8 No-Brainers About Why the Apple MacBook Pro IS the Photographer’s Laptop

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For many serious hobbyists and professionals, the 15- or 17-inch MacBook Pro is first among all laptops because it is the only platform on which they can use Final Cut.

Read real customer reviews of the MacBook Pro here.

Equally important are the powerful processor, exceptional GPU and enormous, speedy hard drive included in every MacBook Pro.

Configurations of these essential components were upgraded during the fall of 2011.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro retains its i7 processor, which now operates at 2.2GHz, and a 500GB hard drive. Now, AMD’s Radeon HD 6750 card with 512MB of RAM powers the graphics. The advanced version of the 15-inch is packed with a 2.4GHz processor, 750GB hard drive and AMD Radeon HD 6770M card with 1 GB of RAM.

For the most serious hobbyists and pros, the top of the heap is the 17-inch MacBook Pro with the same configuration as the more expensive 15-inch (2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 750MB hard drive and AMD Radeon HD 6770M card with 1 GB of RAM.) Options are also available for more memory and a larger hard drive.

The results of third-party testing of the i7 processor and AMD Radeon GPU is nothing short of spectacular, and the biggest improvements that may cause any photographer to giggle incoherently and drool uncontrollably. See why the newest Macbook Pro is one of the best laptops for photo editing in 2019.

Of course, for many photographers, the MacBook Pro is also an aesthetic choice, since the aluminum unibody is unmistakable and adds a certain cache to one’s professionalism.

Photographers obviously demand very high resolution in their laptop, and the MacBook Pro delivers, with a standard 1,440x900-pixel display that most other 15-inch laptops don’t have. When resolution is the major criterion in a laptop, photographers can upgrade to 1,680x1,050 pixels or the same pixel count in an anti-glare display.

Another no-brainer that puts the MacBook Pro first among photographers is the new Thunderbolt high-speed I/O technology from Intel. Although essentially the same Mini DisplayPort connection on earlier MacBooks, Thunderbolt allows for as many as six Thunderbolt components or displays to be daisy-chained via the one port. Plus, Thunderbolt is rated for 10Gbps bidirectional transfer.

Why communicate with customers and other photographers over a phone when the MacBook Pro includes a 720p Webcam? It’s compatible with FaceTime, which is the video-conferencing app used on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Third-party testing shows a clear, sharp full-screen image; plus, pressing a dedicated button switches the view from portrait to landscape orientation.

Apple continues to deliver exceptionally long battery life in all MacBook Pros, which the company rates at 7 hours. Even the best PC-based laptops that are marketed to photographers only achieve approximately half this time.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro with the 2.2GHz i7 processor, 500GB hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 6750/512MB RAM card and 1,680x1,050 resolution is available from B&H Photo Video for $1,948.95.

For $2,058, the upgraded 15-inch comes with the 2.4GHz i7 processor, 750GB hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 6770/1GB RAM graphics and 1,400x900 native resolution. Select the higher resolution (1,680x 1,050), and the 15-inch is $2,348.95 from B&H.

The all-the-way 17-inch MacBook Pro from B&H Photo Video is packed with a 2.5GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, 512GB hard drive, AMD Radeon HD6770M/1GB graphics card and 1,920x1,200 resolution. It’s priced at $4,099.

Visit http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Apple-Computers/ci/13222/N/4294542557 for more information.

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