No he would never drain the battery. Take this guys comments with a grain of salt, he is probably looking for a way to return another computer. He has returned about 10 already with ridiculous claims like the hard drive skipped when he was playing music loudly.
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Any 2011 MBP 2.0 6490 (Base Model) Buyers Regret Not Going With 2.2 6750 (High End)?
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No he would never drain the battery. Take this guys comments with a grain of salt, he is probably looking for a way to return another computer. He has returned about 10 already with ridiculous claims like the hard drive skipped when he was playing music loudly.
What I meant was it's not the adapter only. Look at Apple's own specifications for the MBP. They've gone with a 77.5-watt hour battery, and the adapter is 85 watts.
I just ordered the maxed out MBP 15 2.3 ghz 256 SSD high res. Glossy as I intend to do some light photo editing on it and some coda coding too.
Would have regret if I bought the base model for sure !
For my serious photoshop, indesign and illustrator work I use my LianLi Monster build PC with 3 SSD SATA 3 drives, Radeon 6970 2 gb ram, i7 2600k Sandybridge and 32 gb ram and no beachballs
Would have regret if I bought the base model for sure !
For my serious photoshop, indesign and illustrator work I use my LianLi Monster build PC with 3 SSD SATA 3 drives, Radeon 6970 2 gb ram, i7 2600k Sandybridge and 32 gb ram and no beachballs
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I bought the 13'' and exchanged it because I wanted something that would be good for 4-5 years. 13'' was great but I wanted the better processor and the better video card. When I was deciding between the 2.0 and the 2.2ghz models I decided on the latter simply for the better video card.
It definately depends on use, but on massive spreadsheets that are far larger than Excel's maximum value capacity, you see a major difference running crosstabs. This is the first laptop I have ever owned in which I can do all of my number crunching on. I've read the 2.3 offers somewhere between 3% to 10% more performance over the 2.2. 10% is probably way to high, but even if it is 5%, for what I do that justifies it as 5% is not as small of a gain as people think it to be from seeing it on a sheet.
Also, the 2.3 upgrade is one of the few things you can buy from Apple in which you really get your money's worth value wise? How? It seems the 2820QM, the 2.3 CPU in the MBP actually costs $200 more MSRP wise. The difference in cost (MSRP wise) between the 'upgraded' Core 2 Duo models was really, really low.
Either way, the 2.2GHz CPU is a $400 processor and the 2.3GHz is a $600 processor...considering how much the MBP 15 and 17 costs, least you know that they now use CPUs which are indeed the highest and most expensive out their (minus the 'Xtreme' models). Previous CPUs in the MBP had far, far lower MSRPs, which was a complaint. These are top end products. I do not know how much the 2.0 costs, but likely it is still not cheap given these are all quad cores.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1506/1/
EVERYONE THAT BOUGHT THE BASE SHOULD BE REGRETTING IT
I'll be buying one soon... having used a buddy's MBP, I highly doubt I'll be regretting it.
I know a lot of people with this system...many of them I convinced to buy it. Some have the 2.0, some the 2.2, and some the 2.3....none of them have ever said anything about regretting it, especially given this systems ability to multitask is unreal. I don't think (if money permits) you will regret this computer whether you get it with none or get it with every option. If you are on a budget, the 'base' 2.0 is a spectacular machine.
Bottom Line: All configurations are awesome computers and the base line model is powerful enough for 95% of users on MR. The only reason I went high end was so that I could game a little if I wanted to. I probably could have save $300 because I have only played one game for a couple of hours lol
Nope, don't regret my decision at all, this Macbook pro is amazing. High end would of been nice but I never play games anyways. The base model is a big upgrade for me coming from a penryn early 2008 Pre unibody Macbook Pro.
I have the 2.0Ghz model and have never regretted the choice. For me it was either the 2.7Ghz 13" or the 2.0Ghz 15" model and I am very glad I choose the 15".
For a start my AutoCAD documents render in less than a third of the time and the CPU still doesn't reach 100% usage. Works great for handbrake and matlab programming as well.
The 256mb graphics card is fine. Combined with the intel chip it runs through the odd game or large 3D video with ease.
Unless you have hundreds to spare, I would stick with the 2.0Ghz and upgrade the ram yourself.
For a start my AutoCAD documents render in less than a third of the time and the CPU still doesn't reach 100% usage. Works great for handbrake and matlab programming as well.
The 256mb graphics card is fine. Combined with the intel chip it runs through the odd game or large 3D video with ease.
Unless you have hundreds to spare, I would stick with the 2.0Ghz and upgrade the ram yourself.
Just Got It
Just an update, just brought home the 2.0Ghz MBP 15. Threw in a new WD 500GB Caviar Black 7200 and waiting for a fresh install of Snow Leopard. Decided I really did not need the extra graphics capability so I will use the money saved to order 8GB of RAM soon.
Just an update, just brought home the 2.0Ghz MBP 15. Threw in a new WD 500GB Caviar Black 7200 and waiting for a fresh install of Snow Leopard. Decided I really did not need the extra graphics capability so I will use the money saved to order 8GB of RAM soon.
Thanks for the update. I think you made a very sensible decision. Interesting thread!
Thanks for starting this thread... lots of interesting opinions. I'm about 95% sure I'll be going with the base 15 when I make my purchase
Congrats! Enjoy your awesome new MBP. I love mine to bits. It's blazing fast for what I do (tasks MBA could easily handle).
Bught the base model 15" and very happy with it. Replaced a 2008 2.53. I run some massive VM's in that they contain what is normally on 3 servers crammed into one server VM.. No regrets here as I do only casual video editing and do not play video games much.
Besides, I would not have bought my iPad 2 if I spent the additional on the MBP. Will spend some more when the 8GB X 2 memory modules come down to a reasonable price.
Besides, I would not have bought my iPad 2 if I spent the additional on the MBP. Will spend some more when the 8GB X 2 memory modules come down to a reasonable price.