MBP 2010 Vs. 2011

[Ares117]

Hello everyone! I'm going to be buying my first Macbook soon, and I have a bit of a dilemma. I found two different used Macbooks for sale, one is a mid 2010 model with the Core 2 duo processor and 4gb of RAM, and the other is the 2011 model with the I5 processor. I was wondering which would be a better buy? The 2010 is being sold for 640$, while the 2011 is being sold for 750$. It will be used primarily for taking notes in class, java programming and internet surfing/netflix.

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[CHMK]

Hello everyone! I'm going to be buying my first Macbook soon, and I have a bit of a dilemma. I found two different used Macbooks for sale, one is a mid 2010 model with the Core 2 duo processor and 4gb of RAM, and the other is the 2011 model with the I5 processor. I was wondering which would be a better buy? The 2010 is being sold for 640$, while the 2011 is being sold for 750$. It will be used primarily for taking notes in class, java programming and internet surfing/netflix.

Any advice would be appreciated!

the i5 is a huge upgrade to the intel duo, and if ure going to use ur laptop for 2/3 years, the extra 110USD will be worth it. im guessing other stats such as the ram is better for the 2011? even though ure only using the laptop for fairly lightweight stuff, the many minor improvement in the new model will matter in terms of it being generally faster. Also resale value will be higher. buy the 2011 model for sure. to be honest, id buy the 2011 model if it was 850 USD. its a good deal.

 

[Ares117]

the i5 is a huge upgrade to the intel duo, and if ure going to use ur laptop for 2/3 years, the extra 110USD will be worth it. im guessing other stats such as the ram is better for the 2011? even though ure only using the laptop for fairly lightweight stuff, the many minor improvement in the new model will matter in terms of it being generally faster. Also resale value will be higher. buy the 2011 model for sure. to be honest, id buy the 2011 model if it was 850 USD. its a good deal.

Well the RAM is the same on both (4 GB)... I was thinking of going with the newer model as well, but I've read the the battery life was better on the 2010 model and the the improvements on the CPU are not very noticeable unless you do alot of video/photo editing and gaming..

 

[CHMK]

Well the RAM is the same on both (4 GB)... I was thinking of going with the newer model as well, but I've read the the battery life was better on the 2010 model and the the improvements on the CPU are not very noticeable unless you do alot of video/photo editing and gaming..

oh i assumed the ram would be better. have u seen the battery health on both laptops? as they degrade over time, and presumably the 2010 one would have more cycles, ergo a degraded battery health and life. the cpu isnt that noticeable true, but id still go for it, for previously stated reasons such as resale vaLue.

 

[Ares117]

oh i assumed the ram would be better. have u seen the battery health on both laptops? as they degrade over time, and presumably the 2010 one would have more cycles, ergo a degraded battery health and life. the cpu isnt that noticeable true, but id still go for it, for previously stated reasons such as resale vaLue.

Well the 2011 one is at 333/1000 cycles, and for the 2010 one is around 84%... not an easy choice Thanks for the quick responses btw

 

[yusukeaoki]

For your use, C2D seems enough.
But even with i5, dont expect to do too much CPU/GPU intensive stuff.

 

[Ares117]

Thanks guys for the responses! I think I'm going to go with the 2011 one, since it seems to be a little better all around and the extra 100$ isen't that big of a deal..