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New 2.54 15inch MBP or old 2.4 15inch MBP

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clin86

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I cant decide between getting the new 15inch 2.53 macbook pro or the old 2.4ghz mbp. They are both very similarly priced with my student discount. My needs would probably be driving a 24inch monitor, some HD movies and browsing and word processing. Which would be a better choice for me?
Thanks
 
clin86 said:
I cant decide between getting the new 15inch 2.53 macbook pro or the old 2.4ghz mbp. They are both very similarly priced with my student discount. My needs would probably be driving a 24inch monitor, some HD movies and browsing and word processing. Which would be a better choice for me?
Thanks
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Well the old 2.4GHZ Macbook Pro has the dedicated 9600M GT graphics card. The 2.53GHz has the integrated 9400M graphics chip. I think the 2.53GHz will be fine for your needs. It can have up to 8GB of RAM, 7 hour battery, etc
 
Unless Snow Leopard lets you turn on the GPU without logging off I would definately go for the new model for the better battery. I got my unibody the day they came out and other than Boot Camp have never used the faster GPU setting.
 
Get the 2.4 definitely. You get dedicated graphics, ExpressCard slot, and a processor with a 6 MB L2 cache.

:cool:
 
2.4 all the way. I got the 2.53 last gen refurb, and it's better in every way except for the battery when compared to the new ones (and at a good price!)
 
but do you guys think that the 2.53mbp is faster or the 2.4 with the discrete graphics is faster? especially when i'll be driving such a larger monitor
 
clin86 said:
but do you guys think that the 2.53mbp is faster or the 2.4 with the discrete graphics is faster? especially when i'll be driving such a larger monitor
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If I'm not mistaken, the discrete graphics would preform better with the big display. 2.4 GHz is not appreciably slower than 2.53 GHz. The 2.4 has a larger L2 cache, but the same FSB speed.

And ExpressCard! :D
 
but do you guys know how much of a battery life increase do u actually get in reality?
 
ive been reading that the 9600m might be too much to drive a 24inch monitor and the 15inch. like expose and dashboard might not be super smooth if you have alot of programs running. is that true?
 
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