Faster memory, faster FSB, faster GPU are the main differences between the two.
AFAIK, you cannot swap out the keyboard on the current model, but replacing/upgrading the HD, and ram are considered user replaceable so you can easily do it.
Other notable differences are the sealed batter, gorgeous screen and SD card slot.
ok so they're more or less the same except that the new one looks better and is faster and the old one is just....old
ok so they're more or less the same except that the new one looks better and is faster and the old one is just....old
If you're talking about 15-inch models then no, the screen resolution is still the same old 1440x900.I have a 2006 MBP (assuming you're referring to the ones that first had the Core 2 Duos in them, as opposed to the Core Duos).
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Obviously you'll get better hardware, the CPU in the 2009 will run faster and cooler, the chipset can handle more RAM, the GPU is much better than the old ATI cards (though some might debate reliability) as well as being supported by OpenCL in Snow Leopard, the screen is higher resolution, the HDD is easier to replace, and the battery will be in much better shape out of the box.
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you can't replace the HDD and ram on the 2006? If I understood everything the 2006 has no SD slot, right?
If you're talking about 15-inch models then no, the screen resolution is still the same old 1440x900.
True, I've got a 17", so I guess I was just thinking in terms of what would compare to my machine. But yes, a 15" would have the same resolution.
I'm still on windows but thinking about switching.
what's to think about?
buy whatever you can afford it's still gonna be 100000 times better than cockjockeyin yer way around windows
They're not that different. Both are intel Core 2 Duo based. The 2009 really isn't much faster. The older one has more reliable ATI graphics while the new one has faulty nvidia graphics that has known defects and is more than a year out of date. The 2009 has a user replacable hard drive while the 2006 requires you to completely disassemble the laptop to get to the hard drive (takes about an hour to do, and several VERY small screwdrivers). New one has LED display which in theory has a longer life span and is less harmful to the environment.
Are you sure? I thought the 9000 series has the same flaw that the 8000 series did? My MBP has ATI graphics, so I haven't been keeping up with all the nvidia problems...The 2009 ones don't have the graphics issues - that ended in late 2008
Are you sure? I thought the 9000 series has the same flaw that the 8000 series did? My MBP has ATI graphics, so I haven't been keeping up with all the nvidia problems...
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1038400/nvidia-g92s-g94-reportedly
I've never heard that golden rule (I've been in the computer business since the IBM XT days) and I can also safely say that the clear majority of people never once practiced that golden rulethe golden rule when buying a computer is that, unless you really needed it, you should no buy a new computer unless it is at least twice as powerful as the one being replaced.
I've never heard that golden rule (I've been in the computer business since the IBM XT days) and I can also safely say that the clear majority of people never once practiced that golden rule
I do agree with that if he can wait, then wait. If he needs one now, get one now.
It's always the wrong time to buy a computer, so just buy it.