Purchasing a C2D MBP? What are you upgrading from? [Archive]

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 12:51 AM

Ordered my 15"/2.33/160/glossy last night :D... delivery on 11/14

I just thought it would be interesting to find out what everyone has been living with while waiting for the C2D Macbook Pro's to come out. Maybe we can have a little contest to see who's been suffering the most and for the longest time ;). Replies must be realistic and honest... if you say you've been living off of an Apple Newton or a IIE for all these years waiting for a C2D you're full of it (however if there were such a person... they'd be my hero).

I'll start out by saying that I've chosen to live for the past 1.5 years (or however long its been since the Intel switch was announced) with a 12" 600mhz iBook G3... with a 20gb hard drive. Thank God I have it maxed out with 640mb of ram or I wouldn't even have been able to run Tiger. I believe my laptop scored something around an 8 on the xbench :D (and that's with maxed out ram).

Anywho, I'd be interested to see if there are any other mentally insane people like myself who are so obsessed with saving money that they're willing to live in the desolate wasteland of obsoleteness until they're true dream machine comes out.

Bill Gates

Oct 31, 2006, 12:53 AM

Toshiba 15"/ Centrino/ 1.4GHz Pentium M/ 512MB RAM/ DVD+CD-RW/ 40GB 5400RPM/ Windows XP.

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 12:54 AM

woo hooo... a windows convert!! *gives big thumbs up* :)

Bill Gates

Oct 31, 2006, 12:56 AM

woo hooo... a windows convert!! *gives big thumbs up* :)
Thanks! It's my first Mac. :D

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 01:00 AM

...what a way to enter the game... with a 2.33 C2D!! I would say I envy you my friend... but I too have one coming :D. Although if you get yours first... then I will envy you.

Outsiderdude26

Oct 31, 2006, 01:05 AM

15" 1.5 Ghz G4 w/ 1.5 GB of Ram, 80 GB HD, Superdrive, ATI Radeon 9600 128 VRam

xiaoyu04

Oct 31, 2006, 01:07 AM

going to be from a sony vaio 1.6ghz centrino..looking forward to ordering a mbp :)

giovanni.apd

Oct 31, 2006, 01:07 AM

from a borrowed PowerBook G4 / 400MHz / 256MB RAM / 15" / 10GB HDD / MacOSX 10.3.9 that took 5 minutes to stop slowing down safari while opening "about this mac"
to a MPB C2D / 2.33GHz / 2GB RAM / 15" matte / 120GB HDD

DSchwartz88

Oct 31, 2006, 01:08 AM

15" 1.5ghz PBG4 80gb HDD Mobility Radeon 9700 64mb

MAcNIAC

Oct 31, 2006, 01:08 AM

Ordered my 15"/2.33/160/glossy last night :D... delivery on 11/14 ...

I'll start out by saying that I've chosen to live for the past 1.5 years (or however long its been since the Intel switch was announced) with a 12" 600mhz iBook G3... with a 20gb hard drive. Thank God I have it maxed out with 640mb of ram or I wouldn't even have been able to run Tiger.

Nice choice of machine, mine has same specs! 160G HD?

I've had the same laptop for 3 years, ibook G4 12" 800MHz 640mb RAM and Panther, it was the first G4 ibook, bought as soon as they brought it out - no way I was going to buy a G3 when the powerbooks had G4's :D

actually my ibook has served me well, it still works great, infact i just got 2 new batteries for it thanks to the recall! I just want to be able to do more image editing and play the odd game otherwise it'd still be fine!

You must have got you ibook second hand 18mnths ago?

XP Refugee

Oct 31, 2006, 01:09 AM

Finally giving up on Windows, Microsoft, Sony, etc....hopefully forever...

My current system: Sony Vaio PCG-GRT170 laptop - about 3 years old, and about 3 weeks away from completely and totally dying on me...

My first Mac ever: 17" Macbook Pro, Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz, 160GB 5400 RPM HD, Glossy screen, 2GB RAM @ 667 MHz...

I can't wait!!! Unfortunately, I have to (until mid-November :( )

Hope it's worth it...I'm hoping to have much more success with it ripping my many hundreds of vinyl records to mp3 than I have with my Sony Vaio...not to mention not worrying about spyware/malware, not having to reboot daily, etc...

Happy to be here!!!

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 01:12 AM

Westside guy

Oct 31, 2006, 01:13 AM

My current computer is a Powerbook 1.25GHz 15", which was my first Mac. This PB is going to my daughter (replacing her iBook) as soon as my MBP arrives.

While I rarely need Windows, I do have to test web pages against Internet Explorer on a regular basis - and having an Intel processor will make that much easier. Virtual PC is better than nothing, but it is so slow that I found I got faster results running VMware on a Linux box, tunneled through an ssh network connection!

