7200RPM vs. SSD

[dannyr]

Would there be an extreme difference between the two on the 2.0 quad core MBP15? Performance wise what would one see? Having a hard time making my first mac purchase

 

[GGJstudios]

Would there be an extreme difference between the two on the 2.0 quad core MBP15?

Yes.

 

[aznguyen316]

Yes.

Yes.

 

[fr4c]

Depends on what your definition of extreme is, but it's a very "noticeable" difference in boot up, program launching, etc.

 

[Tapiwa]

Just watch some youtube videos of MBPs with SSDs and you'll see what people mean

 

[koruki]

yes 365 days of the year

 

[wisty]

Have you seen all the posts "OMG I just bought a MBA 11" 1.4 GHz with SSD and it *blows* my MBP out of the water!"?

That's the SSD talking. Not the 1.4 GHz C2D.

SSD + i5 or i7 = no bottlenecks for most tasks.

 

[dagamer34]

7200RPM vs. SSD is like a bike vs. a Ferrari. The question is too silly to give a straight answer.

Or for another perspective, I can boot my Windows 7 Boot Camp virtual machine in Parallels from clicking on the app to Windows desktop in about 10 seconds.