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Damn you Apple and your awesome Refurb Deals!
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There is a VERY small chance it could be a 7,200 RPM HD, but chances are probably less than 0.2%.
Ah, didn't notice that there.
However, I'm currently stuck between getting the 2.53GHz model or the new 13" for college.
what a deal
I was almost ready to buy the 2.8 new 15" for $1839 + $99 = $1948 + tax (developer price) until I saw this thread. It seems like the 2.53 has everything the 2.8 has except for the new battery and a 500GB HDD. Plus I could get the 500GB upgraded to a 7200 for an extra $40.
However it doesn't seem to warrant the extra $500. I like that I can easily replace the HDD in the refurbished model. You can buy a 500GB HDD for about $90 when and if I ever decided I needed it. Both models have the 9600 graphics card, 512 GB, and the 6GB L2 cache 6GB.
Can anyone talk me out of saving the $500 and buying a refurbished 2.53? Is there something I'm missing here.
Oh, and I don't care about the SD slot either.
Thanks for your help!
I was almost ready to buy the 2.8 new 15" for $1839 + $99 = $1948 + tax (developer price) until I saw this thread. It seems like the 2.53 has everything the 2.8 has except for the new battery and a 500GB HDD. Plus I could get the 500GB upgraded to a 7200 for an extra $40.
However it doesn't seem to warrant the extra $500. I like that I can easily replace the HDD in the refurbished model. You can buy a 500GB HDD for about $90 when and if I ever decided I needed it. Both models have the 9600 graphics card, 512 GB, and the 6GB L2 cache 6GB.
Can anyone talk me out of saving the $500 and buying a refurbished 2.53? Is there something I'm missing here.
Oh, and I don't care about the SD slot either.
Thanks for your help!
Great idea, however what I'd like to know is is there's something else about the newer model 2.8 that I'm missing that the 2.53 doesn't have? Or do I have this comparison between the 2 machines right?
I've got plenty of other things to do with an extra $500, like pay bills!
Honestly?
Take a look: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTE4NDY
The noticeable differences that stand out in the 2.8 model is:
2.8GHz 15" Model:
- 500GB hard drive
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the OLD 2.53 GHz, which was actually very powerful. The current 2.53 has weaker specs.
Oops.
If that's the case, the only major difference is the hard drive (320GB vs 500GB on the new 2.8 15" model).
So, when it comes down to it, the 2.53 > 2.8.
2.53 = $1449
Mine arrives in the morning FedEx
Thanks for the updates Apple!!
Can you imagine what the prices on these bad-boys will be when quad and or i7 comes to MBPs? These forums will die in the nuclear winter of excitement
Keep it on the DL.
(Save one for me.)
If you don't need it right now, I would wait a few months. You could prob save a couple hundred more through reduced prices or even craigslist (my fav!)
Don't tell me the 2.53 will go for cheaper than the price it's at now.
You're killing me here.
It won't drop more than $50-$100 in the next several months (and only because of low demand because of the new MBP's finally in stock), but maybe it won't drop anymore for a while. It has great specs.
I've heard rumors that in the new MBP with the 512 MB 9600M GT, Apple quietly upped the core clock on the GPU to better enable use of the larger buffer. I don't know that this is true, but if so it could essentially make useless the difference of 256 and 512 MB GPUs in these refurb models. There's been talk of this before in the forums, especially when the Unis came out and there were 8600-9600 comparisons. Anyone know if there is truth to this rumor?
2.53
So the OLD 2.53 has the 9600M GT with 512? Keeping all these models straight is very confusing!
So the OLD 2.53 has the 9600M GT with 512? Keeping all these models straight is very confusing!
Are the screens the same as the new models too? I guess I'm finding this too good to be true!
From what I've heard, yes the screens are the same. They improved the screen on the 13" of course to bring it up to the same level, but I think the 15 and 17 didn't really change.