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 01:13 AM

Nice choice of machine, mine has same specs! 160G HD?

I've had the same laptop for 3 years, ibook G4 12" 800MHz 640mb RAM and Panther, it was the first G4 ibook, bought as soon as they brought it out - no way I was going to buy a G3 when the powerbooks had G4's :D

actually my ibook has served me well, it still works great, infact i just got 2 new batteries for it thanks to the recall! I just want to be able to do more image editing and play the odd game otherwise it'd still be fine!

You must have got you ibook second hand 18mnths ago?

Yea... I did buy it second hand, as soon as i heard about the intel transition I sold my 17" PB and entered the dark ages.

giovanni.apd

Oct 31, 2006, 01:14 AM

I think you may have me beat on that one... though mine is still a G3 and yours is a G4 :)

its better than you'd expect
...if all you're doing is internet browsing, instant messaging, and word processing
... not all at the same time though, haha

e12a

Oct 31, 2006, 01:17 AM

a computer i built in 7th grade. Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz, 512mb PC133 RAM.
I am a first year in college.

Outsiderdude26

Oct 31, 2006, 01:23 AM

a computer i built in 7th grade. Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz, 512mb PC133 RAM.
I am a first year in college.

DAMN!!!! you really where in need of an upgrade

NJPitcher

Oct 31, 2006, 01:25 AM

15" 1.25 G4 768 ram 64mb ATI 9600

to

17" 2.33 3gb ram, glossy, and the other standard ****.

ColeSear

Oct 31, 2006, 01:25 AM

ASUS L7300, a 7 year old P2-300 Laptop which stoped working a few weeks ago.
My Windows-PC will still be working at home...

walshb6413

Oct 31, 2006, 01:26 AM

Moved from:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ / 1GB / 750GB / 9600AIW / (2x) Sony 15" LCD's

To:

What's in the sig, but the MacBook I bought for my fiancee so that has been my Mac primer :)

I used to have a G3 All-In-One I got from ebay that ran OSX too.

I'm a convert!

108

Oct 31, 2006, 01:31 AM

i am upgrading from nothing. in other words, i am a computer moocher who has used whatever he could get his hands on for . . . five years? before then, i had a girlfriend who owned several computers and was always kind enough to let me use one. after that, any time i've needed to use a computer (i am a freelance writer, every once in a while), i squat on a certain friend's floor and bang away at a laptop. i have used macs and PCs, and have no real preference.

yet i have this dream of being a rock and roll star, so for the good of my band, i have decided to buy a macbook pro with some of the ridiculous money (ridiculous compared to what i'd previously possessed) earned at my current day job (for which the rock band is an escape plan), so i can use garage band to record vocal and guitar tracks to send to the bassist and drummer so we can cut down practice time by about 75%. practice studios in tokyo cost a high hourly rate, and it takes a long time to show your rhythm section a new song enough times so they know where all the dynamics are. so garage band and a macbook pro with 3GB of RAM will very much help me record and tweak multiple guitar parts while also mixing in vocals and drums and bass for the other two guys (the bassist also owns a mac) to listen to and/or tweak.

i chose the 17" C2D MBP because it was the newest and biggest, and i'll be damned if the first computer i ever buy isn't top of the line.

i also want video editing (iMovie) so i can make idiotic videos to host on my website as a hobby. basically, i want to be as cool as the "i'm a mac" guy in those commercials, except without the dirty-looking facial hair. when people ask me what i'm doing this weekend i want to shrug and say "maybe making a movie or recording a song or blogging, making a website, i don't know, nothing in particular?!"

this woman in my office is really proud of me for "switching" to apple, and i kind of roll my eyes at the idea. i tell her, you know, there's not a stamp on my passport that says "PC user"--and she says, well, you never owned a mac before, right? and i say, well, no. i never owned a PC, either--and she says, well, that makes you a "switcher", anyway.

whatever!!

either way, this computer i use at work (it's a WinXP mutt) sometimes makes me want to light something on fire.

now!! if only apple would be nice and make the 17" available already, we'd be in business. i want to just walk into the apple store in ginza and say, "hello!!" and then they'll look at me and say, "hello!!" right back.

the guy in the ginza store told me to write my phone number on this card; said he'd call when th C2D 17"s come in. He passed me over to another guy; both guys had been practicing their english on me. The other guy tries to tell me, "If you like maybe the regular Core Duo, we can sell to your right away today?" and the other guy -- the manager -- barked at him, in Japanese, "LOOK at this guy. He KNOWS he wants the melon."

you see, "melon" is japanese apple-geek slang for "merom". ("merom" is spelled "me-ro-mu" in japanese, and "melon" is "me-ro-n" -- so yes.)

jkdsteve

Oct 31, 2006, 02:05 AM

Going to 15" 2.33GHz C2d /2GB RAM from 15" 2.16GHz CD w/2GB RAM...sigh! :-/

gr8tfly

Oct 31, 2006, 03:19 AM

PB G4 1.67GHz 17" (1440 screen), 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 2.4xDL DVD

to

MBP C2D 2.33GHz 17", stock (2GB, 160GB, etc.)

