Intel / Penryn - What's the Difference?

[John Doe 57]

I got a $4,400 17-inch MacBook Pro with these specs:

2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
200GB Serial ATA HD @ 7200-rpm
High-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
AppleCare Protection Plan


2 Months later this new "Penryn" thing comes out, and everyone is like Oh My God! The same MacBook Pro that I own dipped an incredible $650!!! DAMN YOU Steve Jobs!!!

So my question is this; Intel or Penryn. Is there a dramatic difference?

 

[GGJstudios]

Penryn is an Intel processor.

 

[dukebound85]

what you mean intel or penryn???


ones a company and ones a processor

intel created the penryn chip....

 

[jroller]

That's painful!

I've always said, while all computers are old technology when you buy them, it sure feels better to buy right after a new release than right before it!

 

[John Doe 57]

Well I'm just curious! Besides, a $650 drop is quite a lot!!!

 

[drewsof07]

That's painful!

I've always said, while all computers are old technology when you buy them, it sure feels better to buy right after a new release than right before it!

ha it sucks especially if you buy >14 days before a redesign. always.

...And could the $650 be from the upgraded ram in YOUR 17"?

 

[alphaod]

Well I'm just curious! Besides, a $650 drop is quite a lot!!!

That $650 drop would be the RAM and the HDD.

 

[gusious]

That's painful!

I've always said, while all computers are old technology when you buy them, it sure feels better to buy right after a new release than right before it!

Yeah,that really sucks.......

 

[gnasher729]

I got a $4,400 17-inch MacBook Pro with these specs:

2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
200GB Serial ATA HD @ 7200-rpm
High-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
AppleCare Protection Plan

I must say that everybody, just everybody here on MacRumors would have told you to get a MacBook with less memory and upgrade the memory yourself. Personally, I would also have told you to get a bigger hard drive at lower speed.

 

[John Doe 57]

I must say that everybody, just everybody here on MacRumors would have told you to get a MacBook with less memory and upgrade the memory yourself. Personally, I would also have told you to get a bigger hard drive at lower speed.

But I use such Applications as Final Cut Pro and Logic Studio.