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New MacBook Pro Benchmarks Show Massive Improvement

This is great news. Even though I have a 2010 15inch MBP and it kinda sucks to know that the new models technically run laps around my machine, it's still good to know that the MacBook Pro name is taking steps in the right direction. Now I just hope Apple steps up the iMac and Mac Pro's game in specs.
 
WOW. WTF. What am I going to do with my previous gen Macbook Pro now? It's going to feel sorry for itself for however long it lasts. This thing can't even run Maya properly. Sigh..

Btw, is Sandy Bridge the 'tick' or the 'tock' cycle to the Intel chips?
 
Wow, that rocks. But look for a difference between regular MB 17 and BTO 17 with faster CPU. It's only 1% faster for being 10% more expensive. Completely pointless upgrade :)
 
First time

Hi together,

my first post here; finally registered. =D

Yesterday I ordered the top-end of the new MacBook Pro 13" with the 2.7 i7. But I'm feeling quite uncomfortable about my decision. Primary, because of the onboard-intel-graphics-thing. I am gonna use it for my study, but I also want to play actual games on it from time to time.
I was wondering if my choice was okay or if I rather should re-invest in the top-end MBA or the low-end 15".

I'd appreciate if you'd find some time to answer my questions. Thank you!


Cheers
 
kockgunner said:
WOW. WTF. What am I going to do with my previous gen Macbook Pro now? It's going to feel sorry for itself for however long it lasts. This thing can't even run Maya properly. Sigh..

Btw, is Sandy Bridge the 'tick' or the 'tock' cycle to the Intel chips?
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Tock. Nehalm was the 1st 32nm chip. The next one will be Ivy Bridge, which is 22nm.
 
NewSc2 said:
To everybody complaining about the 16GB SSD -- just wait 1-2 years. SSD drives will drop in price, and swap in a 256GB SSD in for cheap. Problem solved.
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A previous dude was right: Problem is, extra processing power is not what most people need anymore.

Me thinks there is some serious all out hype for the product by Mac employees across the forums. :rolleyes:
 
Those numbers are outstanding!

HOWEVER, if you need graphics support, those numbers are too deceiving. If they integrated gpu into it then you'll see some drop and some go up in placement.

I honestly think the only macbook worth purchasing is the top 15. Its the only one that received a "jump" in upgrade. The bottom 15 is just embarrassing with the 256mb and for $1800? Come on apple.
 
bombrider said:
Can anybody please explain to me why the 17" benchmarks better than the 15" when they are the exact same chipset, cpu & RAM configuration?
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The new Sandy Bridge CPUs have turbo boost and that is dependent on the current cooling available. 17" has enough cooling so turbo can run longer and higher result.
 
Thares said:
I was wondering if my choice was okay or if I rather should re-invest in the top-end MBA or the low-end 15".

I'd appreciate if you'd find some time to answer my questions. Thank you!
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Hello! And welcome.

Given your requisites I would no doubt swap the 13'' with a 15''.

Actually, since you play games as well, the best for you would be to save those few hundreds bucks more to buy a 2.2 15'' which has a way better Graphic Card.
 
Impressive CPU performance to say the least - three models blowing past my 2009 and 2008 Mac Pros. That said, the GPUs in my MPs will be faster by far...
 
mlayer said:
If the 13" had the higher screen res I'd have ordered it today. Now I'm going to really think about whether to get the 15" for the power and res or the 13" MBA for the weight. I really wish I didn't have to make that choice.

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I can make choice for you buy both
 
Isn't this blatantly obvious?

Double the cores, double the results in CPU benchmark tests?
 
I find it frustrating that the best MBP (laptop, only 2.3GHz) scores better than my high-end 27" imac (desktop, 2.93Ghz). I mean, look at the difference in clock speed.

Nice performance update, but I'd like to have seen a higher screen res on the 13". I'm also very excited for the uses of the thunderbolt port.
 
vipergts2207 said:
The 13" is using the IGP so gaming performance is going to be subpar.
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The 13" has never been a gaming laptop.

Not everyone tries running the latest and greatest games on any 13" MBP (not just this model) and expects to get great performance.
 
I'll be doing more testing when my new MBP arrives, but I just tested the laptop it's replacing (a 6-year-old PB G4, see my sig). The current laptop I have got a Geekbench score of 750. So in that test, the new MBP should be a ~15x improvement AND nearly match my 2008 MP.
 
Tears Apart said:
Hello! And welcome.

Given your requisites I would no doubt swap the 13'' with a 15''.

Actually, since you play games as well, the best for you would be to save those few hundreds bucks more to buy a 2.2 15'' which has a way better Graphic Card.
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Thank you for your opinion!
I'm gonna think about that. I just was thinking that the 13" is more portable, what is a major factor for me because I am going to take the MBP to the university. Also, I want to use it while on the train etc. Well, I have 14 days to re-consider. If I get some extra cash, I will reconsider to buy the 15".

Thanks again!
 
Tears Apart said:
Hello! And welcome.

Given your requisites I would no doubt swap the 13'' with a 15''.

Actually, since you play games as well, the best for you would be to save those few hundreds bucks more to buy a 2.2 15'' which has a way better Graphic Card.
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Agreed. Don't forget, this purchase can really stick around for several years if you want it to. While you are already spending the 2,000 bucks, it would make sense to spend a few more to really prolong the value of your purchase. The high-end 15" is a much better investment... ESP if you can manage an SSD, which really helps get the true power out of these processors.
 
OMG I'm SOOO Happy W/ My Order Now!!!

Just ordered the 17 MBP 2.3/Quad, 8GB Ram, 512 SSD, Anti-Glare.

Can't imagine what the benchmarks will be with the SSD BTO options.

One advice to everyone. Don't be cheap and try to upgrade yourself. Use Apple's BTO because it is covered under warranty. I don't trust SSDs still no matter what people say. Plus the 512gb option is $990 w/ student discount. 512GB SSDs go for about $1500. BTW just pick a random university (lol, I picked Harvard). Trust me they don't check if you are really a student. I saved $200 on the laptop, about $200 on the upgrades, and another $100 or so on the warranty. Still came out to be about $4300 with tax though.
 
mattyk84 said:
Agreed. Don't forget, this purchase can really stick around for several years if you want it to. While you are already spending the 2,000 bucks, it would make sense to spend a few more to really prolong the value of your purchase. The high-end 15" is a much better investment... ESP if you can manage an SSD, which really helps get the true power out of these processors.
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I totally agree. I love the 17s I've had over the years but after lugging it around NYC all day I almost regretted the weight. The jump in performance from 13-15 is a much bigger difference than the slight decrease in portability, not to mention if you're going to use it at university the higher res screen will be a great improvement because you can read a paper and write one simultaneously with less effort (and the non-glare screen option is far superior in lecture halls with huge light arrays above and behind you). The SSD would also be incredibly beneficial to you because not only is it much faster but since you said you'll be on the train a lot the vibrations of the moving cars and tracks won't have nearly as high of a likelihood of damaging your comp/drive/data as they would if you had a normal HDD with moving parts and slower performance.
 
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