I believe the "up to 7x" for video encoding, anyway. I measured side by side ffmpeg encoding from mine to 2.16 MBP CD, and it was almost exactly 4x difference. Looking fwd to that speed, for sure: my iPod Video library still needs filling. ;) I've been doing the encoding using MP4, because of speed difference. Now, that'll be moot and I can save a couple hundred MB by using H-264.

they [Apple Store] say any day now... ::: nervous tapping :::

reflex

Oct 31, 2006, 03:22 AM

Sony VAIO S1 (Pentium-M 1.7GHz, 60GB hd, 512MB ram, Radeon 9700)

to

Macbook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 160GB hd, 2GB ram

Though I may still decide to go for the 200GB hd. I can imagine needing lots of space, but I'm not sure about the speed.

Erlend

Oct 31, 2006, 04:23 AM

15" Macbook pro 2Ghz - 1gig ram - 70gig disk.

to

15" macbook pro core2duo - 1gig ram - 120gig disk.

Why? Previous macbook pro was 200% crap, whine, won't sleep,ticking noise,... grrrr! Hope this revision takes away all my problems.

PygmySurfer

Oct 31, 2006, 09:22 AM

Upgrading from a Dual 1.25 GHz PowerMac G4 (1 GB RAM, 80 GB HD) to a 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro (2 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD).

I also have an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ desktop system, which I'm hoping the MacBook Pro will slowly take the place of.

The laptop I use for work (HP Compaq nc8000) died recently, and I'm still waiting on my employer to provide me a new one (sadly, it'll be another HP, not a Mac - we use custom software in the office that only runs on Windows), so I've been completely without a laptop lately, which has absolutely sucked. Being chained to my desk caused me to order the MBP (I was initially thinking of ordering a Mac Pro).

Powermax

Oct 31, 2006, 09:41 AM

My 15" MBP C2D is going to replace a 30 month old iBook G4 12" which has served me well.

dansgil

Oct 31, 2006, 09:49 AM

From: eMac 1.25 GHz, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD, BT + Airport

To: MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, BT + Airport

rkriheli

Oct 31, 2006, 09:53 AM

upgrading from this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150050551185

which should be sold in the next 3 hours. :eek: :D

inacoma

Oct 31, 2006, 09:58 AM

Im upgrading from the first generation 12" inch powerbook.
G4 867mhz, 1.12gb ram, 60gb hd, GeForce4 420 Go 32mb vram, i bought it in july 2003!

joshwest

Oct 31, 2006, 10:04 AM

MBP 2.0 w/2gig 256 :rolleyes: not long... i seem to flip every 5 months

advocation

Oct 31, 2006, 10:21 AM

I have just ordered (in the last 5 minutes!) a 15" 2.33 MBP :D

Its replacing a PC I built about 4 years ago!

AMD 2500, 512 pc133 RAM and a Geforce2 64mb Graphics Card!!!

Patcarla

Oct 31, 2006, 10:23 AM

From Powerbook 1.67ghz 15" 100GB 5400 rpm HD 1.5GB RAM
To MacBook Pro C2D 2.33ghz 15" (mate) 160GB HD 2GB RAM

I hope I'll see a slight difference (performance wise) ;)

jkwuc89

Oct 31, 2006, 10:48 AM

From: Gateway 450, 1.6 GHz Centrino, 60 GB 5400 hard drive, 1 GB Ram, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 with 32 MB, Combo CD-RW/DVD-R, 15" screen. This system is 3.5 years old and served me well despite the two motherboard replacements and two hard drive replacements (buying that extended warranty was certainly worthwhile).

To: MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 17" (stock model) with glossy screen with AppleCare

November 14 (my estimated delivery date) cannot get here soon enough.

rishio

Oct 31, 2006, 11:14 AM

Mar 2003 Powerbook G4 15" 867mhz 768mb ram 40gig hd
to
Nov 2006 MacBook Pro 15" Matte 2.33mhz 2gig ram 160gig hd

I've been ready since January and been waiting waiting waiting... It was hard to resist the first version of the 15 inch..but my heart wasn't there. It's there now with revb.

