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iBush

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Nov 18, 2011
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Just a really basic question, on the 2011 macbooks pros would i notice a difference in the presentation of safari between a 13" macbook pro with no AMD card to a 15" version that has it or is the AMD just better for games?

I mostly only use my laptops for internet you see so wandering if the 15" is worth the extra 500 quid?
 
I mean like the resolution and colours etc on the screen rather than the layout and font but i think your probably right lol
 
The 13-inch MacBook Pro has a resolution of 1280x800 whereas the 15-inch MacBook Pro has a standard resolution of 1440x900 (and a higher resolution display of 1680x1050 is available on built-to-order models).

That means that you'll have more screen space to work with on the 15-inch MacBook Pro and likely won't have to scroll as much, but that's all subjective to the web pages that you're viewing and the other tasks that you're performing.
 
I mean like the resolution and colours etc on the screen rather than the layout and font but i think your probably right lol

A better graphics card will not make your web browsing any better. I would consider $1800 a waste for a computer that you only surf the internet on.
 
I mean like the resolution and colours etc on the screen rather than the layout and font but i think your probably right lol
Resolution and colours depend on the display, not the graphics card.
 
A better graphics card will not make your web browsing any better. I would consider $1800 a waste for a computer that you only surf the internet on.

This.

And the display makes all the difference. Which there isn't particularly.

Since you're mainly a web browser, you may like the additional portability of the 13" anyway. The 15" won't really be beneficial and that money's better off somewhere else :) (Start a piggy bank for your next Mac 4 years down the road maybe?)
 
Just a really basic question, on the 2011 macbooks pros would i notice a difference in the presentation of safari between a 13" macbook pro with no AMD card to a 15" version that has it or is the AMD just better for games?

I mostly only use my laptops for internet you see so wandering if the 15" is worth the extra 500 quid?

Get an 11" Air.
 
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