15" Core i7 2.66 GHz MacBook Pro - Thoughts + Video pr0n & Benchmarks

Hey guys,

Picked up my 15" Core i7 2.66 GHz MacBook Pro last week here are the specs.

15" 1440x900 Glossy Display (I opted against the Hi Res because I will have it hooked up to an external monitor a lot of the time)
2.66 GHz i7 CPU
4 GB RAM (Will upgrade to 8)
500 GB 5400 RPM HDD (Will upgrade to Intel X25M 160 GB SSD)
NVIDIA GeForce GT330M 512 GPU

I sold my 2008 2.8 GHz Mac Pro to buy this ( I have one to work on at my job so I picked up a MBP for the portability)

This thing is fast! The Turbo boost is awesome and it's neat to see 4 cores movin in istat

Typing feels great, the display looks aaaaaaawesome and overall I couldn't be happier with it. Makes me anxious to see some physical quad core MBPs in the future!

For the pr0n I have a video review explaining turbo boost with close ups and details and some interactive goodness at the end.

I also did some benchmarking!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXr2nD1lI40&annotation_id=annotation_787493&feature=iv

REVIEW VVV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOljGMRS- pQ&annotation_id=annotation_624498&feature=iv

Thunder82 said:

huh?

Click to expand...

Because the i7 420M is a dual core, but it's nice to see 4 threads in iStat showing as 4 cores.

Dcuellar said:

How do you use the turbo boost. Mine hasn't got here yet, so I'm curious. Wanna post some pics of how to turn that on?

Click to expand...

Yea it's a hardware function that kicks in when you need it

If ya check out the video I explain it there

Nishi100 said:

Hi, nice purchase i am thinking about getting either a MBP or an iMac however i dont know which on to get

- can you tell me how long the MBP takes to launch iDvd (cold)

Click to expand...

On my stock config it took about 6 seconds, but that really depends on the hard drive rather than the computer, because when I throw my intel SSD in here, iDVD and most apps launch almost instantaneously.

Which models and specs are you debating?

Nishi100 said:

How many bounces on the dock is that?

I will probebly be getting a 7200 rmp drive - that should speed things up

Click to expand...

3 Bounces

Rm.237 said:

Great stuff. Thanks for the info! Cannot wait to get mine
MBP 15.4/2.66/CTO
With the following configuration:
PROCESSOR 065-9134 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
MEMORY 065-9135 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRM - 2x2GB
HARD DRIVE 065-9140 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200
OPTICAL DRIVE 065-9145 SuperDrive 8X DL
DISPLAY 065-9149 MBP 15" HR Glossy WS Display

Put the order in last night but am looking at it shipping in 5-7 days due to the modifications.

Click to expand...

Awesome! Be sure to post when you get it!