Macbook pro 2009 vs Macbook pro 2011?

[Fred87nc]

Anyone who has made the upgrade, how big of a difference is there between these two, either I get a new Macbook pro, or I can trade my current crap windows laptop plus some added cash and I can get a 2009 Macbook.


The new Macbook would cost me around $500 dollars more then the used one, Im living in Mexico.

 

[thermodynamic]

Anyone who has made the upgrade, how big of a difference is there between these two, either I get a new Macbook pro, or I can trade my current crap windows laptop plus some added cash and I can get a 2009 Macbook.


The new Macbook would cost me around $500 dollars more then the used one, Im living in Mexico.

The difference is
HUGE.


Seriously.

I had a 2009 MBP, then upgraded to the 2011.

From 2 cores (2009) to 4 hyperthreaded cores (2011) - it makes a big difference in CPU-intensive tasks. Or tasks in general, thanks to GCD.

The 2009 model was no slouch. But the 2011 is much smoother with multitasking. And responsive to tasks like digital painting, if you do that sort of thing.

But the 2011 model, especially when adding a 7200RPM drive and 8GB RAM (which I also did on the 2009 model), runs rings around the 2009. Have no doubt about that. You may not need to, but I tend to be a power-user...

 

[Gator24765]

What about going from 2009 15" c2d 2.53 to a 2011 13" 2.4 i5?


big difference?