The 13-inch Macbook Pro Unibody

Apple has always been known as a company that charges a premium on superb design and outstanding engineering. But ever since the world depression hit, it is slowly losing its grip on the market. To remain competitive, they did a remarkable move by bumping-up hardware specs of their products while at the same time, lowering their prices. And because of this, we’ve seen a crossover we always wanted to have – an ultra portable MacBook Pro! This is one notable move that made the 13-inch Macbook one of the best contenders in its price range.

It is as portable and handy as a netbook, yet it packs a massive punch under its solid block of aluminium shell. This is the new 13-inch Mac Book Pro from Apple. This handsome laptop runs an Intel Core2Duo P8400 @ 2.26Ghz and 2GB DDR3 memory which open up programs and files saved in its 160GB SATA hard drive in a snap.

Physically, the 13-inch Macbook Pro resembles its bigger and more powerful siblings. It comes standard with a built-in SD card reader, Firewire800, DVI out, two USB slots, and audio in/out port -- all laid out ergonomically on one side. From now on, typing in the dark is a thing of the past thanks to its backlit full-size keyboard. The ambient light sensor beside the iSight camera detects low light and automatically turns on the keyboard lighting.

Some people may think that having an internal battery is an inconvenience, but with an estimated lifespan of 1000 charge cycles, the internal Lithium Polymer battery will last for at least three years even if you charge it every day.

The LED-backlit screen is just stunning! It spews out rich and vibrant colors with improved contrast and deeper blacks. One downside though is that its glossy screen surface increases the amount of reflection making the screen annoying to use in certain situations. The touchpad is a large multi-touch surface with no separate touchpad buttons which you can use to manipulate objects in the screen by using predefined finger gestures. Clicking action is through a clicker button under the touchpad, which allows the entire surface to be pressed.

And of course, a computer is only as good as the operating system it runs. Well, this comes shipped with, what Apple claims, to be the fastest, most efficient Mac OS ever, The Mac OSX Snow Leopard. Oh, and by the way, you can also install a Windows operating system on a Mac if you’re not comfortable with Snow Leopard yet.

With its simple interface and usability, it’s more than just a piece of engineered hardware; the 13-inch Macbook Pro is actually more like a work of art.