. No issues walking in the store when my laptop was faulty. Replaced it straight away. The service is brilliant. I know that for the next 3 years, as long as I look after my laptop, and somthing goes wrong with it that isn't my fault, I'm in good hands. It is recommended to get this insured for accidental damage.
My final verdict: Putting the price aside, I'm extremely happy with this purchase. Beautiful, fast, simple. No problems and a service that I can be confident with. It's a hands down must buy for anyone who is looking for a laptop to do serious tasks with, or if you have the money to burn, simple tasks. I also know that in 4-5 years time, this laptop will still be powerful, and will still be realiable for sure.
I understand that this is only my experience, of course people have had bad experience, and others good. But for me it's been good (so far!)
Thanks,
WillGH aka AppleMacNoobie
Having been a PC user for many years, I took a leap of faith in to the world of Apple by buying this £2000 laptop. God will look upon me in a good light, little bunnies will have sweet lives, and children in Afirca will eat for a month.
Reason for buying: Wanted a reliable laptop, something with a good name to it. Stong, fast, and that would last me a while. I spent months looking at Apple laptops, but luckly when I was buying, the new 2011 models were coming out.
Price: I'm sure this factor plays a big part in anyones decision in buying a laptop. The MacBook Pro, 2.2Ghz, i7, 8GB ram, 750 GB HD is a fairly expensive laptop. For what it offers at around £2000 it's very costly for the normal user, such as myself. You have to think to yourself, will I use this daily? Am I going to use it as a internet surfing laptop only? I'd say for my usage (Music, photos, internet, and Rome: Total War) I went over kill with this laptop. I would of been better off with a Core 2 Duo laptop, able to handle the same tasks, and much much cheaper.
The design: Beautiful design, hands down the most beautiful laptop I've ever laid my eyes on. Architecturally beautiful. It's truly a stunning peice. Each part of the laptop is finished beautifully. You will not find another laptop as stunning as the 2011 Apple MacBook Pro in my opinion.
The Laptop: Upon firing it up the first time, I had issues with it. It would take 1 minute to start up, then go to a black screen. I got over this for a bit, I then took it back to the Apple store where a prompt, speedy replacement was handed over to me with no questions asked. I fired up the new one and was instantly amazed at the speed and the welcome. Apple are truly a unique company when it comes to hardware. Everything thing was perfect, the greeting in 40+ different languages, the introduction was amazing. The first tasks I did was to test how much this laptop could handle. But I failed, because I couldn't do enough to make it even struggle. It just kept beating out it's super juice and kicking ass. I even went to lenghts to get my external hardrive, connect it, and open around 800 windows and it opened all of the windows like it was breathing air. No lag, no choke, no nothing. Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard is so easy to use, it's simple, user friendly and beautiful. I've not had any issues like I did with Vista, Windows 7 - ( I use to think it was Apple propaganda to go on about errors, windows problems, ect, but it's really not, it's just a beautiful OS, mac that is! ) I've succesfully played Rome Total War like a walk in the park. Nothing has been too much trouble for my laptop.
The Care (AppleCare): Next to none, perfect. No issues walking in the store when my laptop was faulty. Replaced it straight away. The service is brilliant. I know that for the next 3 years, as long as I look after my laptop, and somthing goes wrong with it that isn't my fault, I'm in good hands. It is recommended to get this insured for accidental damage.
My final verdict: Putting the price aside, I'm extremely happy with this purchase. Beautiful, fast, simple. No problems and a service that I can be confident with. It's a hands down must buy for anyone who is looking for a laptop to do serious tasks with, or if you have the money to burn, simple tasks. I also know that in 4-5 years time, this laptop will still be powerful, and will still be realiable for sure.
I understand that this is only my experience, of course people have had bad experience, and others good. But for me it's been good (so far!)
Thanks,
WillGH aka AppleMacNoobie
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