According to those in the know, one of the best Notebooks out there is the Apple MacBook Pro Notebook with a 15.4 inch screen and Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.

I’m not much of a Apple Mac fan, mainly because at $2000 plus the MacBook Pro is way out of my price range. However, if I was in the market for a high-end notebook this would be at the top of my list.

The MacBook Pro has specs which would be fairly good even for a desktop computer: a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2Gb RAM (which can be upgraded to 4GB) and a 160GB Hard drive. There are multiple wireless options, including the new, next generation 802.11n wireless, and Bluetooth. The discreet, or separate dedicated, video card means the video card won’t be competing for RAM with the CPU. At just over 5 pounds this is no “Desktop Replacement” (Desktop Replacement Notebooks generally are over 7.5 pounds). On the downside, the Notebook only has two USB ports, although you get 2 FireWire ports. You also don’t get a built-in media card reader.

Of course the Operating System should be upgraded to Mac OS v10.5 Leopard. Among its many great features Mac OS v10.5 has Boot Camp, which allows you to dual boot your Apple Mac into Windows XP or Windows Vista. That makes it a whole lot more useful for someone like me with a substantial investment in Windows applications.

Posted on December 30th, 2007 by mervyn