The 15'' MBP is probably the thinnest and lightest 15'' out there, if you have trouble carrying it around in a school day, you should think about hitting the gym![]()
haha.. mostly size which concerns me
The 15'' MBP is probably the thinnest and lightest 15'' out there, if you have trouble carrying it around in a school day, you should think about hitting the gym![]()
The 15'' MBP is probably the thinnest and lightest 15'' out there, if you have trouble carrying it around in a school day, you should think about hitting the gym![]()
I know the OP seems to be against it, but I would still consider the high end MacBook Pro with high res antiglare display. Then upgrade to 8GB RAM after you purchase. The graphics card on the low end 15" is not good at all in comparison to the top end 15". Also, you get 1GB of GDDR5 memory instead of 256MB in the low end. The difference in graphics is huge. Add that you get a 200MHz boost in processor speed I think that it's worth the extra $300 IMHO.
first of all sorry to mess all your thoughs.. but for me the 15" is too big to carry everyday.
3 years ago i had a LG 15.4" laptop. For me it was ok carrying it for 3 blocks (distance from the university-home). I don't know if i'm getting old (i'm 24 nowadays) but for me, carrying it everyday now wouldn't be ok as it used to be. Maybe that's because i'm getting used to the Air. My bro has a VAIO 15" laptop and for me it is more like a desktop than a laptop
If i were you, i'd go with the 13 MBP.. then later on you can upgrade it to 8gb+SSD.. and it will be future proof for some time, will be fast as the Air(because of the SSD) and will be light enought for you to carry everywhere. And it costs a lot less than the 15".
get 15'' w/ 2.2ghz + 1gb memory
upgrade the SSD/optibay at a later date.
I can't believe some people think the 15" is too heavy.. I mean I hike with my camera in my hand (or on the tripod) for 10 miles at a time sometimes, and it weighs 4lbs.
My point is there is some give and take, or compromises so to speak. Good luck with your choice.
I can't believe some people think the 15" is too heavy..
Don't wanna start a discussion here, but you can fingure out why I find the 15" too heavy: my sole computer is an 13" Ultimate Air. Anything else for me is too heavy =P
But yeah, the 15" MBP is one of the thinest and lightest laptops in the market, but for ME is too big if I need to carry it everyday.
If you wouldn't settle with a MBA 'cause of obsolete hardware, why go with the equally dated hardware of a 360/PS 3?
The 360 has a GPU similar to the ATI Radeon X1900 (that thing is 6 years old!).
The PS3 has a GPU similar to the Nvidia 7800 (also 6 years old !).
The PC you'd like to replace is even more of a power house than those consoles (console games run mostly at 720p resolution ...). Plug in a more recent GPU (like the Radeon 6950 - this card can be soft modded (really easy procedure) to a Radeon 6970 (lower regions of High End GPU)), and you're system is future proof for like a year or two.
I know the OP seems to be against it, but I would still consider the high end MacBook Pro with high res antiglare display. Then upgrade to 8GB RAM after you purchase. The graphics card on the low end 15" is not good at all in comparison to the top end 15". Also, you get 1GB of GDDR5 memory instead of 256MB in the low end. The difference in graphics is huge. Add that you get a 200MHz boost in processor speed I think that it's worth the extra $300 IMHO.