15" Mid 2012 specs:
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display, 1680x1050 resolution
4GB 1600MHz memory
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory
price: $1,999.00
Pros: Newer technology, better GPUs, slightly Faster CPU, ?
Cons: 512MB Nvidia VRAM, ?
17" Late 2011 specs:
Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.3GHz quad-core Intel i7
17-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Hi-Res antiglare widescreen display, 1920-by-1200 resolution
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
750GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M
price: $2,019.00
Pros: Screen real estate and resolution, 1GB Radeon VRAM, ?
Cons: ?
Any thoughts on these specs?
Is it worth to get the refurbished model?
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display, 1680x1050 resolution
4GB 1600MHz memory
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory
price: $1,999.00
Pros: Newer technology, better GPUs, slightly Faster CPU, ?
Cons: 512MB Nvidia VRAM, ?
17" Late 2011 specs:
Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.3GHz quad-core Intel i7
17-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Hi-Res antiglare widescreen display, 1920-by-1200 resolution
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
750GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M
price: $2,019.00
Pros: Screen real estate and resolution, 1GB Radeon VRAM, ?
Cons: ?
Any thoughts on these specs?
Is it worth to get the refurbished model?
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