I also bought Aperture with the MacBook Pro. Couldn't run it on my G4..

thatbox

Oct 31, 2006, 11:33 AM

From a 1600+/1GB/GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB to a 2.33GHz 15" MacBook Pro! That's right, I'm switching!

xfiftyfour

Oct 31, 2006, 11:42 AM

still trying to decide between the 2.16 C2D MBP and the 2.33 C2D MBP.. but I'm upgrading from the blackbook in my sig.

why? because eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190046181058&rd=1&rd=1) makes it free. ;) (I did the student ADC, so it'll cost me $1800 total for the low-end MBP, including tax and the membership fee... 24 hours left, and I'm only $130 away from reaching that goal!).

zenvision

Oct 31, 2006, 11:52 AM

i think ive been suffering the most...

5 year old PC, 700mhz, 40gig harddrive (though thankfully have a 200 gig external), 380 ram (or there abouts)...ive been good at keeping it going, all things considering...it has died a few times but ive somehow revived it over and over :p

im doing a graphic design degree, and believe it or not did quite a bit of photoshop on it! though now i use the g5 towers (or imac core 2 duos that have been recently bought) at my university

needless to say, this is a BIG upgrade... :D :D :D

katielb

Oct 31, 2006, 11:52 AM

Well, WHEN I finally decide to update... it'll be from my current computer which is a 2001 Gateway desktop with a 951MHz AMD Athlon Processor. It has a 40GB HD and 256MB of RAM. It came with Windows ME... but, I have Windows XP on it now.

eddietr

Oct 31, 2006, 11:53 AM

I'm upgrading from an MBP CD also because I desperately need the extra RAM (and I also realized after 8+ months with the MBP that the 15" is too small for my needs).

But the RAM is the main driver. And the sad thing is I will have to upgrade again in the spring because what I really need is 4GB of RAM. But for now 3 is better than 2.

DodgerBlue

Oct 31, 2006, 12:06 PM

I'm upgrading a Dell Inspiron 8200 I bought a bit over 4 years ago. It's a p4 2 ghz, though half of the time I've had it it's run at 1.2 ghz due to a stupid SpeedStep bug. The hard drive also failed once (common in Inspiron 8200's -- happened to my friend 3 times) and had to be replaced. During my freshman and sophomore years of college (bought it right before I started.. just graduated) I had to reformat it more than once. The battery lasts about 15 - 20 minutes if the computer is simply idling. It has decent specs for the time -- 2 ghz, 512 mb RAM, 40 gig HD -- but I hate the thing.

The inspiron's plastic shell is literally COMING APART. If I move the computer off my desk or tilt the screen too much, there's a danger that the plastic connecting the LCD to the body will start to come apart and I have to jury-rig/click it back in place without breaking anything. I do this all the time. I'm amazed some insect hasn't crawled into a gap in the plastic and died. Heh, maybe it has.

What a POS. I can't wait for my first mac. :) It should be waiting for me at my apartment when I get home in about 5 hrs.

Oh and I'm going to a 15.4" 2.33 ghz/2 gig RAM/160 gig HD C2D MBP!

mdntcallr

Oct 31, 2006, 12:18 PM

i am awaiting delivery of my new MBP 2.33, 2gb ram, 160 gb HD. and 256mb vram.

I am upgrading from a 1.25 G4 powerbook, with 80gb HD, 512mb ram and only 64mb vram. (currently thinking about upgrading my Sony Viao Tower to a Mac Pro)

it currently is probably on a plane from China on the second day they are shipping. I ordered it the morning it was announced.

5150 Joker

Oct 31, 2006, 12:26 PM

Not really upgrading but rather changing from a Dell XPS M1210 to a Mac. The primary reason behind this is that the Mac offers more features and has a better screen and GPU. Other than that, the Dell M1210 is an excellent laptop as well. My Dell XPS M1710 still dwarfs my soon to be delivered MBP. :)

tpjunkie

Oct 31, 2006, 12:54 PM

whooo! Just got my 2.33 GHz (stock) MBP last night...upgraded from 667 MHz DVI TiBook. The difference is beyond words, including when playing PPC native games.

chiefillini

Oct 31, 2006, 01:02 PM

From: Self built AMD Athlon,1600+ 512 ram, 200gig, cd burner - built in 2001 and yes old round front 17" CRT monitor, compaq keyboard from PC parents had in 1996, MX 500 mouse
TO: MBP C2D 2.16Ghz with all the good stuff.
My PC friends say I have gone to the dark side. haha
later

CaptainCaveMann

Oct 31, 2006, 01:08 PM

Upgrading from my 12 inch ibook. See below! :D :cool:

Am3822

Oct 31, 2006, 01:13 PM

From: Thinkpad A20m (PIII/700mhz/384MB), which has served me faithfully these past six years.

To: Assuming that people won't manage to talk sense into me, I'll be getting the "basic" C2D MBP with 2GB ram.

