The macbook pro measures 7.31 by 9.5 by 0.34 inches, and weighs 1.33 pounds (in the case of the Wi-Fi-only version, that is–
the AT&T and Verizon 3G versions are 0.01 and 0.02 pound heavier, respectively).That means Apple shaved 0.17 pound off
the
Wi-Fi version and 0.26 to 0.27 pound off the 3G version. The macbook pro is also 0.16 inch narrower, 0.06 inch shorter, and
0.16 inch thinner than the original iPad.
In order to shave off that 0.16 inch of thickness, Apple has transformed the anodized-aluminum back panel of the iPad. The
original MacBook Pro 17 Battery
model’s back panel was a frame with four flat edges and a gently curved back surface. The
macbook pro eschews the frame, opting for a single surface that much more rapidly transitions from curve to flat.
Without those edges, the macbook pro’s ports and buttons are now positioned on a curving portion of the back panel, rather
than on its side. The feel is quite different, a bit like reverting the flat surfaces of the iPhone 4 to the curved back of
an Apple A1175 Battery. A few times I found
myself struggling to insert cables into the macbook pro’s dock connector at the
proper angle because I was confused by the curve of the back panel.
The end result of all this slimming down is that the macbook pro is easier to handle than the original model. In my review of
the original, I said it was "heavy enough and slippery enough that I found it difficult to hold in one hand. In fact, the
original iPad turned out to be a product that really demanded a case of some sort, just to make it easier to handle.
The macbook pro is easier to carry with one hand, and the decreased weight makes it easier to hold for longer periods of
time. But if you’re planning on using the Apple Pro 15 Battery to read a lot, you’ll still find yourself propping it
against your chest or setting it on a table–the tablet is still not light enough to hold in one hand for extended periods of
time. For that, you’ll need something more on the scale of the Amazon Kindle 3, which is less than half the weight of the
macbook pro.
Although it’s thinner and lighter, the macbook pro, at a glance, looks very much like the original iPad. Its front is a
sheet of glass over a bright display surrounded by a bezel
TravelMate 4000 battery that’s going to be necessary so long as
humans grasp with opposable thumbs. The aluminum frame around the outside of the bezel of the original iPad has been reduced
to a thin edge, almost entirely invisible, in the macbook pro.
The position of the macbook pro’s buttons and ports are, likewise, more or less undisturbed.A sleep/wake button sits at the
top-right edge, a standard headphone jack is at top left, a volume rocker and a sliding switch configurable to lock screen
orientation or mute alert sounds via the Settings
powerbook g4 battery are at the top of the right side, a 30-pin dock
connector port resides at the bottom, and a home button sits at the bottom of the front face. The macbook pro’s built-in
microphone is dead center at the top edge of the device (it was next to the headphone jack on the original iPad). Both 3G
models feature a black plastic cutout along the top rear face in order to improve cellular reception; the AT&T 3G model
also
has a micro-SIM card slot along the top-left edge.
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