2011 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 with SSD - Review

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A full in-depth review of the new 2011 MacBook Pro with the specifications outlined below.
I hope you enjoy the review as I've ensured that everything about the machine has been reviewed.

The specs are as follows:
- 2.2GHz Core i7 [Quad Core][Speed Boost: 3.3GHz]
- AMD Radeon 6750M Graphics Chip [1GB Dedicated GDDR5 Memory]
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
- 128GB Solid State Apple Hard Drive [SATA 6Gb/s]
- High-Resolution Anti-Glare LED Backlit Display [1680x1050]
- 7 Hour Battery [73W/hr]

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[headmetal80]

hey

I'm thinking about getting a 15" macbook pro for autocad work. Do you have any expierence with autocad for mac? Would autocad for windows running on bootcamp be sufficent?

thanks

[MyRandomReviews]

@headmetal80 - I haven't used Autocad although I have used Solidworks and it works decently well. It's a difficult choice although if you're planning on using the Mac in OS X mode most of the time I'd recommend the MBP, although if you plan on using Windows solely, I'd recommend buying a nice ASUS laptop.

[RelaxedLikeaCat]

So did lion fix the problem with a full SSD? Interesting vid btw :]

[MyRandomReviews]

@RelaxedLikeaCat - Yes, TRIM was implemented in a late version of Snow Leopard anyway, so I've had no problems at all and no speed degradation.

[jelle9880]

Mine will be delivered on 16 sept :D

[HarleyChickPS3]

@FuZeLegacys Yeah it runs all games perfect !

i got mine a few weeks ago and i got world at war and its perfect ..

i also have after effects, photoshop and cinema 4d and its really fast

you can download screenflow for free ... ( illegally :) )

[R4D1CALx]

hey is the hi-res antiglare screen worth it?

[NatteHanddoek]

you need to put in the sad in by yourself or is it standard now?

[MyRandomReviews]

@rsfeller - My experience has found Windows 7 makes the laptop run very hot (60 - 70 oC idle), some drivers don't install properly, and it takes 4+ GB of RAM.

The performance is also hit when using VMWare (understandably) namely graphics performance.

Calm down a little.

[rsfeller]

@MyRandomReviews WTF are you talking about MRR? Windows 7 runs amazing via Fusion on OSX...as well as boot camp. It runs faster in the virtual environment on SSD then it does natively in boot camp!

[Bulletspike]

furryhackerz google it !!