MBP i7 15" high-end specs is it really worth it to buy?

[Jeff Hall]

Planning to use this for at least 5 years? If so, I'd get the i7. You can always swap in an SSD later and prices will be cheaper. The more hardware you buy now, the more mileage you are likely to get out of it. Start with 4 GB. If that isn't enough, then get the 8GB upgrade 3rd party.

I'm glad I spent the extra $$ for my 2.16 GHz Core Duo MBP in 2006 -- I still use it everyday for work (software development) and at home.

 

[robertbrian23]

Planning to use this for at least 5 years? If so, I'd get the i7. You can always swap in an SSD later and prices will be cheaper. The more hardware you buy now, the more mileage you are likely to get out of it. Start with 4 GB. If that isn't enough, then get the 8GB upgrade 3rd party.

I'm glad I spent the extra $$ for my 2.16 GHz Core Duo MBP in 2006 -- I still use it everyday for work (software development) and at home.

good point. at the end of the day. would i wait for the next model or the mid 2010

almost end of the cycle but we don't have any hint what would be the next models would be.

no dvd drive (which i still want to have)
usb 3.0 (really love to have it)
different unibody ala MBA
many more... but all are just wild guesses like other threads


i need to sync my iphones and not to use my office laptop for personal use. but the company is really lenient and i even can install games and play with it at home.

 

[kingtj]

re: upgrade CPUs later?

No.... you can almost never upgrade a portable computer's CPU after buying it.

There are a few exceptions out there, but generally speaking, a mobile version of a CPU is used which is designed to be permanently soldered directly onto the board, vs. the situation with desktop machines where it's inserted in a socket.

This is the case with the Macbook Pros .... mobile versions of the Core i series CPUs and soldered in place.

could we upgrade the CPU later on for MBPs?

 

[robertbrian23]

No.... you can almost never upgrade a portable computer's CPU after buying it.

There are a few exceptions out there, but generally speaking, a mobile version of a CPU is used which is designed to be permanently soldered directly onto the board, vs. the situation with desktop machines where it's inserted in a socket.

This is the case with the Macbook Pros .... mobile versions of the Core i series CPUs and soldered in place.

thanks dude someone just posted that upgrade the hard drive, ram then cpu which is ok for desktops unlike notebooks.

will check out further on 8GB rams and SSD and won't buy from apple.

 

[robertbrian23]

already bought it. 15" i7 2.66 4gb ram with 500GB 7200rpm, hi res glossy


need to wait for 3 weeks though

 

[Jaro65]

It's over $1000 to get a 512GB SSD in your laptop! I can buy a 1TB Western Digital drive that fits in the Macbook Pros for about $119 on Amazon.com!

I bought both and, of course, there is absolutely no comparison. Yes, it is basically silly how expensive the SSD's still are, but...they represent such a significant upgrade that I never regretted the decision. The SSD represents the most significant upgrade you can perform on your machine. Is it worth it to you? Only you can answer that....