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Is it worth buy a new MBP 15" right now?
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There will always be an update. Thats how it is with computers. As soon as you buy it, its obsolete within a few months.
Thats just the way it goes.
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They did do a refresh on the 15" MBPs recently so you can probably safely bet that there will not be an update for another few months. Personally I'd be surprised to see any MBP updates before August.
They did do a refresh on the 15" MBPs recently so you can probably safely bet that there will not be an update for another few months. Personally I'd be surprised to see any MBP updates before August.
Not going to be updated for 6 months, that will be a slight speed boost.
Integrated longer life batteries: 12 - 14 months.
on the battery life setting I get about 4 hours.
anyways, if the battery gets updated later on, couldn't you just buy it? well assuming they make it a removable. It would be bad if on the 15" upgrade, they integrate the batter like they did on the 17"
If you don't use the MBP too much the battery will last a lot...Anyway, you can always change the battery.
Another thing to consider is that the unibody MBPs are now first generation products, which is often risky. If you can wait, I would suggest waiting for the next revision at least. Not only will Apple have hopefully ironed out initial problems, but you'll obviously get better specs. Also, do some research into possible problems with the 9600 GT, as there have been reports that they may have similar issues as the 8600 GT in the previous MBPs.
AKA, to my old Mac friends, as the 1st Mac Commandment: "Thou shalt not buy a Revision A."
I've already told you the battery's wont be getting updated for 12 to 14 months.
You can always buy a second battery.
To do the same type of battery on the 15 inch that they did on the 17 inch would probably require some major reengineering of the internal design to make the bigger battery fit. So i doubt that we are going to see that anytime soon as these models are out only for 4 months or so.
Does anyone think quad cores will come this year
And when can we all assume the next update will be
And when can we all assume the next update will be
Quad cores for the Macbook Pro's will come in about 18 months.
Firstly the Intel i7's have to come out, then the mobile versions, then i7's have to migrate from dual to quad core, then the mobile i7 quad cores have to come out.
Spring/Summer next update, probably .133GHz CPU bump that I believe 17"s already got.
Quad-cores, since they're not even being built yet, 4Q 2009-early 2010
Stop talking out of your arse. Add the words, "I think..." if you want to be taken seriously.
I am in the market of the unibody MacBook Pro, it's actually for my parents. They are currently using a multi-year Toshiba 15-inch (1280x800) notebook. I thought about the 2.53Ghz 15-inch MacBook Pro and then the 17-inch model came out.
The 17-inch model is nice, however I spent a couple minutes on the previous 17-inch model at the Apple Store. The text on a 1920x1200 pixels display is really hard to cope with. It's perfectly fine on a 24-inch iMac, but not the case on the 17-inch. Since it's for my parents, I shall go with the 15-inch model with only 1440x900 pixels instead, right?
98 DPI to 133 DPI sounds pretty awful. I wish the native 1680x1050 display is an option on the 17-inch MacBook Pro.
The 17-inch model is nice, however I spent a couple minutes on the previous 17-inch model at the Apple Store. The text on a 1920x1200 pixels display is really hard to cope with. It's perfectly fine on a 24-inch iMac, but not the case on the 17-inch. Since it's for my parents, I shall go with the 15-inch model with only 1440x900 pixels instead, right?
98 DPI to 133 DPI sounds pretty awful. I wish the native 1680x1050 display is an option on the 17-inch MacBook Pro.
They'd better fix it soon. I'm pining to buy a Mac, but there's not a single mac out there I'd buy at the moment.
Macbook = ok, except for the screen, viewing angle too small
Macbook Pro = can't trust the 9600M
iMac = old graphics cards, probably going to be updated soon
Mac Pro = low on memory, upgrades costs are higher than the GNP of Ireland
Darn it, life sure was easier when I was still shopping for pc's to run windows or linux on...