Weekend Gadget Watch: Apple MacBook Pro

"A solid improvement over its predecessor"

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By Dan Ackerman, 19 June 2009 08:00

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Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. For the full review and details, click on the link below.

What is it:
Update to Apple's premium 15-inch laptop

Typical price:
£1,700

We like:
Price cut from previous version; new SD card slot; keeps the same solid unibody construction and large trackpad

We don't like:
Loses the ExpressCard slot; switching GPUs not as seamless as it should be

The judgement:
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro makes only minor tweaks to the previous version but cutting the price and swapping the ExpressCard slot for an SD card slot are enough to make it a solid improvement over its predecessor

Reviewed by:
CNET.co.uk's Dan Ackerman, read the full review here.

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