Did you/will you not buy buy a 13 MBP because of c2d processor

[RayK]

Well, technically I received the new 13 MBP as a warranty replacement for my 2007 MB, but I would have bought this computer if I had needed to replace the Macbook. It does everything I need. I play games, use many different CS3 apps and surf the web. The only thing I would really change would be 8gb ram for better virtualization and an SSD for speed of apps. This computer is perfect for me though. Its pretty much my main computer as well. I have an iMac 24 and a home built i7, but the MBP is what I use the most. I also have a Rev A MBA but I don't use it much anymore since I got this one.

 

[tim100]

I bought a 13" because it fitted my needs. I didn't need to perform any special tasks or run any demanding programs. For what it is, the 13" is just fine for what it's intended for. I didn't wait for a new update due to the fact that I didn't need to wait another year for an update that would not be significant. (Disagree with me as much as you want but the new Core processors just aren't going to do much with the current 13" model setup.)

Now the reason for why I didn't get a 15" or 17" was just due to budget. If I could afford the models with bigger and better screens, of course I would go for it. Was it worth it for me to pay hundreds of dollars more for the bigger models? Probably not, and this was purely a personal choice. I'm now using the 13" and I'm not looking back.

would you have got a 17 if you could afford it?

 

[newtype2011]

While I do understand the concern to not want to pay for yesteryear's tech, if a machine runs well and does what one needs it to do, it's best to just enjoy it and ignore the issue.

There are people creating amazing things on computers with specs far beneath anything most of us have, so I'd personally focus more energy on using the machine instead of reducing it to its tech specs.

 

[Tsquare]

I did buy the 13.3 but took it back and got the i5 15" 2.53 for more power and a bigger screen.

 

[aznguyen316]

as much as I wanted an i3 at least in the MBP13 I've just purchased a C2D 13" thanks a lot to the 320m and I am beginning grad school and I wanted a nice portable machine.

 

[DoFoT9]

i dont see what the fuss is. performance gain is negligable.

 

[demonsavatar]

Two things

(1) Screen real-estate, 1366px-1440px width was necessary for opening two 80 character width files at a comfortable font size with some wiggle room left over.

(2) Responsiveness and thread count on i5/i7. Wanted four hardware threads for more responsiveness - I sometimes have encoding tasks running and I am a parallel programmer.

If 13" came in i3 with 1366px or higher width (it would likely be 1440x900 due to 16:10 ratio) I would be all over it. Still prefer to have small and light laptop. Just didn't fit my minimum requirements.

Bought a base 15" with Hi Res/Antiglare upgrade. Upgrading from 12.1" thinkpad. Size will take some getting used to but the thin profile of the MBP will help with the adjustment.

 

[tim100]

i dont see what the fuss is. performance gain is negligable.

read on here the debate between 15 vs i7

 

[DoFoT9]

read on here the debate between 15 vs i7

do you mean i5 vs i7? those differences are quite negligible too, unless you will benefit from high-use CPU. constantly.