Which Laptop to get?
I had the last gen core duo 15in MBP and lost it in a fire.
I'm in need of one, and the new MBPs just came out.
Should I get pretty much the same 'old' one I had before, or should I get the new one? I'm on the fence about Matte & Glossy screens, though I'd imagine if I got a glossy screen someone out there has invented an anti-glare film to put on it.
If I get the old MBP I think the 250gb drive can still be upgraded to 320GB if I buy an OEM drive somewhere, and the RAM can also be upgraded I hope, though not through the Apple store.
So... option 1
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (previous generation)
2GB (two SO-DIMMs) 667MHz DDR2 memory (PC2-5300)
250GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot
or option 2
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA @ 7200
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with dual-link DVI support;
512MB of GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot, Mini Display Port
Thanks! ^^
I'm in need of one, and the new MBPs just came out.
Should I get pretty much the same 'old' one I had before, or should I get the new one? I'm on the fence about Matte & Glossy screens, though I'd imagine if I got a glossy screen someone out there has invented an anti-glare film to put on it.
If I get the old MBP I think the 250gb drive can still be upgraded to 320GB if I buy an OEM drive somewhere, and the RAM can also be upgraded I hope, though not through the Apple store.
So... option 1
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (previous generation)
2GB (two SO-DIMMs) 667MHz DDR2 memory (PC2-5300)
250GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot
or option 2
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA @ 7200
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with dual-link DVI support;
512MB of GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot, Mini Display Port
Thanks! ^^