<![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency) - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency) - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://gizmodo.com Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:06:40 EST Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:06:40 EST http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4488805 @imTheKing: There are at least like 3 good ones arent there :p. I never really liked dell but if we have more stuff featured everyday we would have engdget run for their money (they are right nw but make them sprint for their money)

--Tito--

]]> 4:362049:c4488805 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:06:40 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4474927 I second Creibold's comment. The LED screen was already in last gen's MBP why was it written here as if it is a new feature of this gen's MBP?

bubuli

]]> 4:362049:c4474927 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:40:46 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4468788 The Macbook Pro and Powerbook really need a new design soon. It is just getting really old. Keep the backlite keyboard. Especially for the powerbook which has a good entry price point.

hkicedude

]]> 4:362049:c4468788 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:10:41 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4468393 I actually prefer the square tablet keys of the Macbook and MBA. They're not nearly as susceptible to crud catching as the Powerbook/Macbook Pro keys are. But, for the love of AllahBuddhaJesus Apple, do not make them black. I beg of you!

Kaiser-Machead

]]> 4:362049:c4468393 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:51:32 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4468362 I wonder what the new 512mb videocard can do, i think that's the biggest change! I wanna see the FPS in games for example.

I wouldn't expect that much of a change though, because the videocard is designed for 256MB.
The difference wouldn't be more than 10% i gues.

Could you guys test that out? Maybe when running windows?


Townie

]]> 4:362049:c4468362 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:50:19 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4468237 @imTheKing: If you want to see good notebook / pc reviews other than mac, then lets start off with Northwest Falcon or Voodoo PC (HP).

imTheKing

]]> 4:362049:c4468237 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:44:40 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4468159 @--Tito--: Did you mention Dell and Good in the same sentence? hahaha

imTheKing

]]> 4:362049:c4468159 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:41:09 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4467146 @Samifumi: 3g iphone: coming soon. 13" mbp? never gonna happen.

firesign

]]> 4:362049:c4467146 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:55:39 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4465417 Needs jumpin jack Flash inside.

mikegriffin

]]> 4:362049:c4465417 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:59:18 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4465161 @Samifumi: Your right, 3G iPhones that have a video feature and 13" MBPs!

aussie

]]> 4:362049:c4465161 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:25:33 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4464881 @craig: yeah you would think giz is a apple slut..or iSlut..

akmarksman

]]> 4:362049:c4464881 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:05:01 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4464719 What about HP, alienware, dell(the good ones), and the companies who make gaming laptops?

--Tito--

]]> 4:362049:c4464719 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:07:20 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4464437 @FranklinTurtle: Duh, same as the old.

Brian Lam

]]> 4:362049:c4464437 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:09:37 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4464433 @craig: Have any requests?

Brian Lam

]]> 4:362049:c4464433 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:09:05 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4464219 @permissionmag: Yea I liked the keys too. They had some resistance to them but not to much and I like resistance on my keys or else I would just be typing the same letter over and over again, the new keyboard layout they have is nice to(same resistance aspect).

--Tito--

]]> 4:362049:c4464219 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:33:01 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4464173 I love the keyboard on the Macbook Pro. No matter how hard they try to push those Mattell Aquarius keyboards on the Air and iMac keyboards, they're just not as good.

I hope the real Macbook Pro redesign keeps these keys, they are easily the most comfortable laptop keys I've ever typed on. But, just like Apple let me down by ditching the 12" Powerbook, I'm sure they'll ruin the next generation of Macbook Pros too.

Sigh.

permissionmag

]]> 4:362049:c4464173 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:23:55 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4463922 Does the owner retain the mineral rights to all that real estate? They may as well put it to some use. I'm a big guy, but my lap just isn't that big. The word monolithic comes to mind.

Brookespeed

]]> 4:362049:c4463922 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:48:33 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4463729 It'll be nice when another company OTHER than Apple comes out with portable computers so that Gizmodo can talk about those, too.

craig

]]> 4:362049:c4463729 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:28:43 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4463722 @nocar: That would be cool!

--Tito--

]]> 4:362049:c4463722 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:28:01 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4463552 For everyone saying it looks odd and ugly, it's just a bad photo. It looks like it was taken close up with a wide angle lens. The distortion looks like if you closed the lids they would only reach 2/3 of the way to the front edge.

JustThisGuy and Samifumi, I agree that Apple should release a 12 or 13" MacBookPro! Till then I'll just stick with my trusty old 12" PowerBook G4 (and no upgrade to Leopard).

nocar

]]> 4:362049:c4463552 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:11:03 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4463248 @Samifumi: 12" MacBook Pros, like the old 12" PowerBooks. The perfect combination of mobility, power and practicality, all in a package that's a bit smaller than a spiral notebook.

I don't know about anyone else, but 13.3" is still a little too big for me; I mean, if I have room for the 13.3", I might as well get the 15", you know? The footprint difference is absolutely negligible, and completely defeats the purpose of having a small, near-ultraportable laptop.

Oh, yes, and fuck the Air. 1.3" off and I would have loved it. As it is, it's just like one svelte, well-designed cocktease.

JustThisGuy

]]> 4:362049:c4463248 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:41:37 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462929 @MrBlahBlah: That's what I was just about to say. This design looks fugly. What's the big deal with multi touch anyway? It looks like all it's ever used for is zooming in and out. I've been doing this for years with the scroll wheel on my mouse. Not that interesting really. I'm pretty sure even though it is a lappy, most people use a mouse.

