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2010 vs 2011 MBP 13, comparisons anyone
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the i5. There is no way i would ever get the i7. Not that its bad or anything but the cost isn't worth it for me. the i5 does plenty what I need it to do and I just dropped $200 on a SSD so its blazing fast!
Very interesting. Which SSD did you buy? Can you give me a few examples of how it performed before and after the SSD went in?
To explain, I just bought the same 2011 i5. I have a spare Intel 80GB X25M drive and I'm trying to figure out if it's worth opening the MacBook to swap it in.
the way i see it, would be to get the base 13".
and if you were to get the high end 13", then might as well get the base 15".
the only models i would purchase would be base 13", or base 15".
and if i wanted a badass computer i would get the upgraded 15" and max it out, but would never get the 17".
i contemplated getting the i7 but i got the i5 and i do not regret it one bit.
and if you were to get the high end 13", then might as well get the base 15".
the only models i would purchase would be base 13", or base 15".
and if i wanted a badass computer i would get the upgraded 15" and max it out, but would never get the 17".
i contemplated getting the i7 but i got the i5 and i do not regret it one bit.
It is a lot faster. I find myself rebooting if anything goes wrong or just to do it because it loads up so fast. No internet? Reboot. Page not found? Reboot. haha
But seriously, everything loads 1 bump, chrome safari, ichat ,etc. Instant. Runs much faster. Copying and installing things are much faster.
Honestly, I put in my cloned hard drive and I could not go back, it is SO slow. Like the entire computer is downgraded.
If you have a SSD, it'll take you less than 3 minutes to swap it in. It's not hard AT ALL. Unscrew the 10 screws, take the bottom cover off. On the top right, unscrew 2 black screws, remove the black holding piece. Remove the SATA connection.
Use a torx screw and unscrew the 4 screws from the harddrive and put them on the SSD, install SATA. Put cover on. Really easy and def worth it.
I got my 2011 i7 last week, put a 7200RPM 750GB and 8GB of DDR3 in it.
Is damn fast, handbrake is about 3 times faster to convert video.
I am just absolutely astounded at the speed of this machine, am loving it, and will probably install parallels to test windows VMs and their speed.
Is damn fast, handbrake is about 3 times faster to convert video.
I am just absolutely astounded at the speed of this machine, am loving it, and will probably install parallels to test windows VMs and their speed.
That is a cause for concern. My computer has gotten to and beyond that temperature, but it usually involves video, flash, or pushing it in Google Earth. All you have open is 5 tabs in Chrome without a video among them? No other apps open?
my fans dont ever come on unless installing a big program like SC2 or playing some games other than it idles around 42 degrees C and hands 1080p video playback no problem.
http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view?id=371836
heres the geekbench for the comp in my sig. its perfect for me and i will use it for about 2 years then upgrade and hopefully the 13" model might see discrete graphics by then.
http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view?id=371836
heres the geekbench for the comp in my sig. its perfect for me and i will use it for about 2 years then upgrade and hopefully the 13" model might see discrete graphics by then.