Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 Notebook - A Detailed Assessment

By Aaron Yamasaki Xavier


The MacBook Pro line was introduced in 2006 and there have been many updates since then. If you are a long time user of MacBooks, or are just thinking about buying one, you might find this review interesting as it explains what you can expect from this latest version. Apple is famous for updating its products often and this has divided Apple product owners into two groups. The first group cannot keep current on what the latest status is for their computer, and the other group not only keeps track, but loves the fact that Apple updates frequently. We'll give you information here that will help you decide of the Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 Notebook is for you.

The Mac OS X Snow Leopard system is just one of the powerful software programs pre-installed on the MacBook Pro. QuickTime, Time Machine, Photo Booth, and iTunes are just some of the popular programs you will find pre-installed in the Mac OS X system. If you have a lot of movies, images, and music that you want to be able to conveniently organize, you will find iLife a big help and it is included. Do you have a digital camera or a smart phone that you use to take pictures? If so, it is a simple matter to download them into the MacBook and share them with everyone using iPhoto. A fun program is called GarageBand and you can record you or your friends singing and playing music using this program. Lion is the name of the latest operating system that Apple introduced in July 2011 for the MacBooks. There's a good chance your MacBook will already have Lion installed on it instead of Snow Leopard. Did your MacBook come with Snow Leopard pre-installed? Again, depending on when you bought your Notebook, you can probably find a free upgrade to Lion online.

If you like fast data transfer, especially between accessories connected to your computer and your mainframe, you will definitely like the Thunderbolt technology that is built into the MacBook Pro. MacBooks now have this as a standard, yet it was first created by Intel and was called Light Peak.

So, if you use multiple devices with your computer, your transfer speeds will not be impeded regardless of how many you use. 20 times faster than typical USB 2.0 port transfer, Thunderbolt is a step beyond typical transfer speeds that you are used to on most PCs. The problem with this particular technology is that it is limited to devices that are compatible with Thunderbolt thus limiting consumer usage.

The Multi-Touch trackpad of the Apple MacBook Pro makes it simple and intuitive to interact with your computer without the use of a mouse. You will no longer have to worry about not having a mouse with this notebook because of this innovative and easy to use trackpad. In fact, Apple now is installing this trackpad on many of its desktops because of its versatility. Although many people have apprehension about using a trackpad, they end up liking it just as much as a mouse most of the time. Using your finger, you will be able to control everything on the computer screen which makes it very easy and user-friendly.

The Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 Notebook, as we've seen in this review, continues the Apple tradition of constantly upgrading their devices. In the final analysis, would you benefit a great deal by replacing your 2010 MacBook Pro Notebook with the Winter 2011 Notebook? That's a personal decision only you can make; however, more than likely it's not something you need to do. Whether you owned a MacBook Notebook a long time ago, or even if you never owned one, when you observe all the things it can do, you will be pleasantly surprised.




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