MacBook pro 15 vs 17?!?

[karkid]

Currently have a 17 inch mid 2009 unibody 2.66ghz c2d but have the option to pick up a 15.4 core i5 for no added cost straight trade would you do it?

 

[Hellhammer]

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

 

[TopHatPlus]

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

 

[karkid]

well i just traded my 2.66GHZ C2D 17" Unibody for a Brand New Sealed 15" 2.4GHZ i5 with applecare until 2013!

good deal?

ps mine had no warranty

 

[Argon21]

This was good deal for you. Good trade!!

 

[farmermac]

Good deal... How did you find someone willing to do that?

That 15 is what i am buying next

 

[karkid]

after 2 hours with the 15 i can say that the screen quality on the 17" was a lot better 🙁

 

[karkid]

Good deal... How did you find someone willing to do that?

That 15 is what i am buying next

wasn't so much someone willing to do that, Sold my 17" unibody for 1700 picked up the MBP for 1600

 

[farmermac]

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?

 

[Meever]

You did lose 2" and like 500x500 pixels. Performance is nice though right?

 

[Vihzel]

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.

 

[LedCop]

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.