Roba

Oct 31, 2006, 01:29 PM

Well i am not exactly purchasing mine because i am getting a replacement due to a defective MBP. I ended up getting a C2D because i was shipped out and received the wrong MBP a day before the launch which meant that it had to go back. As I was promised a new one i was told that i would be getting a C2D when my new one shipped out again.

I had 15 inch 2.0ghz, 256vram 7,200rpm, 2gb ram Core Duo MBP
Going to-
15 inch 2.33, 256vram, 2gb ram, 160 GB HD Core 2 Duo.

Collin973

Oct 31, 2006, 02:04 PM

From: a 12" 1GHZ 1.25GB 40GB APX and a Dell Dimension 4600 2.4GHZ 512MB --> Might turn this in to a media center for me tv. (The only part of this PC I'll touch after I get my MBP is the 20" flat panel:-D)

to: 15" 2.16 C2D 2GB 120GB HDD arriving Nov 2! --> 8 months of saving/waiting finally coming in to fruition!

Danny Futuro

Oct 31, 2006, 02:29 PM

upgrading from a 13" 2ghz Whitebook with 60gb and 1gb ram

to

15" 2.16ghz C2D Macbook Pro, base model.

I just cant stand the integrated graphics robbing memory from my system while running photoshop, illustrator, and flash.

the MBP should be more robust on all fronts.

uv23

Oct 31, 2006, 02:30 PM

From: 12" 1GHz combo-drive Powerbook, 1.25 GB ram, 80GB HD.
To: 15" 2.33GHz MBP, 2GB ram, 160GB HD.

A slight upgrade... ;)

I was originally holding out for a 13" MBP but then decide a) it would probably never happen and b) I could use the extra real estate as I delve into pro audio apps.

Dubba

Oct 31, 2006, 02:41 PM

Technically, replacing a 12" PowerBook.

I had a 12" PowerBook that died; received a 15 MacBook Pro CD as a replacement (which I sold but never used). I am currently using the Mrs.' 12" iBook, but cannot wait to order my 17" MacBook Pro C2D [waiting for my ACD Student Account to be activated].

holdencaulfield

Oct 31, 2006, 02:50 PM

I'm replacing a Dell Inspiron 8600.
laugh, thats fine.

Hls811

Oct 31, 2006, 03:30 PM

wiraone

Oct 31, 2006, 03:59 PM

The last notebook I had was back in 2001 when my office gave me one to work from home. All these while, I'm happy computing on my desktop PC running Linux .. Since I have the option to get my own notebook for work with my current employer .. I've choosen MBP 15"!! Hopefully a wise decision .. just put my order few hours ago .. couldn't wait for my MBP to arrive in .. ughh.. two weeks time.

Jvhowube

Oct 31, 2006, 04:24 PM

From: Sharp Laptop
10" Screen
Processor TM5800 993 MHz
232 MB of RAM
25 GB HD

To: Macbook Pro
15.4" screen
2.16 C2d Merom
1 GB of RAM
120 GB HD

think i'll notice a difference?

rstorm

Oct 31, 2006, 04:37 PM

From 12" PB to 15" 2.16 C2D

jan08

Oct 31, 2006, 04:43 PM

From Acer 3613/512 Ram/80Gb HD
To 2.16/2GB Ram/120Gb Hd
First time owner of a Mac - sick to death of blue screens.

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 04:58 PM

giggity goo-ru

Oct 31, 2006, 05:02 PM

From: Sharp Laptop
10" Screen
Processor TM5800 993 MHz
232 MB of RAM
25 GB HD

To: Macbook Pro
15.4" screen
2.16 C2d Merom
1 GB of RAM
120 GB HD

think i'll notice a difference?

mm... well... about noticing a difference... that all depends. You see your old computer was (and i don't think anyone will dispute me on this) a speed demon, it will truly be a chore for the new MBP to keep up to those standards. the C2D definately doesn't help the equation... I mean what's it got against a TM5800 993 MHz? Haha... hope you enjoy your new system.

eddietr

Oct 31, 2006, 05:49 PM

whooo! Just got my 2.33 GHz (stock) MBP last night...upgraded from 667 MHz DVI TiBook. The difference is beyond words, including when playing PPC native games.

Wow, that must be an incredible difference! :D

Congrats.

eddietr

Oct 31, 2006, 06:03 PM

From:
Mac Performa 550
Motorola 68030 @ 33Mhtz
160MB HD
5MB Ram

To:
MBP C2D 2.13/2GB/160GB/Matte (Eagerly awaiting delivery!)

OK, well - not directly... theres been quite a few computers between, but just goes to show how far back I've been (on and off) with Macs.

Most recently a black MB 2.0/2GB/160GB which just left the world of eBay a few days ago...

