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MacBook Pro unpacking pictures rolling in
Let the MacBook Pro unpacking pictures commence! That's right, folks, the MacBook Pro has made the journey from being a lust object to getting in the hands of various Mac folks. Being part of the Mac faithful, people have taken the obligatory unpacking pictures and I'll be updating this post with links to pictures as they come in:
- Jason D. O'Grady compares his new MacBook to his Powerbook (though no 50 inch Apple plasma screen in sight)
- Bernard Bolduc takes some more straightforward pictures of the unpacking process
- Dan from UNEASYsilence has his MacBook Pro
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adam Jackson said 12:21PM on 2-21-2006
http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/category/mac/
they have photos there
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adam Jackson said 12:22PM on 2-21-2006
http://www.looprumors.com/MacBook.php
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Samuel McConnell said 1:08PM on 2-21-2006
I ordered my 1.67 (now 1.83) stock MBP right at 11am on the 10th of January, and I still have an estimated ship date of the 23rd. I'm a sad panda, I want my Macbook!
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tdungan said 1:35PM on 2-21-2006
Call me when reviews start rolling in.
No offense, but looking at all these pics is like watching the kids unwrapping Christmas presents. You're excited for them and you wish you could possibly enjoy it as much as they do, but ultimately you're still stuck with a box of socks.
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schwaa said 2:11PM on 2-21-2006
whats the battery life????
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heat said 3:53PM on 2-21-2006
on battery life : http://digg.com/apple/First_Test_Results_of_the_MacBook_Pro_Battery_
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Dar the Monk said 4:06PM on 2-21-2006
Battery life link down. I am still wanting to know the battery life, so any ideas out there?
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heat said 4:46PM on 2-21-2006
the trailing _ got cut from the link. add it
the article says it lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes
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heat said 4:49PM on 2-21-2006
the comments go on to say : the battery needs to be calibrated correctly and broken into. and the laptop needs to be configured properly
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BobbyW said 6:17PM on 2-21-2006
All the pics show two power cable, one on the brick, and another thicker looking cable. What is that thicker cable?
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sensei said 8:26PM on 2-21-2006
#10: the thicker cable connects to the power brick and extends the power cord as well as allows you to connect it to a power strip using no extra space on the strip. It also has a grounded connection
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BobbyW said 8:51PM on 2-21-2006
11: Thanks. So it's an optional extension?
The big brick doesn't bother me much. I've come to expect little in the way of laptop battery. We're all going to have to wait until something radically new comes out if we want acceptable battery life.
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Todd said 11:26PM on 2-21-2006
So, I've had mine for most of the day, up and running. First impressions:
1. Compared to the 12 inch Powerbook I've been using for the last year, this is thing huge. It feels like a 17 inch Powerbook. Maybe that's just because I went from the 12 to the 15, but I had a 15 before the 12 and this still seems bigger. I haven't checked the specs, but I'm sure it probably says it's larger. I would have preferred something in-between my 12 and this new 15 MacBook.
2. Dang it. Not like I had a choice, but I'm bothered that all the inputs are on both the left and right. My old 15 had all the inputs along the back, which was great, except for the flap that was an occasional hassle. Plugging this into my cinema display is a bummer now, because I have cables - USB, Firewire, Power, DVI on both sides... just means more cable mess on the desk.
3. Love the backlit keyboard. I know, not new, but new to me. The 12 didn't have it.
4. The screen is awesome. Just gorgeous. Looks just like my cinema display. Here's a pic of my 12 and the new MacBook side-by-side. The 15 is much brighter, and that's not because of the angle of the 12 next to it. It is really bright.
http://www.splashblog.com/schomer/?albumid=All&pageno=1&preview=252424
5. The Home, End, and Page up/down keys are not as tall as on my 12. When I surf, I use my right hand pinky to use the arrow keys for scrolling. I know I can use the two-finger approach on the trackpad, but that doesn't allow me to jump to the very top/bottom of a page, like the arrow keys do. I use my index finger to hit the Cmd key and arrow up to jump all the way back up. Can't do that as easily now, with the smaller keys. I'm sure I'll adapt though.
6. The A/C adapter connection is sweet. It jumps right in there. Getting it back out is hard. I had to grab the cable part, which makes me worried that I'm going to detatch the wire/cable from the plug at some point. Having a weaker connection probably wouldn't be a good trade-off, as it would suck to have it come out too easily.
7. Can't comment on battery life. Have had it plugged-in, for the most part.
8. In terms of performance, the things I have noticed that are really fast are Safari - wow - really fast page drawing. Also, anything in the Finder feels fast for navigation. I have been waiting for Mail to draw lists and emails, which is odd. It doesn't immediately feel faster in Mail.
9. After using it on my lap for an hour, my lap is not on fire. My 12 got quite hot. My old 15, forget about it - way hot.
So, nothing significant that I can complain about - other than the things I had no choice on - inputs on both sides of the machine, etc.
Grabbed my Home folder from my old mac, copied it over, copied most of my apps, back in business.
There you go... raw feedback... :-)
Todd
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dan said 2:46AM on 2-22-2006
I've put a bunch of pics up on the web and would be willing to answer questions about my new MacBook Pro. http://blog.dcdan.com/2006/02/macbook-pro.html
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CALI said 6:46AM on 2-24-2006
Got mine this morning. Here are the first pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewoliver/sets/72057594069503108/
Enjoy!
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