Reviewers Liked
- Quad-core Ivy Bridge processor
- Switchable Nvidia graphics technology
- Long battery life
- OS X Mountain Lion improves on an already great user experience
- USB 3.0
- Internal improvements in the new 15-inch MacBook Pro
- Spectacular screen
- Thin and light for a 15-inch laptop
- Flash storage
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Multimedia performance lags
- No 1080p display
- The unchanged design is starting to feel a little dated
- Any real structural changes
- No HDMI
- Higher-res displays, were reserved for the Retina display version of the MacBook Pro
- Expensive
- No optical drive or Ethernet port
- Third-party apps will need to be optimized to look their best
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