Apple MacBook Pro MB074LL/A 15" Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Glossy Display, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive)

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #48 in Personal Computers
* Brand: Apple
* Model: MB074LL/A
Apple MacBook Pro MB074LL/A 15" Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Glossy Display, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive)

Features

* 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2GB (two SO-DIMMs) of PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 memory
* 8x slot-loading SuperDrive DL (double layer)
* 120GB Serial ATA hard drive

Customer Reviews

Excellent, but you probably do NOT want a glossy display
This review will be very short as it only concerns the choice of display. You have the option of buying a glossy or a standard display, and there is a big difference. The colors on the glossy display are outstanding and if your primary goal is to look are photographs, glossy may be your best choice. But glossy displays reflect light from the room, and many people (including me) get headaches if they use the notebook for a few hours in a well-lit room. In contrast, the macbook with the standard display has excellent color but the blacks are not as black and the whites are not quite as white. I have both, and vastly prefer the standard display when I have a lot of work to do. I will never get a glossy display again and unless you know what you are doing, I strongly recommend you avoid a glossy screen as well.

Quick of the line, get the Speck Case for it
Speck MacBook Pro 15" See-Thru Hard Case - BLACK - Fits all versions of 15" MacBooks
4GB 667MHz 2x2GB PC25300 DDR2 Fully Buffered ECC DIMM Memory Modules Kit Apple Mac Pro
Brenthaven Pro 15-17 Backpack for MacBook Pro and Powerbook 15-17"
VMware Fusion

The MacBook Pro is a great investment at these prices. I upgraded from a Dell M1210 (with nVIDIA video) to this machine. Not looking back! It runs a 1vcpu Windows XP and 1vcpu Ubuntu VM in VMware Fusion with no problem.

Few things, get 4GB of ram and get the speck case.

It seems like Apple has some QA issues
I have just returned the second MBP for defects. First one had couple of keys on keyboard with some scratches and super drive was some what loud. the second one had some issue with mouse cursor freezing up. especially when I'm using photoshop to zoom in and out (or other quick key function), it would freeze and lose control over what I wanted to do.
I should have kept the first one if I had know that second one would have more serious issue. anyways, what I have learned is that Apple do not have the best QA and bit disappointed. I'm now without a laptop until Amazon send me a replacement. Hopefully next one will be a decent one.

Apple MacBook Pro MB074LL/A 15" Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Glossy Display, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive)