Looking to ditch my Win7 laptop for a MBP. Played with the 13.3" at Apple and like the 4GB, 500GB with i7 duo-core. Reading the forum about the new 2012 MBP's coming out, should I wait or go for the current MBP. BestBuy has it for $50 off Apple retail.
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Buy 2011 MBP or wait for 2012
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good thing best buy isn't the only place that sells macs
where are you located? do you have an apple store around? You can also buy it online from an authorized reseller and save some money.
buy now if you need it, waiting is useless. or atleast i would not wait. most of the times a redisign brings alot of problems with it and you might spend longer waiting for your mbp. you can always sell it if i think its worth it.
You get the 500GB HDD upgrade, and if you need a lot of memory, it might be worth it for the 50 dollars off.
But, if you are a student you can get a student discount at the Apple store. You can also take advantage of their back to school deal (free ipod) later in the summer. and, frankly, most of us probably wouldn't notice the difference in performance between the base model 13" and the i7.
If it were me I would take that same money you would have spent and either a) upgrade the base model to an SSD drive and/or b) upgrade the base model to 8GB RAM (i did this).
Waiting? I am not a big fan of it.
LOL. You are kidding, right? If you get the 128GB, you are still going to spend more money on the i7
That's why I suggested you get the base MBP with these upgrades. The cost will be about the same as what you will spend at BB, but you'll definitely notice the difference in performance. Try a Macbook Air and see what I mean. Or, watch some videos online. The SSD is incredible. With the two processors, I don't know if you could even tell the difference in everyday tasks.
palpatine is correct... you can get a base mbp, upgrade to ssd, potentially add an optibay if you want storage space for media, and get 8gb of ram and probably still come in under retail on the 13" i7
The computer will be much faster and you will be more satisfied. You are never going to notice a difference in day to day tasks with the i7, but an ssd and ram will definitely be beneficial in everyday use.
The computer will be much faster and you will be more satisfied. You are never going to notice a difference in day to day tasks with the i7, but an ssd and ram will definitely be beneficial in everyday use.
thus getting a HDD and upgrading to SSD when they offer more storage and a eco friendly price.
My machine was refurb. Comes with 1yr warranty and applecare is applicable under purchase.
If your current laptop is functioning properly and you can stand waiting 8 months, then wait. Maybe get an iPad to tide you over. Otherwise go for it now, so you get more time to own the current thing without it being obsolete.
Only quad cores will be available when Ivy Bridge releases, but dual core processors will be available later on, at least desktop versions, I don't think there are plans for dual core mobile processors at this time.
Either way, the 2013 mbp will be much faster than the 2012, and the 2014 will be faster than the 2013, and so on and so on....
The point is you are always going to be waiting for "the best" or "next fastest" The current SNB processors are probably overkill for 90% of customers anyways. There is no sense in waiting for a "faster" computer when you won't even use all of the power available in the one you can buy today.
If your current laptop is functioning properly and you can stand waiting 8 months, then wait. Maybe get an iPad to tide you over. Otherwise go for it now, so you get more time to own the current thing without it being obsolete.
Already have the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. My Win7 (Sony) is only 1 year old but I was planning to replace my old HP (WinXP) sitting in my home office. That one is always AC-connected with 19" monitor and wireless mouse. Limited use but have so many Win-only programs I can't just cut the Microsoft cord completely. Had/used Mac's for many years and love them.
That's why there's the beauty of Bootcamp or Fusion/Parallel; you can have your mac and your favorite windows programs....
Yeah, I recently used bootcamp so I have Win7 as well as OS X on my 13"mbp. I was hesitant at first that the Windows might look wonky or not fully functional on here, but it looks and works beautifully, looks better than I've seen on PC hardware. So using Windows on your Mac is always an option.
The base MPB has plenty of power unless you need to do real heavy work. The i5 really has ample power for most general computing. The HDD is much more of a constraint on performance than CPU.
Sure, it's nice to get faster this, and bigger that. But that's the geek in most of us, rather than necessity for more power.
Be happy that the MBP 13" has Sandybridge CPUs because they really are awesomely powerful for their TDP.
Sure, it's nice to get faster this, and bigger that. But that's the geek in most of us, rather than necessity for more power.
Be happy that the MBP 13" has Sandybridge CPUs because they really are awesomely powerful for their TDP.