Well, OK, if we're going that far then I'm upgrading from a Mac SE

68000 @ 8Mhz (Am I remembering that right?)
20 MB drive (God, how much did I pay for that?)
and the all important 800k floppy.

Or am I really upgrading from my pizza box NeXT?

105mb drive? (Can't remember)
68040@33Mhz (Ooh, I was so proud of that smoking '040!)
17" Greyscale screen
400 dpi NeXT printer
An OS, oh about 10 years ahead of it's time.

villanova329

Nov 1, 2006, 12:48 AM

G3 --> G4 --> Core Duo --> Core 2 Duo

All were remnants of each other: 12" 700mHz had 4 logic board problems, replaced with 800mHz G4 iBook. Sold G4 iBook and used it towards a 1.67gHz 17" Powerbook. Sold Powerbook and purchased a 15" MacBook Pro. Returned MBP and bought 15" 2.0 for the 256 video card. MBP has had 3 repairs, Applecare is replacing with my new MBP C2D

guasmoa

Nov 1, 2006, 02:27 AM

I'm upgrading from two different computers that I just sold. A Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 and a 1.33 GHZ 12" iBook. Both were wonderful computers, but I wanted something that would be a better replacement that both of them.

So here's whats coming:

15" MBP 2.33/2GB RAM/120GB HD yay!

I loved my G5 but I know that the MBP connected to my 20" Viewsonic will just even better!

The Shady

Nov 1, 2006, 02:38 AM

Personally, im going from:
P4 3.2GHz, 1GB RAM, 320GB + 200GB HDD, ATI 9600Pro 256MB
to
C2D MBP, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, ATI x1600 128MB

Although, over the past 7 years I've made great use of my dad's G3 Lombard, G4 iBook and Macbook. I've also used G3 iMac and G3 iBook for prolonged periods of time. All these systems are still sitting at home somewhere. I need to find some use for the Mac ones, as my PC will become my media/torrent hub.

Now if only the peope in China would hurry up making my machine.

daneoni

Nov 1, 2006, 04:58 AM

From a last rev PB. 1.67GHz/2GB/100GB(7200RPM)/Radeon 128MB

to

Stock 2.33Ghz model.

My brother thinks i should keep the PB but i can't afford to have both. So i've been given an offer for the PB and i intend to take it to reduce the dent on my wallent.

brikeh

Nov 1, 2006, 05:25 AM

Going from PB12@1.5GHZ W. 1.25GiB RAM

To:

Stock 2.16 model MBP C2D :D :D :D

Tat

Nov 1, 2006, 05:52 AM

From:
PB 12" / 1GHz / 768MB / 100GB(5400rpm)

To:
C2D MBP 15.4" / 2.33GHz / 2GB / 200GB(PMR 4200rpm) / matte

I loved my PB and I've used it for 3 yrs with no problems.
It is still a good machine.
But it's time to replace. My 2yr-old son will use the PB, I guess.

S2NINJA

Nov 1, 2006, 09:55 AM

I'm coming from:

Toshiba M40-YP3 / P-M 750 @ 1.86GHz*undervolted / 15.4” WXGA "TruBrite" / NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 6600 [128MB] / 80GB 5400rpm HD / DVD-RW(DL+/-) / 1GB DDR PC2700

to:

MBP C2D 2.16 / 15.4" matte / 2GB RAM /160 GB (5400rpm) HDD

can't wait!! :D

wookyhoo

Nov 1, 2006, 10:09 AM

Since I moved to the UK in March my girlfriend and I have been sharing a 2.4Ghz P4 with an MX440 Video Card and 512MB RAM. Running Gentoo..

Although I am only back home on the weekends. During the week I have nothing to use (which is the main reason I'm buying a laptop), however I have... *counts*... 5 computers on my desk at work right now to play with, so it isn't all bad.

Still, it's going to be very very very very very nice to have my C2D MBP. I've wanted a Laptop for about 6 years, and a Mac for the last three. Yay!

jer2eydevil88

Nov 1, 2006, 10:22 AM

I am coming from a 1.67ghz G4 Powerbook (October 2005 Model)

I will miss the S-Video output since I use it all the time to show videos, I guess I'll just have to get the dongle for that. It just seems like the right time for me since they put the FW800 back into the 15" model and I use that on my Lacie to store lots of my projects.

Andrew F

Nov 1, 2006, 10:27 AM

I have a Compaq desktop. It has a something like a 2.7 ghz AMD Atholon in it with a 64mb on board graphics card and 512mb of ram.

Got a 2.33ghz MBP now.

aadje

Nov 1, 2006, 10:36 AM

Sony VAIO Centrino 1.7 GhZ 1024M 80G. The glossy screen made me crazy after a couple of hours working on it..
Using a Imac G5 for more than 1 year and I realy love it!

