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Does the 2.3GHz Quad i7 make ANY sense?
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It's just a way for Apple to get extra $$ for those hardcore users who need to max everything out. Personally, 2.3 for $50-$100 more, okay, I'll buy that. Not for $250.
Same w/ the RAM and HDD. I upgrade myself since that's my profession and way cheaper. I mean $200 for 8GB of RAM when anyone can get it for $70-$80? Come on.
The SSD prices, $100 for a 128GB, now that's good, I'd get that any day.
Same w/ the RAM and HDD. I upgrade myself since that's my profession and way cheaper. I mean $200 for 8GB of RAM when anyone can get it for $70-$80? Come on.
The SSD prices, $100 for a 128GB, now that's good, I'd get that any day.
i think 386/DX40 was the meanest beast back then, i remember Pentium 3 1Ghz CPU being wooped by the 1.1ghz models...after that, and entering the P4 era, mhz became a real mess
Don't ever forget the overdrive from intel!!!
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If you do a lot of number crunching that 8 megs of L3 is immediately noticeable. I do tons of number crunching and AV work and it definetely helps.
If you do a lot of number crunching that 8 megs of L3 is immediately noticeable. I do tons of number crunching and AV work and it definetely helps.
Especially as the high-end 15 and 17" models max out the power supplies (with the 17" faring better because of its much larger battery), a faster CPU would only do a massive disservice if one is going to use the CPU to its fullest potential (e.g. 3D rendering), to say nothing of overheating concerns.
Marginally - not due to heating concerns (same system board and placement of fans, and the front of the machine with the wrist rests are negligible for cooling), I'd say the bigger battery allows the CPU to run at full speed under full load, rather than throttling down due to lower voltage availability.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review...-GHz-quad-core-glare-type-screen.50344.0.html
(note, they are now mentioning "2011-2" MBPs, suggesting there IS a refresh after all. Or the only refresh being due to Lion... I doubt there are structural changes or other updates/refreshes...)
There are other differences, too, notably a 30% larger L3 cache. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)
If you do heavy work and this machine is to be your main unit, the difference would be worthwhile. But be sure to optimize other aspects of your system too-- max out the RAM, go SSD, etc.
If you do heavy work and this machine is to be your main unit, the difference would be worthwhile. But be sure to optimize other aspects of your system too-- max out the RAM, go SSD, etc.