Apple Macbook Pro (15")

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Apple 15.4-inch MacBook Pro Notebook
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
While Apple's 15.4-inch MacBook Pro certainly is quite expensive, it does offer some outstanding performance in a very thin and light package that is also stylish and durable. Sure, it is possible to get a PC with similar features for less, but it will likely be in a larger laptop that also uses a fair amount of plastics for its case.
Mobilität gut, Leistung gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/28/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 80%

100% Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.5GHz
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Apple’s laptop workhorse gets updated, and the result is mighty impressive. This month, Apple rolled out updates to both the MacBook and MacBook Pro. Of the two, the new MacBook Pro offers more talking points; the chips have been replaced, not just sped up, and the trackpad now includes all those lovely Multi-touch gesture controls we first saw on the iPhone and, more recently, the MacBook Air.
5 von 5, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 100% display: 80%

Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
This is Apple's second try with an Intel processor in their flagship notebook and the results are much better. I am not sure what exactly went wrong with the Core Duo MacBook Pro's quality control, but there were widespread reports of issues, not to mention my own trials and tribulations with four different units. So far in the few months that the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro has been available, there have been no widespread reports of serious issues. I think Apple seriously upped the ante with this revision. Not only did they solve their quality control issues, but they also addressed several of the other gripes I had with the previous version by adding more RAM, dual-layer burner, and larger hard drive as standard equipment. Now if they would only add a couple more USB ports the machine would be near perfect.
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Display ausgezeichnet, Mobilität sehr gut
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/12/2007
Rating: display: 95% mobility: 90%

Apple MacBook Pro
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The MacBook Pro is a good system that'll satisfy most users. But those who don't need a large screen or strong gameplay will find the standard MacBook offers pretty much identical speed for a fraction of the cost.
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Preis/Leistung 8, Verarbeitung 7, Ausstattung 8
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/22/2007
Rating: price: 80% features: 80% workmanship: 70%

80% Is the premium in price worth it?
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
One of the problems Apple will have to face is that using the same base specification as many Windows machines you can no longer place a premium on it. So, for the asking price of £1699 (inc. VAT), this isn’t the most affordable notebook in the world but you do get Apple’s usual high-standard finish and the options are great. If you’re after a premium machine and are willing to pay for it, you won’t feel as if you’ve over paid for it with the MacBook pro.
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8 von 10, Preis/Leistung teuer, Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 90% mobility: 90%

70% Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo)
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
There's a new dream machine for Apple fans: The MacBook Pro has been updated with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, along with more RAM and hard drive storage. We got our hands on this top-of-the-line 15-inch model, a thing of beauty clad in sleek aluminum. It didn't post the performance numbers we expected, but we suspect it will still be snapped up by devoted creative professionals. Still only one-inch thin, the MacBook Pro remains one of the lightest notebooks with a 15.4-inch widescreen display. This 5.6-pound notebook is excellent for home and office use but is portable and compact enough to take on the road.
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3.5 von 5, Leistung mäßig, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/01/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 60% features: 80%

80% An update for Apple’s Intel-powered consumer laptop
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
Apple’s computer range runs from basic desktops through to high-end Macbook Pro notebooks, but it’s the relatively cheap MacBook that steals the show. The latest breed of Macbook, now with Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors providing the oomph, is an update of 2006's dual-core version introduced last year. Outwardly, not much has changed from last years Macbook, apart from the replacement of the Core Duo processor with the more recent and faster Core 2 Duo.
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4 von 5, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft, Leistung gut, Verarbeitung ausgezeichnet
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/19/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 50% performance: 80% workmanship: 95%

85% Apple MacBook Pro 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Source: Digital Trends Archive.org version
The MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo is a fantastic laptop for professionals, average users and students with a more generous budget. The fact that the C2D model is the second generation of the MacBook Pro line, it is implicitly understood that all the bugs from the first-generation MacBook Pro (excessive heat, wireless troubles, MagSafe temps, etc.) have been properly ironed out. After 400 hours of using the MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, not a single bug has presented itself. Absolutely nothing caught the attention of this hyper-sensitive and picky user. While the MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo is aesthetically the same as the original MacBook Pro, the upgrade to the Core 2 Duo processor is more than significant. It represents a massive increase in processor power and, no matter what applications you use on a regular basis, your productivity and/or efficiency is bound to experience a boost.
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8.5 von 10, Leistung schnell, Emissionen gering
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/17/2006
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 80% emissions: 90%

