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MBP 17" Unibody: Should I wait before ordering?

miguelito

miguelito

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I will be buying one of these. I am wondering if it is worth waiting for:

1) A review... Completely new production line, they might get something wrong in the first batches

2) An option for a 500gb/7200rpm drive (Newegg already selling these)

3) A Core 2 Quad processor?

Opinions?

Thx.
 
  1. You could wait to read reviews, or go ahead and order, and be one of the ones writing the reviews.
  2. It'll probably be a while before you see a 500GB 7200 option. It could be as late as the next release, which won't be for another year.
  3. You won't see a quad processor until Nehalem/Clarksfield comes out. That won't be released by Intel until Q3/Q4 this year, so won't appear in the Mac lineup until 2010.
 
I really don't care to write any reviews myself, thank you. :)

I do care about not having to bitch and moan to a genius about some "widespread" problem, it is not worth my time (or anyone's really).

I also care about a fast big disk, and 500 > 320.

But I am also having to hold myself from ordering since this thing looks so damn hot!

Anyway... Thx!

miguel
 
You are totally right about the hd size though. The mbp 15" didn't get a bigger hd for the longest time.
 
Same here

I want to buy a MBP and cant decide on if I should waitfor the 17" or get a tricked out 15" now-today!

I am mainly going to use it for Photoshop and Lightroom only and the usual web/email stuff. I really cant decide and its bugging the crap out of me.

One thing that concerns me about the 17" is its potential lack of user modification. Battery/HD/Memory. Im sure there will be a work around once its launched.
 
You should most absolutely definitely be patient. If you decide you really want the 15", then get that. If you want the 17", but are being impatient, I would strongly suggest that you arm yourself with patience and get what you really want. A month from now, you'll be kicking yourself if you ordered the wrong thing simply because you were impatient.

Additionally, if you have access to an Apple store, do yourself a favor and wait until you can see both machines side by side. I live in NYC, so that's not a problem for me... (sorry!!! couldn't help it).

miguel
 
BTW... I will be using this machine for Lightroom/PS almost exclusively. I have a 15" mbp, and trust me: Lightroom needs more screen real-estate than that. It's too cramped with 1400x900.

The 17" has no less than 1900x1200, which is the same as the 24" display tailored for the mbp's. This is amazing, and it will make your editing life oh-so-much-better. Additionally, the color depth looks to be really amazing (although I would like to see a real test, but this is not a decision factor for me).

So if you will be doing LR/PS on this thing, and you're ok with the bigger footprint (compared to the 15"), then I cannot stress enough that this is the machine you should get.

Just MHO.

miguel
 
miguelito said:
I will be buying one of these. I am wondering if it is worth waiting for:

1) A review... Completely new production line, they might get something wrong in the first batches

2) An option for a 500gb/7200rpm drive (Newegg already selling these)

3) A Core 2 Quad processor?

Opinions?

Thx.
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miguelito said:
I really don't care to write any reviews myself, thank you. :)

I do care about not having to bitch and moan to a genius about some "widespread" problem, it is not worth my time (or anyone's really).

I also care about a fast big disk, and 500 > 320.

But I am also having to hold myself from ordering since this thing looks so damn hot!

Anyway... Thx!

miguel
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Looks like you answered your own question...
 
truedat... :)

I'm just ranting... I know what I should do: be patient.

I gave the 15" to my sister a few weeks ago (how nice of me, just so that I have an excuse to buy something better!). I'm laptopless now. The withdrawal symptoms are killing me! killing me! :)

miguel
 
miguelito said:
The 17" has no less than 1900x1200, which is the same as the 24" display tailored for the mbp's. This is amazing, and it will make your editing life oh-so-much-better. Additionally, the color depth looks to be really amazing (although I would like to see a real test, but this is not a de
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Well, another approach would be to keep the 15" and get the 24" or other ACD. That would give you the portability of the MBP, combined with the screen real estate of a bigger monitor..... and for less cost.
 
I really like to get 24" quality and real-estate wherever I go. For me the extra size isn't really a problem, as I am not toting this thing daily. If I were, then I might even consider the 13".
 
I ordered!

I made up my mind today, quite easy really. I went to the Apple store and compared the 15" screen res. to the screen res on the classic 17" and the difference is noticeable, noticeable for me and the photographic work I do.

So I orderd the 17" 2.9 with 7200rpm HD
 
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