Mac Book Pros

dhm · Post by **dhm** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:34 am

I wonder if anybody has a Mac Book Pro 17 or 15. I would like to know if its safe to purchase one? The problems people have had are amazing. Heat Noise Battery etc. I realise DP and other apps plug-ins are not UB yet but by the fall they will. When I got my 2.0 G5 the day they hit the streets, I had one. It's been amazing ever since? But Mac Books Hum it maybe the next gen before they sort it out. DH

baanes · Post by **baanes** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:14 pm

What I have heard is that apple has been fixing the problems in the newer batches. They're now up to rev. D I believe, and most of the problems have been sorted out.

kuene · Post by **kuene** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:33 pm

well, i have a 13 in macbook 2ghz and its silent for the most part. for the money, this is a fantastic machine for its size/weight/resolution. so far, working out well with tracktion 2 and the ultralite.

arumdevil · Post by **arumdevil** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:28 am

it wasn't until my 5th MBP that I finally got one that worked (except for a strange Kernel Panic issue... grrr).

I ordered back in Feb and had different issues, whine, heat, dead USB bus, sleeping problems. this one finally seems good though. Allegedly new ones coming out at the end of the month so I would wait until then.

The Macbooks seem to have less problems but the on-board graphics may be an issue for some....

hth

Studio615 · Post by **Studio615** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:17 pm

I absolutely love my macbookpro 15". Have not had a single problem. Live 5.2 runs like a champ.

UprightJoe · Post by **UprightJoe** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:00 pm

I have a rev A. MacBook and it has been stellar. I was unlucky enough to get one of the bad batteries but I stopped by the Apple store and they exchanged it free of charge.

I haven't had the whine many people compained about. It does get a tad bit warm but not unbearably so. I've had it on my lap more or less since 9am this morning. It seems to get hottest on the top right around the vent hidden in the screen hinge.

I would buy it again without hesitation.