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MacBook pro 15 vs 17?!?
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If you want 15" instead (i.e. more portability) then you should but keep in mind that you will lose screen estate as 17" has enormous screen
i probably would the 17" is just a little bit big for my liking, the 15" is so ideal, and i am currently on a 13" and the i5 seems to be a pretty decent processor, and has faster graphics and i believe they have upgrade to ddr3 ram? if not i probably still would
wasn't so much someone willing to do that, Sold my 17" unibody for 1700 picked up the MBP for 1600
after 2 hours with the 15 i can say that the screen quality on the 17" was a lot better
Can you elaborate?
Surely you mean you prefer the resolution of the 17 over the 15's 1440x900?
I personally love having the massive screen real estate of the 17". I've never had anything feel so expansive on a laptop before this notebook, so it's a very nice change. The size of the laptop isn't as overwhelming as I thought. I thought it was going to be a bit too much to handle on my lap (I realize how that sounds lol), but it really isn't.
after 2 hours with the 15 i can say that the screen quality on the 17" was a lot better
I did more or less what you did, i.e., sold and moved from a C2D 17" to an i5/7 15" and I miss the drop dead gorgeous screen on the 17".
But I think a big factor for your view is due to your downgrade in display pixel density. The 17" and 15" hi-res have similar pixel densities. So if you got the standard res (which I'm assuming you did), you'd find the fonts larger and perhaps a tiny bit fuzzier. What screen model do you have? By that I mean the LG-Phillips or Samsung? Btw, look for screen calibrations in the forums. They do help in making the screen look better.