Apple MacBook Pro MC721B/A (Early 2011) reviews: 15.4" Laptop computer

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Apple MacBook Pro MC721B/A (Early 2011) reviews: 15.4" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop scores very high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points.

£1388 – £1507 at 2 retailers out of 405 retailers checked

8.8 out of 10 based on 32 reviews.

Apple MacBook Pro MC721B/A (Early 2011) with Intel Core i7 I7-2635QM 2 GHz Quad Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 500GB Storage on Mac OS X Leopard. DVD drive, 7 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	8.7
Design	9.4
Size and weight	8.7
Performance	9.1
Value for money	7.8
Overall rating	8.8

Some customer reviews of Apple MacBook Pro MC721B/A (Early 2011)

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Darren, Brighton Business user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Looks great works even better. Would never go back to a pc
Bad points:: None really. Takes a little getting used to using a mac but well worth the effort.

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Aug 2011

darren, manchester Music, gaming or video fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: beautiful design, rapid performance, easy to use, very intuitive, things just work on it really well.
i purchased it for dj and music production, it's never slow even when running multiple apps just works perfectly for my needs
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Feb 2012

Steve, Yorkshire Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great Design, quality feel, long battery life.
Bad points:: None at present

Battery life	9.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Apr 2012

Hardeep, Ilford General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: as stated above
Bad points:: Need more colour options on laptop

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Aug 2011

David, Poole, Dorset General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The design of the Apple Macbook 15-inch is breathtakingly beautiful - in a league of its own and a far cry from the old G4 I had many years ago. Its software is so cleverly written and intuitive that it's difficult to believe it will ever be bettered. For me it is the perfect laptop and one I will treasure for many years to come. There's nothing in the field that it can be compared against - full marks to Apple and sincere thanks for the supreme effort the company has made to design such a beauty!
Bad points:: Simply nothing except it would have been appreciated to have had a manual, even a quite brief one to get you started. Also I would like to have had some back up disks rather than just having Lion, and iLife preloaded. The price is a consideration although considering what you get for your money, it is still a bargain and well worth saving up for.

Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Apr 2012

Elaine, RINGWOOD General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Sleek design - great speed
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	9.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 01 Jul 2011

Thuong, London General home user

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Love the design and the apps on the mac, everything is better process better.
Bad points:: Too heavy to carry around to go uni.

Battery life	6.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	4.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	5.0

Was this review helpful? 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 01 Dec 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	15.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Mac OS X Leopard
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	4

Number of cores	Quad
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	500
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1440 x 900 (WXGA Plus)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Core i7
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	I7-2635QM
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	2

Connections	Firewire

Connections	Wireless

Connections	Bluetooth

Built-in disc drive	CD-ROM drive
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Built-in disc drive	DVD drive
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Card reader	Single Card Reader
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Battery life (Hours)	7
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	2.54

Graphics card brand	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	HD Graphics 3000
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Graphics card memory (Megabytes)	256

Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:10
Width in cm	36.4

Depth in cm	24.9

Release date	2011-06-28
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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