67% Apple MacBook Pro
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
Following on from the original MacBook Pro, this new revision is externally unchanged. But Apple has replaced the 2GHz Core Duo with a 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo, and installing Windows with the aid of Apple's Boot Camp produced a gratifyingly high benchmark score of 1.29, with accompanying battery life times of 2hrs 52mins under light use and 1hr 50mins under intense use.
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4 von 6, Preis/Leistung zufriedenstellend, Ergonomie hervorragend
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 70% ergonomy: 95%

70% Apple's upgraded high-end notebook offers a faster processor and double the RAM, but how does that translate into real-world performance?
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
There’s a new dream machine for Apple fans: The MacBook Pro has been updated with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, along with more RAM and hard drive storage. We got our hands on this top-of-the-line 15-inch model, a thing of beauty clad in sleek aluminum. It didn’t post the performance numbers we expected, but we suspect it will still be snapped up by devoted creative professionals. Still only one-inch thin, the MacBook Pro also remains one of the lightest notebooks with a 15.4-inch widescreen display. This 5.6-pound notebook is excellent for home or office use but is portable and compact enough to take on the road.
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3.5 von 5, Leistung mäßig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/16/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 60%

74% Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The MacBook Pro was introduced earlier this year with Intel's Core Duo processor, and now Apple's high-end laptop gets a boost to Intel's latest-and-greatest processor, the Core 2 Duo. Other than the updated CPU, the rest of the MacBook Pro remains largely the same, with appreciated bumps to the memory and the hard drive. There are two 15-inch versions that use either a 2.16GHz or a 2.33GHz CPU, as well as a 17-inch version with the 2.33GHz chip. Apple supplied us with the 2.33GHz 15-inch model, which has a base price of $2,499. Our review unit features memory and hard drive upgrades, which bring the price to $3,174. While the performance gains aren't game-changing, anyone who recently purchased a Core Duo MacBook Pro is doubtlessly gnashing their teeth right now, but this move to Core 2 Duo removes one of the last objections some buyers felt about plunking down for a Mac laptop.
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7.4 von 10
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/03/2006
Rating: Total score: 74%

90% Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch (Core 2 Duo)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Many of us were excited by Apple's switch to Intel Core Duo processors, and even more of us were surprised when Intel bumped its mobility chip up to the new Core 2 Duo in the months that followed. Almost every single Windows-based laptop manufacturer launched new systems or made some sort of product announcement because of the transition—but Apple dragged its feet. When the company finally started adding Core 2 Duo processors to its systems in August, only the desktop iMacs got the upgrade. Faithful Apple-laptop enthusiasts have been waiting for the Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) announcement ever since. The last couple of months have seemed like an eternity to some, but now that the MacBook Pro 15-inch with Core 2 Duo ($2,499 direct) is here on my workbench, I can confidently say that its excellent performance and features, tied to a very solid operating system, were worth the wait.
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4.5 von 5, Leistung ausgezeichnet, Akkulaufzeit mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/03/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 100%

90% Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch
Source: Wired Magazine Archive.org version
Your eyes are not deceiving you: This Mac does Windows. With help from an app calles Boot Camp, the laptop's dual-core processpr runs XP beautifully. Yet it's hardware, not operating-system sawy, that really makes this machine stand out. Brilliant display. Backlit keyboard. Built-in Web camera. Bungler-proof hard drive and power cord. It seems the only thing this MacBook doesn't tackle is floors.
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9 von 10 (Testsieger), Display sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% display: 95%

80% Apple MacBook Pro Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
I am very pleased with this notebook overall. I do believe there is room for improvement for things like a higher resolution screen, a little less sensitivity on the trackpad, and a better approach to cooling. With Apple luring more switchers than ever I think they may be forced to change things like their cooling, which I would welcome. You can already see this with the inclusion of right clicks on all their portables. In the end I would have to give this an 8/10.
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8 von 10, Display gut
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 85%

