Apple macbook pro quad core i7 review

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When it comes to editing video, the single most important investment you can make is a professional computer for editing.  Learn in this Apple macbook pro quad core i7 review how this is the top of the line for durability, reliability, mobility, and productivity in the world of professional video editing.   The Stock Macbook Pro (MD318LL/A) 15″ model comes with 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive, the AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512MB GDDR5 dedicated graphics card, and a high end 7 hour battery life.

Macbook Pro Durability

Starting in 2009, all Macbook Pro’s got a major face lift, when apple introduced the aluminum uni-body design.  I’ve had a lot of laptops in my time, 90% of them have been made of cheap flimsy plastic that didn’t feel like a quality laptop, but if you have ever held in your hand the Uni-body Macbook Pro, it’s astounding, it feels like a weapon.  It’s sleek body design makes it cool and sexy while extremely strong.  To take the analogy further, previous generation laptops are a bit like pre-spider bite Parker from Spider Man, and the new Macbook Pro Design is post-spider bit very ripped Parker, there is no comparison.

Macbook Pro Reliability

It almost goes without saying, but Mac computers are extremely reliable.  I’ve been using and repairing computers for over 10 years, and the only machines that I’ve seen come close to the reliability and stability of a mac is the IBM Servers of the late 1990′s and early 2000′s running SCO Unix.  That series of servers was rock solid, but ultimately personal and professional computer users have moved on to a more friendly interface, but ultimately Mac OS X is UNIX based at it’s core, and that’s the fundamental difference between OS X and any Windows OS that has ever existed.  Given that Apple has designed a machine from the ground up with hardware components that are tightly integrated to work together, and minimize conflicts and bottlenecks in the design, along with having a UNIX base of an operating system makes the Mac the perfect choice for a rock solid reliable computer.

Macbook Pro Mobility

Mobility in today’s world of train rides, long car commutes, conferences, flights, and to do lists a mile long is inevitable. Having a laptop that works well on the go, that can work almost anywhere is critical to keep up with the fast pace of life.  All Macbook Pro’s are still just 1″ thick, and the Macbook Air, is just .6″ thick, and is small enough to fit in an inter-office envelope.  Another key piece of Architecture of the latest generation of Macbook Pro machines is the 7 hour battery life.  Realistically if your doing video editing on the go like I am, you’ll be cranking out every last CPU and GPU cycle out of your machine, so actual usage time will be closer to 3-4 hours, but even so, that gives you about twice the amount of on the go time as previous generation Macbook or Macbook Pro machines.

Why Quad Core? – Productivity

Considering all of the computer choices in the world, you might wonder why choose a quad core Macbook Pro?  In a word, productivity.  For over 10 years I’ve been working full time using and repairing desktops, laptops, and servers running SCO Unix, AIX, Linux, Windows 95, 98, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X 10.0 – 10.7.  Without a doubt I can say that the productivity that you can achieve in a mac compares to no other.  Windows machines still have the largest market share, but 90% of machines come pre-installed with bloatware such as aol software, Net Zero installations among others and require constant maintenance with antivirus and additional security software just to be able to function.  Linux is a great operating system for servers and has made some recent progress in the Desktop world, but ultimately pro applications just aren’t there yet.  The Mac platform is the only platform that you can buy online or from retail stores that can come fully ready for high end photo editing with Aperture, High end Audio production with Logic, and pro video editing with Final Cut.  Since OS X 10.6 this has particularly been true since Grand Central has been introduced into the API to have one central location for the OS to manage all CPU Cores, GPU cores and all of the assets for any given program.  Because of that efficiency, running a high end mac with a large amount of cores is the best opportunity to maximize your productivity.  This is why the Quad Core i7 Macbook Pro is the best machine that you can buy on the market today for professional work with out of the box productivity.  Click the Button below to view more details and purchase a Quad core i7 Macbook Pro now!