Ordered 2.16 2Gig 160HD MATE>

daneoni

Nov 1, 2006, 10:40 AM

Second question, although weird is how many of you will be keeping your old machines?

nevir

Nov 1, 2006, 10:48 AM

I'm replacing a Dell Inspiron 8600.
laugh, thats fine.

8500 Here ;)

Second question, although weird is how many of you will be keeping your old machines?

I'll be keeping mine as a test system for my development, as well as a IMing system for those situations where it's a bit annoying to switch back to Adium (i.e. playing full screen games)

Blublub

Nov 1, 2006, 11:01 AM

Technically, from a 1GHz G4 Tibook, with a iMac 20" CD and a bunch of POS Wintel laptops to tide me over until this glorious day when my MBP C2D arrived.

jaxon

Nov 1, 2006, 12:37 PM

Going From- Imac G5 20" 1.8ghz CPU, 1.25 gigs ram, crappy gpu, crappy evrything ese.

Going Too-MBP C2D 2.33ghz, 2 gigs ram, x1600, 15" matte

and it feels gooooood

Tilpots

Nov 1, 2006, 12:58 PM

From:

Strawberry imac G3 333Mhz since '99:mad:

To:
15" Macbook Pro 2.33Ghz 120HD glossy;)

Won't arrive til the 14th:confused:

daveL

Nov 1, 2006, 03:00 PM

Going from the last rev of the 15" 1 GHz TiBook with 1 GB of RAM and 60 GB 7200 RPM disk to a 17" C2D standard config with glossy screen. It will be almost exactly 4 years to the day since I got the TiBook, which was my first Mac. I'll be passing it on to my wife to replace an old Fujistu laptop she uses for Web browsing in the kitchen (while I cook).

The wait is killing me.

apple_iBoy

Nov 1, 2006, 03:07 PM

I'm upgrading from a 1GHz iBook G4. There wasn't an overwhelming need to replace that machine, it was still chugging along just fine. But I was given a bit of money from a graduate grant I'm on for a new laptop and thought it would be stupid not to take advantage.

My other machine at home is a dual 1GHz Power Mac G4. Again, still performing admirably, so probably will hold onto it for awhile.

Poudresteve

Nov 1, 2006, 03:15 PM

12" iBook early 2004, 1.2 GHz G4, 80 GB, 1.25 GB RAM to
15" MBP, 2.33 GHz C2D, 160 MB, 2 GB RAM

If it ever gets here.... :confused:

geeserver

Nov 1, 2006, 05:17 PM

I'm coming from a Sony GRT-270. It died on me a few weeks ago. The SIS chip on the motherboard went out. No way to fix that. So I will be getting a MacBook Pro. My 1st Mac ever! The 17" Macbook Pro, Core 2 Duo, 100GB 7200 RPM HD, Glossy screen, 2GB RAM...
I have been waiting forever for the C2D to be released now I'm waiting for it to be shipped =(, arriving in mid Nov. =( I even have accessories here waiting on the MacBook.

camking

Nov 1, 2006, 06:26 PM

Going from a old Quicksilver G4. 867 MHz. 896 gigs of ram. (not a very round number)

Super Drive has been broken for years. Started of with 2 60gb hard drives put in an extra 120bg one and then one of the old ones died. Think my start up disk is gonna die soon.

Basically I'm in desperate need of a new machine!

Mine shipped 6 days ago, meant to arrive by 8th.

YS2003

Nov 1, 2006, 07:05 PM

I have just made a transition to intel Mac with the purchase of C2D MBP 15" (2.33 Mhz/256 MB GUP/120 GB HD). I am hoping this MBP will be as reliable as my current 4 Macs. I went with the stock model instead of BTO.

Clydefrog

Nov 1, 2006, 09:37 PM

12in G4 1.5ghz 768

to 2.33ghz MBP

vader26

Nov 1, 2006, 09:40 PM

Well, really coming from a 1.5ghz g4 powerbook/1G ram/80G HD/64vram

but got to use a MBP core duo for three months in between the pb and my newly shipped C2D !

YunusEmre

Nov 1, 2006, 09:49 PM

Generic PC running W2K to MBP/15/2.33GHz

gmckenzi

Nov 1, 2006, 10:28 PM

I'm currently on a nine month old 17" PowerBook G4 (1.67GHz, Hi-Res) with 1.5Gb of RAM and the 120Gb disk.