80% Stealth Lap Top
Source: Pricegrabber Archive.org version
Strengths: Built in Camera for saftey from theft and instant video conference capability. Magnetic (breakaway) power cord a must for the traveler. Weaknesses: Still a few bugs to work out. Minor crashes in the first week of use during setup. Appears quite stable now. Required RAM upgrade for peak performance. Summary: This is a state of the art machine. It is beautiful to look at and meets all of my business and personal needs.
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5 user reports
4 von 5
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/30/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Apple's erster Intel-basierter Laptop hat Potential, aber ein Mangel an Software könnte ihn unten halten
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
Hot on the heels of the iMac, Apple's MacBook Pro is the first in its range of notebook computers to get the Intel makeover. This next generation notebook has replaced the older G4 processor with the new Intel Core Duo processor and the difference in terms of speed can certainly be seen. Our Macbook Pro contained a 2GHz Intel processor (a 1.83GHz model is also available), 1Gb of memory, 100Gb hard disk, a 15.4 widescreen display and a 256Mb ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card.The Apple Macbook Pro is a fantastic example of notebook computing and an improvement on older PowerBooks. Just be warned of current compatibility issues.
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(von 5): 4, Preis/Leistung 4, Auslastung 4, Ergonomie 4
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/03/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 80% ergonomy: 80%

67% Apple MacBook Pro
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
The basic chassis design of the MacBook Pro is nothing new, having been around in the form of the PowerPC-based PowerBook for several years. It's a wide metal-finish machine with a 1,440 x 900 resolution display. The width alone places it outside the realms of an ultraportable. Factor in the 2.54kg weight and you've got something that, while certainly portable, makes its presence felt on your shoulder. An Intel-based Mac is still a Mac, but its reassuring Intel heart makes it tempting as a mobile Windows alternative. Beware the price, though, particularly if you need Microsoft Office.
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4 on 6
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 67%

Apple MacBook Pro Test
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
This laptop is extremely cool. For someone like me that means warm fuzzies and no buyers remorse. It is kind of crazy that last week I was a lifelong user and builder of PC computers and now I own my first notebook and also my first Mac. So far, I have no regrets. I will always own a PC, but OS X has impressed me a lot. My first pang of "uh oh" hit when I ran 3DMark05, but I still feel like the computer has enough juice to play games for the next couple of years. More importantly, it's smaller and quieter than the other options I looked at which I feel more than makes up for it. Perhaps this notebook is more expensive than other options out there, but none of them are quite this small, quite this cool, and still pack quite this much punch. In my opinion, the Acer 8204 is the only thing that comes close (right now anyway) and it is priced very similarly.
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/17/2006

80% Apple's jüngster Computer nimmt an der Intel Revolution teil
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
Hot on the heels of the iMac, Apple's MacBook Pro is the first in its range of notebook computers to get the Intel makeover. This next generation notebook has replaced the older G4 processor with the new Intel Core Duo processor and the difference in terms of speed can certainly be seen. Our Macbook Pro contained a 2GHz Intel processor (a 1.83GHz model is also available), 1Gb of memory, 100Gb hard disk, a 15.4 widescreen display and a 256Mb ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card. A Superdrive is also fitted, which will read and write all common CD and DVD formats, two USB 2 ports, a Firewire port and Airport Extreme to connect wirelessly to the internet.
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4 on 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/07/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Apple MacBook Pro 15-Zoll
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
If your precious PowerBook G4 means the world to you, then brace yourself: This fabulous design just got repackaged with some Intel firepower. The MacBook Pro (15-inch) is the new standard for Mobile Mac users. Gone are the slow IBM PowerPC processors, and in come the Intel Core Duo processors, raising the Mac performance bar like never before. For consumers, this is a huge deal. But graphics and media professionals should wait until their essential software apps are updated to universal binary (to be optimized for Intel-based systems).
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4 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/02/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

