15" MBP Early 2011 i7 , 2.0 GHZ ?

paulie6978

paulie6978

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Just ordered a early 2011 MBP 15 inch with i7, 8gb ram, 1TB memorya and 2.0 GHZ


im concerned with the 2 GHZ.. will this slow down the laptop? can this be upgraded? Should i expect any lag or slowing down due to the 2 GHZ processor?

thanks
 
It will be fine. People on MacRumors always complain about specs, but for most people, they don't need remotely close to what they get. The 2.0 GHz from last year is just as capable today as it was last year.
 
axu539 said:
It will be fine. People on MacRumors always complain about specs, but for most people, they don't need remotely close to what they get. The 2.0 GHz from last year is just as capable today as it was last year.
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can it be upgraded
 
The i7 will turboboost and raise the base clock of the CPU. For load on one core, it goes up to 2.9 Ghz for example. The CPU will be overkill for most people.
 
Unless you're doing something really processor intensive, you'd have to be Mr. Data to tell the difference.

"Captain, the application took 4/1000th of a second longer to complete on this machine."
 
Yeah, I own a 2.0 i7 MBP and it performs very well, even when maxing out my 16 GB RAM by running 3-4 simultaneous Linux virtual machines. With a load of 4 the MBP is still responsive.

The weakest point in that laptop is the AMD 6490M GPU.
 
appletechpro said:
Yeah, I own a 2.0 i7 MBP and it performs very well, even when maxing out my 16 GB RAM by running 3-4 simultaneous Linux virtual machines. With a load of 4 the MBP is still responsive.

The weakest point in that laptop is the AMD 6490M GPU.
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Exactly my thoughts, your graphic card is the weakest link. The GPU is relatively slow but I see an issue with only 256MB VRAM.
You should worry about it only in case you're planning on playing recent games. Otherwise, the graphic card will serve you just fine.

As for the processor, I believe you have absolutely nothing to worry about. It's an i7 quad core, it's a proper beast! :)
I own an 2008 2.5GHZ Core 2 Duo and I have no problems working with CAD software such as ArchiCAD 15 or AutoCAD 2012 on medium-size architectural projects.

Enjoy your new computer!
 
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