On Thurs., February 24, Apple released the new Macbook Pro.  The new laptop comes in 13-in, 15-in, and 17-in screen size and doesn’t look much different from the 2010 version.

The difference is on the inside. According to Apple’s website, the new Macbook Pro features a quad-core intel Core i7 processor.  This means that all three models are up to twice as fast.  Graphics on the 15-and-17-inch models will be up to three times as fast thanks to discrete AMD Radeon graphics for stunning visuals. 

 The new models also include FaceTime, much like the iPhone 4, which allows for video conversations.  Maybe most importantly, the 2011 Macbook Pro includes a longer lasting battery life, lasting up to seven hours on one charge.

As customary with Macbooks and many other of Apple’s products, the price reflects the quality, so you pay for what you buy.  Prices rang from $1,199.00 to $2,499.00 depending on screen size and gigahertz.

As a prospective buyer of a Macbook, I am okay with shelling out the big bucks for a Macbook.  Macbooks are unable to have viruses downloaded on it, so it saves money in the long run if I were to get a virus on any other brand of laptop.  While having a Macbook is an adjustment as far as learning how to run the features, it is a durable computer that should last a very long time.

A hang up to owning a Macbook is that most of the professors at my college use PC’s, so making Macbook software compatible with the software of PC’s takes a little extra work, but it is doable.

A Macbook is an investment, but in my opinion, it is an investment that is worth the money.