Apple Macbook Pro Test und eine Preisleistungsbeurteilung
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
On paper Apple has created a competitive product in the MacBook. Now that these Intel based systems are known and their specifications disclosed I think you can see that the notion of Apple having over-priced systems is not true. You can argue with elements of their value proposition such as the bundled software, but for a lot of people those features are deal breakers. I keep a Mac around just to have iLife and I consider the $70 Apple charges for the latest version of the stand alone software to be a good value (especially considering the $150 price tag of Photoshop/Premiere Elements).
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/17/2006

Foreign Reviews

Für Anspruchsvolle
Source: c't - 10/08
Comparison, , Long, Date: 06/01/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80%

90% Test Apple MacBook Pro 15" 4.1 (Penryn)
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 93% display: 96% mobility: 85% workmanship: 98% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 80%

Mobiler Powerapfel: Das neue MacBook Pro im Test
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/06/2008
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80%

Intel-Power für Apple
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: performance: 90% display: 90%

84% Apfel-Kompott
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 95% features: 81% display: 90% ergonomy: 88%

Apple MacBook Pro: Machen Kleider Leute?
Source: Tom's Hardware DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/22/2007
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80%

Kernwachstum
Source: c't DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/20/2007
Rating: performance: 90% features: 90%

50% MacBook Pro 15": Ein Erfahrungsbericht
Source: Notebookforum.at DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/14/2007
Rating: Total score: 50% performance: 80% display: 40% workmanship: 80%

83% Der mobile Desktop-Mac
Source: Mac Up DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 80%

95% Fit für den Winter - Macbook
Source: Mac Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 95% performance: 80% display: 80%

95% Fit für den Winter - Macbook
Source: SFT DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 95% performance: 80% display: 80%

78% Apple Macbook Pro
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/20/2006
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 77% performance: 93% features: 68% ergonomy: 94%

Apple MacBook Pro – Mobile Power für Profis
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/17/2006
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% display: 60%

80% Apple’s MacBook features Intel innards but still feels just like a Mac laptop should
Source: PC Plus DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/23/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

Führt Eva den PC mit dem Apple in Versuchung?
Source: Notebookforum.at DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/17/2006

81% Das bessere Notebook? Apples Macbook Pro unter Windows
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 81% price: 78% performance: 92% features: 76% ergonomy: 100%

100% der Ferrari unter den Notebooks
Source: Ciao.de DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/06/2006
Rating: Total score: 100% mobility: 80% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 90%

79% MacBook Pro
Source: Beat DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 79%

Apple Macbook Pro
Source: c't DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: performance: 85% features: 75% display: 95%

95% Rasendes Macbook
Source: PC Professionell DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 95% performance: 95% features: 95% ergonomy: 95%

94% Die Kraft der zwei Herzen
Source: SFT DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 94%

Doppelherz für unterwegs
Source: Mac Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006

MacBook Pro
Source: Mac Up DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006

79% MacBook Pro im Test
Source: Mac Life DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 79%

95% MacBook Pro
Source: Videoaktiv Digital DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 95%

87% Test Apple Macbook Pro
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/18/2006
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 82% display: 92% mobility: 79% workmanship: 98% emissions: 82%

Die Kraft der zwei Herzen: Apple Macbook Pro im Test
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/18/2006

78% Apple Macbook Pro
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/08/2006
Rating: Total score: 78% features: 90% ergonomy: 90%

Apple Macbook Pro
Source: Digital Living DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2006

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 is a middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X1000 series. Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2500: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.20":

15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

2.5 kg:

Usually, old laptops with 14-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.

Apple: Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system but nowadays Macbooks are also able to run Windows. Apple has at least sporadically been considered the most valuable company in the world since 2011 and has consistently ranked among the Top 10 companies in the world.

In the laptop sector, Apple's market share was 9.3% in 2014 and 10.3% in 2016. The latter corresponds to the 5th place. In the smartphone segment, Apple achieved 15.3% in the first quarter of 2016, which means a market share loss when compared to the 18.3% in same quarter of the previous year.
Nevertheless, Apple ranked second place behind Samsung in both years.

There are tons of reviews on Apple laptops, smartphones and tablets. The ratings are significantly above-average (as of 2016).

82.3%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.