Cliff_Dangers

]]> 4:362049:c4462929 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:15:52 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462913 @JPQsat: Lol. I know, right? I was I looking at the thing, and for the life of me couldn't understand what apple is thinking with this design. It was cool when they first designed it like 5 years ago, but it's really showing age. Even the 13" macbook design is from 2006, but it's not showing nearly as much age. And it looks so much better. This one is just so meh. I like Hp's design. They must like it too since they've been using the same one on all their laptops for the past years. No joke, all their laptops are just variations of the old dv6000 from 12" to 17" it's so stupid.

Substance_D

]]> 4:362049:c4462913 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:14:17 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462890 I want a mac. . . I need to get rid of (or give)my current 3 year old laptop that is grunting when it has the fans on, and whines when it is in use. Its a pretty decent laptop for a 3 year old hp, 1gb ram, 3.0 ghz pentium 4, and a ati mobility radeon 9000 igp(plays source games pretty well, on steam).

A mac with boot camp I would be happy!

--Tito--

]]> 4:362049:c4462890 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:11:59 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462648 On the fence between the previous gen 2.4 or new 2.4. If battery life does indeed increase then I'm going for the new 2.4.

phungy

]]> 4:362049:c4462648 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:50:13 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462613 even though the body isn't much bigger, it seems like it has a jay leno chin compared to the macbook air.

MrBlahBlah

]]> 4:362049:c4462613 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:47:15 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462227 Boos for Apple until they give us what we want: 3G iPhones and 13" Macbook Pros.

Samifumi

]]> 4:362049:c4462227 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:13:50 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4462004 I noticed from the xbench results that it's using a hitachi 7k200 hd. So this is the model for the 7200rpm upgrade option? I was looking around to confirm the exact model so I know what I am paying extra for. Also it's a sata150 drive. OK, sata300 is overkill for current hds, but is the mbp controller sata300?

GottaGettaMac

]]> 4:362049:c4462004 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:56:16 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461918 OMG, apple use to be the company with the best desyign out there, but... this is really ugly, the proportions are so wrong

JPQsat

]]> 4:362049:c4461918 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:48:49 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461596 What's up with that new keyboard? It looks cramped.

FranklinTurtle

]]> 4:362049:c4461596 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:23:28 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461554 -So wait for Nehalem and the integrated mem cont?

wonkydonky

]]> 4:362049:c4461554 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:21:01 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461528 One more point - I have last generation's MBP with the 2.6ghz Memrom and 4gb of ram and I normally run at 118º, not 133º. What the heck is making your laptop so hot all the time? Please don't tell me your using it on your lap with nothing between you and bottom of the notebook? That's asking for it with these puppies...

Creibold

]]> 4:362049:c4461528 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:18:12 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461489 Last generation (late 2007) 15" Macbook Pro's had LED backlighting as well, so besides the 17" I'm confused as to why you would even put that in the title of the article? It's the same stock of screens they've been selling since around mid 2007.

Creibold

]]> 4:362049:c4461489 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:15:21 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461381 our rotate finger -- lol. Never saw a finger that belonged to multiple people at the same time. Or was it a royal we?

rshpount

]]> 4:362049:c4461381 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:08:15 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461236 @drierp: Excellent points! Let's add this to the write up.

Brian Lam

]]> 4:362049:c4461236 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:55:52 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461159 Lets not forget the new SSE4 instructions for graphics and video encoding. I'd expect updates from Adobe and Apple to their software in the near future to take advantage of these additional instructions yielding 2x + performance improvements for those applications.

So I'd bet these guys get faster benchmarks in 6months than they will now.. Especially once XCode and gcc take advantages of the new instructions.

drierp

]]> 4:362049:c4461159 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:49:37 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461136

As with the AirBook ratings, your mileage will definitely vary. Downwards.

@mrsteve007: Working on it.

Brian Lam

]]> 4:362049:c4461136 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:47:26 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461075 Why don't you give us an actual side-by-side MBP benchmark for the battery life instead of taking Apple's word for it? If you believed them, you'd also think the Air lasts at least 5 hours, even though in reality, you're lucky to get 2 hours.

mrsteve007

]]> 4:362049:c4461075 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:42:20 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4461013 For those who don't wanna read everything, the summary: "Meh"

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

]]> 4:362049:c4461013 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:37:08 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460983 @TonyTriple: The prices didn't go up; the specs did.

bobdobbs

]]> 4:362049:c4460983 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:34:55 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460881 @zan: Well he didn't buy it from Apple.

Mammoth

]]> 4:362049:c4460881 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:28:04 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460789 ...so they just refreshed the price?

TonyTriple

]]> 4:362049:c4460789 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:21:32 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460560 @Mammoth: That's funny the same thing happened to my cousin.

mariogalaxyman

]]> 4:362049:c4460560 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:05:39 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460500 Oops... "weeks"...

Craiglist or EBay time? MBPs keep a pretty significant resale value...

zan

]]> 4:362049:c4460500 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:01:44 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460482 Apple has a 14-day price guarantee; your friend can pocket the cash difference or (I believe) update to the new model by paying the cash difference.

I bought an "iPod with video" shortly before newer models were introduced, and got a significant chunk of change back.

zan

]]> 4:362049:c4460482 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:00:54 EST <![CDATA[New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)]]> http://gizmodo.com/362049/new-macbook-pro-review-verdict-penryn-%252B-leds--efficiency#c4460358 ..And my friend bought one mere weeks before these ones.

Mammoth

]]> 4:362049:c4460358 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:54:06 EST