Originally at the beginning of the calendar year I bought a hi-res 15" PowerBook, only to find that the battery wouldn't take a charge. I took it back to the retailer and exchanged it, only to find that the next 15" PowerBook's battery wouldn't take a charge either. This cycle repeated for four 15" PowerBooks. At the time I was reading about the problems with 15" batteries and the weird screen artifacts that plagued that run of 15" PowerBooks. So, after walking back into the retailer with the fourth 15" PowerBook, I decided to go with a 17" instead, given that the Apple discussions forums reported none of those problems with the 17". Alas, while I initially thought the 17" were too big, I am now totally stuck on the 17" display's real-estate and resolution. And, I have to say that my 17" PowerBook has been bulletproof -- it gets used about ten or twelve hours a day every day, and only gets rebooted about once a month on average, and then only for good reasons, not because it's hosed or anything.

So, my ship-date on my MBP C2D 17" 3Gb/160Gb is six days away and I know that shortly after I've spent time with my MBP, I'll have to part ways with my less than one-year-old PowerBook, and find it a good home, given that I can't justify keeping both.

I can only hope that the C2D turns out to be as reliable as my PowerBook.

cmptrs826

Nov 1, 2006, 11:06 PM

HP Pavilion ZT3000 - 1.5ghz Centrino/512mb/60gb/64Mb ATI Mobility Radeon

the difference is like night and day...

anthonymoody

Nov 1, 2006, 11:12 PM

FROM: a 1.42Ghz G4 mini, 1 gig of ram

TO: a 15" 2.33 Ghz C2D mbp, 2 gigs ram, 160 gig HD, glossy

TM

Sideonecincy

Nov 1, 2006, 11:20 PM

From: Powermac g5 1.8 single processor, 410gb

To: 2.33 mbp, 160 gb

The ability to run windows made me do it, that and satan

giggity goo-ru

Nov 1, 2006, 11:20 PM

FROM: a 1.42Ghz G4 mini, 1 gig of ram

TO: a 15" 2.33 Ghz C2D mbp, 2 gigs ram, 160 gig HD, glossy

TM

excelent configuration :D I'm getting the same.

iBookG4user

Nov 1, 2006, 11:24 PM

Hope upgrading to a CD less than 2 weeks before the upgrade counts...

Old:
14" iBook G4
1.33GHz
768MB RAM
60GB 4200RPM HDD
Radeon 9200 32MB VRAM
Superdrive
10.4.8

New:
15" MacBook Pro
2.0GHz intel Core Duo
2GB RAM
80GB 5400RPM HDD
Radeon X1600 128MB VRAM
Superdrive
10.4.8

dgoss

Nov 1, 2006, 11:32 PM

From five month old 17" MBP CD --> 15" MBP C2D

This move was nice to be able to do (looking forward to speed bump, drive space) but it was really because I wanted to go back to a 15" laptop - otherwise I couldn't justify move. Before that was 17" G4 (1.2Ghz I think?) and that was from 15" TiBook (500MHz or so).

WICK3D

Nov 1, 2006, 11:34 PM

I ordered mine today :D

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
100GB Serial ATA Drive@7200rpm
SuperDrive 8X
17" Glossy Widescreen Display
No Modem
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS
Country Kit

Upgrading from my first mac, a mac mini core solo 1.5Ghz. Like i said before, i'm not thinking in switch back to PC ever :D

regards from Mexico

giggity goo-ru

Nov 1, 2006, 11:35 PM

iBookG4user

Nov 1, 2006, 11:51 PM

dude... if its been less than two weeks return it and get the C2D... you'll be doing yourself a favor.
Before the upgrade is the key word. I'm out of the two week return policy. And if I did return it, my parents would be pissed at me, this cost me an arm and a leg to get and will have to last me 2 years. That's what I had to promise to get it.

giggity goo-ru

Nov 2, 2006, 12:02 AM

Before the upgrade is the key word. I'm out of the two week return policy. And if I did return it, my parents would be pissed at me, this cost me an arm and a leg to get and will have to last me 2 years. That's what I had to promise to get it.

man i donno... I think I'd take my parents being pissed at me if it meant getting a C2D. Plus why would they get mad anyways... i mean its not like you'd just throw away the CD and have to spend another 2.5k to get the C2D.

iBookG4user

Nov 2, 2006, 12:11 AM

man i donno... I think I'd take my parents being pissed at me if it meant getting a C2D. Plus why would they get mad anyways... i mean its not like you'd just throw away the CD and have to spend another 2.5k to get the C2D.
Well the Apple store is also 1.5 hours away from my house and it was like 7PM when I found out about the upgrade with that being my last day of the 14 day period. And my parents already complain enough about me not being able to hold onto a computer for more than a year (haven't been able to yet, longest is 8 months :p). And this is the "I had to sign my life away to get it" computer, although I still paid for the vast majority of it and will pay them back fully. But what's done is done. And if I returned it, there was no guarantee that I would be walking away with a C2D that day and I absolutely have to have at least one laptop at any given time.