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2.5ghz mbp with 2Gigs of ram?
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If you can't tell the difference between driving 65mph vs. 67mph, you won't tell the difference between 2.4 vs. 2.5.
but to answer your question, no its not possible to get the 2.5 with 2GB of RAM. unless you buy it used from someone that took out 2GB.
but to answer your question, no its not possible to get the 2.5 with 2GB of RAM. unless you buy it used from someone that took out 2GB.
And 67mph will get you from New York to Los Angeles 2 hours faster than 65mph!I can. Latter gets me a speeding ticket
It is possible to buy a NEW MBP 2.5GHz w/250GB and 2GB RAM, at many of the college/university campuses near you. I just bought one last week for $1199 + HP Printer + AppleCare for $1543 OTD. Some of these campuses just want to get rid of these MBPs, so they are opening it up to the general public. No school ID required...
I can. Latter gets me a speeding ticket
Don't you have a 5-10mph allowance?
Are you sure you didn't buy an earlier generation MBP, as opposed to the unibody? If they were new, why would they "just want to get rid of" them? Something sounds fishy here. Even with an education discount, the MBP starts at $1899. There's no way you bought a new unibody MBP for $1199. Check your model number.
2.5 Penryn MBPs come stock with 2GB RAM and 250GB HDD. I'm pretty sure that's the lowest you can find.
The dude explained he got a previous generation MBP. The current unibody is a 2.53ghz, not 2.5ghz.
Thanks.... not enough coffee. This is what threw me:
... so I naturally thought NEW, without thinking about the 2.5 vs 2.53.
Yup, I've got the MBP 2.5GHz Penryn 250GB 2GB that was manufactured in late October '08. The NEW unibody is a 2.53GHz as other posters have described. And yes, it was a great deal at the University of California, Berkeley - Scholar's Workstation...
Just to clarify my possibly-mistaken-understanding:
I derived from bushman's post that he was looking for a new unibody MBP with the 2.53 processor (even though he said 2.5) with 2GB of RAM. The reason I would think this is all previous models came standard with 2GB of RAM, so this wouldn't be a question.
I derived from bushman's post that he was looking for a new unibody MBP with the 2.53 processor (even though he said 2.5) with 2GB of RAM. The reason I would think this is all previous models came standard with 2GB of RAM, so this wouldn't be a question.
Then, when SFStateStudent said they could get a NEW MBP, I thought NEW, as in the newest MBP being offered, as in the unibody, which can't be bought for $1199 anywhere, with or without an education discount.
Many people have referred to the 2.53GHz unibody as 2.5, even though it's not technically correct. Thus, my comments.
The 2.5 MBP wasn't manufactured in late October 2008, but in February 2008 and discontinued in October, when the 2.53 unibody was released.
Correction: BUILT Late September - Early October '08 Shipping: Late October '08
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Your particular MBP may have been built then, but the manufacture date for the model is different. Check Mactracker:
But this is irrelevant. The point is, I still think the OP is referring to a unibody, or they wouldn't be asking about the availability with 2GB of RAM.
Wrong
Not true. Mine according to Coconut identity***** was manufactured in China the last week of NOVEMBER 2008 less then 3 months ago . I bought mine this month. They were still being made apparently when unibody was out.
What???
Who the heck said anything about refurbished? I bought a BRAND NEW MACBOOK PRO 2.5ghz. I don't buy refurbished. ever.
Who the heck said anything about refurbished? I bought a BRAND NEW MACBOOK PRO 2.5ghz. I don't buy refurbished. ever.
I'd be really interested to know where you can find an early 2008 MBP new, not refurb and not used.