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The new aluminum MacBooks didn't come as a surprise, a new MacBook Pro seemed like a long shot. This latest crop of MacBook Pros benefit from a new manufacturing process and host of performance tweaks that keep them among the best notebooks on the market. The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Dual Graphics, $2,499) is an amazing piece of design engineering, not just because Apple marketed the living daylights out of the manufacturing process, but because it looks and feels that way.

Price as Tested: $2,499.00 Direct
Type: Gaming, General Purpose, Media, Business, Small Business
Operating System: Mac Os X 10.5
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Weight: 5.5 lb
Screen Size: 15.4 inches
Screen Size Type: widescreen
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 9600M GT, nVidia GeForce 9400M
Storage Capacity: 320 GB
Networking Options: 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW