CompanionCube
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I have lost faith in humanity after seeing this thread....
15 inch MBP is too expensive.
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acedickson
macrumors 6502a
Wow, don't think that's a fair analogy.
haruhiko
macrumors 604
I'm not sure what do you mean, but here is my thought: the MBP 15" is expensive, but given the spec, the MBP 13" is even more expensive.
C01E
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Yes sure, I love my MBP and I bought the one with i7 and 500GB HDD, it's working brilliantly and hands down the most solid and beautiful laptop I have ever owned. I just think they should offer a 1TB drive in higher end configurations to better suit in the Pro name and the price.
But Apple is not like Sony
To play devil's advocate I actually see more Apple computers come in for repair of motherboard failure and HDD failure then sony. And I know we sell a LOT more sony.
But then again, Its not a foolproof estimate of failure rates, They all break. The key point is once again, They are both well known for overcharging for what "usually" is good hardware. No offense taken, I think both brands are awesome, Except I don't see sony making the uni-body enclosure, So apple wins in my mind for that alone.
DudeMartin
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There is more to a computer than specs, Apple appears to be the only one to see that (and take advantage of).
There is more to a computer than specs, Apple appears to be the only one to see that (and take advantage of).
haruhiko
macrumors 604
and the most prominent example is the iMac.
EazyWeazy3
macrumors 6502
Is the 15 good for gaming? Curious.
vipergts2207
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It's alright at gaming. The 330M is a little weak, but an update to the 425M or 525M should be pretty decent. You still won't be playing Crysis 2 or Skyrim on high though.
mulo
macrumors 68020
I'm not sure what do you mean, but here is my thought: the MBP 15" is expensive, but given the spec, the MBP 13" is even more expensive.
+1
as with any mac, the more powerful rig you get the more you get for each buck.
yes
getting my 17" made my bank cry!
Kalach
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torbjoern
macrumors 65816
There are cheaper computers that are good for gaming than the MBP 15, but the 2010 model of MBP 15 is allegedly 3x as good as the 2009 model on gaming (measured by frame-rate).
http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/22/gami...-a-big-boost-from-the-gt-330m-fps-benchmarks/
Vantage Point
macrumors 65816
I had a 2010 13" MBP and sold it for the 15" base model. It is about 50% faster, confirmed by geek scores due to the different CPU. No regrets for making the swap but I confess I also got great deals on each. I bought the 13" for only $999 at a Microcenter (and sold it for what I paid on ebay) and I picked up the base 15" MBP for only $1,675 on Amazon (no tax and free shipping). Then upgraded the ram to 8Gb for a little over $100 and will soon upgrade the hard drive to bigger and faster.
The most expensive way to buy a Mac seems to be to buy direct from Apple. The only great deals for Apple are refurbs
The most expensive way to buy a Mac seems to be to buy direct from Apple. The only great deals for Apple are refurbs
Eddyisgreat
macrumors 601
to buy with Educational Discount and get a free iPod Touch (then sell the iPod for additional savings).
If you can, of course.
Vantage Point
macrumors 65816
No argument but I am not a student so that option doesn't apply. I do like places that let me get away with the 7% sales tax.
maybe i was just unlucky, but my experience with macbooks ain't the best...Yes sure, I love my MBP and I bought the one with i7 and 500GB HDD, it's working brilliantly and hands down the most solid and beautiful laptop I have ever owned. I just think they should offer a 1TB drive in higher end configurations to better suit in the Pro name and the price.
But Apple is not like Sony
First time I got a macbook white 2008 with the GMA integrated gpu, well, i wanted gaming so let's just leave it at that, not their fault.
Second time I got a macbook pro 15" late-2009 model (c2d 2,4ghz, 2gb ram, nvidia 9400m+9600m gt).
I supposed those cards would be enough for gaming, but as it turns out, boot camp could only use the 9600 card, which resulted in overheating (the mac just shut down on its own after 10minutes or 1hour, kinda random) while running windows (tried xp-vista-7, nothing worked). So basically I was stuck with parallels for windows usage, which also sucked for gaming.
That's why I'm hoping they don't put a discrete GPU in the 13" or the overheat will happen again, and i'm not buying that. Shared GPUs ftw!
Now i'm just waiting for the new lineup and decide, new or refurbished. althought its kinda hard to find refurbished here in greece but most stores sell the old models too (same price as before though, wtf?)
Chairman Plow
macrumors regular
You shouldn't complain, in the UK the 15" starts at £1,530! (nearly $2,500 at current exchange rate).
Would just like to point out that for your analogy to work you would have to assign the 13" to the 3 series and the 15" to the 5 series...or 1 series vs 3 series etc. M3 and 3XX are the exact same car physically just different engines/trim/suspension etc which would be like a base 13" vs an ultimate 13". So a more accurate comparison would be: How come the M5 costs more than the M3. Just feel like being difficult today
zorinlynx
macrumors G3
Build quality, form factor, operating system, component quality, appearance, etc. are all completely worth the extra expense to me.
I've found laptops from other makers with comparable build quality aren't much cheaper. You really are paying for a well-built, solid product, which in a laptop is very important; much more so than a desktop IMO.
Hell, even the plastic Macbook is leaps and bounds ahead of most other laptops I've worked with.
I've found laptops from other makers with comparable build quality aren't much cheaper. You really are paying for a well-built, solid product, which in a laptop is very important; much more so than a desktop IMO.
Hell, even the plastic Macbook is leaps and bounds ahead of most other laptops I've worked with.
stylinexpat
macrumors 68020
I love my M3 and my 13" MBP. 15" is a bit big and expensive but the high resolution screen on it is amazing.
Funkymonk
macrumors 6502a
I lost it a while ago.