Comments on: MacNotables #839: Hands-On the New MacBook Pro with Bob LeVitus http://www.macnotables.com/wordpress/macnotables-839-hands-on-the-new-macbook-pro-with-bob-levitus/ An unparalleled panel of Mac experts deliver news, information and commentary. The MacNotables include Christopher Breen, Bryan Chaffin, Jim Dalrymple, Adam Engst, Tonya Engst, Andy Ihnatko, Chuck Joiner, Ted Landau, Bob LeVitus, Dennis Sellers and Robin Williams. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:20:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nkhughes http://www.macnotables.com/wordpress/macnotables-839-hands-on-the-new-macbook-pro-with-bob-levitus/#comment-89503 nkhughes Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:44:34 +0000 http://www.macnotables.com/wordpress/?p=330#comment-89503 It's worth pointing out the following to balance Bob LeVitus's review: 1) The previous 2 revisions of MacBook Pro also used LED backlighting - it's not a unique feature of the new model; 2) If the battery life of the new model appeared to match or better that of his old model, it *might* have been due to him comparing a brand new vs. used battery. Macworld's review of the new model shows it has a slightly lower battery life compared with the previous generation; 3) The Nvidia 9600 is faster than the previous model's 8600, but the more energy efficient 9400 definitely is not. It would be good to know exactly which MacBook Pro model Bob currently uses because it doesn't sound like the previous model with the 8600, which should have been able to play games pretty well. It’s worth pointing out the following to balance Bob LeVitus’s review:

1) The previous 2 revisions of MacBook Pro also used LED backlighting – it’s not a unique feature of the new model;
2) If the battery life of the new model appeared to match or better that of his old model, it *might* have been due to him comparing a brand new vs. used battery. Macworld’s review of the new model shows it has a slightly lower battery life compared with the previous generation;
3) The Nvidia 9600 is faster than the previous model’s 8600, but the more energy efficient 9400 definitely is not. It would be good to know exactly which MacBook Pro model Bob currently uses because it doesn’t sound like the previous model with the 8600, which should have been able to play games pretty well.

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