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Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15-inch 2017
Keyboard keys damage screen
Purchased this Macbook in mid 2018, only to realise a year that overtime the keys on the keyboard had damaged the screen and left permanent marks on it that cannot be wiped off. The design of the new keyboard keys mean that when the Macbook is closed the keys will wear away and rub on the screen and leave permanent marks. I have a nice outline of a spacebar on my screen, as well as outlines of the actual keys on my screen. I recommend if purchasing this laptop to keep a thin protector between the screen and the keyboard. Or just don't buy it until Apple decides to change the design of the keyboard to be a good balance of function and aesthetics.
Purchased in July 2021 at Apple Store Australia for A$4,500.00.
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Ivan CSydney, NSW
- 4 reviews
Excelente!!
Working as the first day I bought.
Using it for photography and artistic designs, never got a virus like my old windows or frozen even that I use apps that requires a lot of memory ram and power.
An absolutely monster!!
Purchased in August 2021 at JB Hi-Fi for A$4,500.00.
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CassieBrisbane
- 6 reviews
- 5 likes
Amazing, will never go back
I cant live without this Mac. I used to have an Mac air and I loved it until I got my hands on this. The Retina display is incredible and I love the size of the screen and how far the screen goes to the sides. Its very fast and I have no complaints.
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MarijkeTownsville
PORTS
The most annoying feature of the Mac Book Pro that I purchased this year is the fact that I am unable to connect anything to it as they have changed their connections again. I have purchased other donkey devices so that I can run my 2 back up drives but I am unable to run the apple disc drive from these devices. It continually informs me that my disc drive needs power and says, I quote, connect "Apple USB SuperDrive" to a USB port on this Mac. The Superdrive has a conventional USB whilst the Mac Book Pro has the latest USB. I have used and have...Read more
Cygnett light-speed adaptors Alogic adaptors and Belkin and continue to have these problems. I find it extremely frustrating. I have many discs that I need to transfer to my hard-drives. Scream, scream does or can anyone help with a resolution to my problem. Otherwise, the MacBook Pro is an amazing computer and is user friendly.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Jacob White
- 3 reviews
Macbook Prada, not Pro
The Macbook Pro is an amazing piece of product development and OSX or macOS as its called now is hands down the most user friendly operating system on the market and a key reason why I keep coming back to Mac products.
However, calling the Macbook Pro a Pro model is a bit of a stretch. It’s powerful for sure and I don’t want to go into whether or not there is something on the PC side of the equation that is even more powerful because it misses the point. A Pro laptop should get out of your way to achieve your objectives and macOS delivers t...Read more
hat seamlessly. So why my 3 star rating? Frankly the laptop doesn’t feel like a rugged laptop. Everything is so incredibly super thin that it just feels like any impact would damage the laptop. As a pro device we would take a laptop like this to a site into the rough and while it doesn’t need to be a dust and mud proof laptop it should feel like it could handle a few bumps here and there. Then comes the USB-C madness. Sure by all means make USB-C the key plug but please include some of the other key plugs as alternatives it’s just too radical to have everything on a plug system that hasn’t been widely used yet. I need to be able to keep working when I happen to forget my dongleS somewhere. Last but not least please stop dumbing software down. Why did you discontinue Aperture and instead provided Photos? To this day Aperture is still a great piece of software except less and less camera RAW formats are accepted - a shame. Now we are left with a Photos app that doesn’t even manipulate the RAW files but applies edits on the embedded JPGs (go figure), worse still I always preferred Aperture over Lightroom and now we are stuck buying Adobe when Aperture was better for many uses. Also the ability to “save as” a document is widely accepted why Apple removed this functionality from Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Text Edit and Preview is a mystery and it has resulted in me losing a lot of original documents as a result!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
NarasimhaDocklands
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Mac book pro 15 inch with touch bar's display is flickered with in 2 weeks of purchase
I have recently purchased "Mac book pro 15 inch with touch bar(2017 model)" and there was an issue with display. Display was flickered 4 times on a single day and I have captured the same. However, Apple support team confirmed that they have not found any issue during diagnosis. I am really unhappy about the Apple Product quality.
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Steve
- 11 reviews
- 15 likes
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15-inch 2017
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The Mac Book Pro 2 Terabytes Storage is Awesome
The all new models of the Mac Book Pro with the touch bar are fantastic. They are so fast and connects to the Internet super fast. I was amazed with the product from the date of purchase. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who can splash out to reach that price tag.
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DeadlyDiggerCanberra
- 4 reviews
- 4 likes
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15-inch 2017
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Stick to Windows
After finally transitioning to a MacBook for the first time, I can honestly say I REGRET it. Apple computers are incredibly difficult to master and in so many ways are inferior to WINDOWS. In addition to this, the 2017 MacBook Pro does NOT have any USB 2/3 ports, no HDMI port, no SD card reader and no DVD/BLURAY burner meaning in order to use these features you are required to purchase USB-C adapters to use in the MacBook Pro’s 4 Ports only. Seems the more you pay the less you get. If that’s not bad enough, you have to make sure you buy the cor...Read more
rect size HDD as they are hard soldered into the motherboard and unlike any WINDOWS laptop, you CAN’T update the hard drive. Taking all that onboard, in order to use a Mac computer effectively you have to go through lengthy shortcut set ups just to do what windows computers do naturally. Apple computers have major limitations when you try and perform a simple task like copy and paste individual pictures to an external HDD, all you can do is transfer entire files. Time and time again I find tasks on a MacBook are far more difficult to use requiring added steps to perform the same task on a windows pc. Another frustrating issue is you MUST manually eject EVERY external memory device every time, from a tiny thumb drive to a 5 TB HDD or you will corrupt the disk and it may result in being unrepairable by the Mac as was in my case. To fix the HDD I needed a WINDOWS PC which was able to repair and restore my files and HDD. Even Apple Support COULDN’T repaired my HDD. My personal feelings regarding Apple computers are simply this. If you are not used to Apple computers then DON'T buy an Apple computer. It’s one thing to use iPhones or iPads but Apple computers are certainly at the top of my NEVER to buy again items due to their over complexities.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
KizzyBrisbane
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
A fantastic update let down by a poor keyboard and lack of ports
I got my first 15" MacBook Pro, 3 years ago. It’s the best laptop I have ever owned. As a designer, my MacBook is constant companion allowing me to work untethered to a desk. At the end of 2017, I started having severe battery drain and overheating issues. So I was more than excited to upgrade to the newer MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
The Space grey version was every bit as gorgeous as I imagined. Apple has somehow found away to make it thinner and lighter than previous models. The glowing Apple logo is gone but the all black one blends very ...Read more
well giving a sophisticated look. Turning to the left side, are only two new USB-C ports. Well done Apple; welcome to to 2018. Gone is the infamous MagSafe power connector; the MacBooks now use USB-C to charge. On the right side are another two USB-C ports and a headphone jack. That’s it — no other ports of any kind. This was my first warning that this might not be the happy–ever–after that I was expecting. How would I connect my USB 3.0 hard drive to transfer my content or even sync up with my also newly acquired iPhone 8 Plus? I set those fears aside for the moment. Opening up the lid revealed Apples improved LCD Retina display which I love. In design, having a great screen to work with isn’t an option. It has better colors, contrast and a AMD Radeon GPU driving it.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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MatMelbourne
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15-inch 2017
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A very bad battery experience - Macbook pro 15' 2017
When you buy a macbook pro at $4500 you expect to get a professional tool. It's expensive and so you want the best. With this laptop I get less than 4 hours lifespan. Here I have been recommended not to use photoshop or InDesign when I'm on the battery or to plug the laptop to a socket while using those softwares. Same with everything the only experience you can get when on the battery, which is supposed to last up 10 hours, is to have no keyboard backlight, a dimmed screen, no use of any pro software. Basically this is the biggest rippoff ever...Read more
made and the answer is putting the blame on the customer, like we are not using properly the laptop. The help I received is very frustrating and dishonest.I blame the whole mac system of answers to cover their bad products. Stay away from that product.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
BargainBoyMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 19 reviews
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15-inch 2017
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An amazing piece of technology from Apple.
A great piece of technology. Amazingly fast. Superb screen. Touch strip saves time. Large touchpad with haptic feedback. Top quality OSX software. Super brilliant screen. Quality. Had a previous 2015 Macbook Pro. Differences are the new one no longer has the ‘lit’ apple logo. The new one had only USB C ports whereas the old one had USB 3.0 / SD Card / HDMI Ports. Overall the 2015 Macbook Pro was a great model but for me the speed difference is the plus and what made me upgrade.
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Phil BGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 5 reviews
MacBook Pro 2017 - 15 inch with touchbar
Amazing machine.
I use it for heavy video/music production and some high-end gaming, it has not skipped a beat so far. It just works. Very light, portable, and oozes great design, the Touchbar is a good addition, very useful. USB-C ports have not been an issue with addition of a comprehensive hub. And best of all retains it's value, will be able to resell when I upgrade in a few years for a significant amount, try that with any other brand, won't happen. It's a no-brainer.
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ANDREW
- 6 reviews
Great Computer
LOVE this new Macbook 2017. Speeds are incredible and the internal software make my editing job a breeze, the quality of the screen and audio is amazing. I don't know how I handled using the old Macbook pro. I think this machine is far more advanced that any other laptop.
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CairolovesGold Coast
- 33 reviews
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15-inch 2017
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Very Expensive!
We've been pushing our 13" MacBook Pro (2016) to its limits lately, so we bit the $6,000 bullet to find out how much faster the new 15" MacBook Pro (2017) and the results were shocking.
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Comparison Specs
13" MacBook Pro (2016)
Intel i7 3.3GHz Dual Core
Intel Iris 550
16GB Ram
1TB SSD
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Update. One year later, going strong, no issues whatsoever. I would recommend you learn all the intricacies and short cuts for this device, only then does it come into it's own in terms of efficiency ... Read more
and software efficiency. I have also installed Windows 10 as a mirror OS and it also runs flawlessly. Yes battery life is not great but which laptop with this amount of power lasts long on battery?