New MacBook Pro - SSD option for increased battery life?

[m021478]

Anyone have any idea how much more battery life could be expected out of the new Macbook Pro if you opt for the internal 512GB SSD hard drive, as opposed to the 500GB 720RPM hard drive...

Thoughts?

 

[fuzzielitlpanda]

i wouldn't buy a SSD based on its effects on battery life. all real life tests i've seen have showed very slim differences. a lot of manufacturers advertise the battery savings as a buying feature, but it really doesn't save much.

 

[Jaro65]

^^^
Agree with the above post. Getting a laptop with and without an SSD is pretty much akin to selecting between 2 different machines, since SSD provides such a performance kick. So you should really look at SSD from that perspective, rather than its (non) impact on battery life.

 

[m021478]

In regards to the impact on performance, what sort of differences do you think I would see when comparing the two following configurations:

15" Macbook Pro - 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 - 8GB of RAM - 500GB 7200RPM

vs.

15" Macbook Pro - 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 - 8GB of RAM - 512GB SSD

The price difference between these two configurations is $1,250... Is it worth it?

I don't do much video rendering with Final Cut, though I do regularly use Photoshop and Lightroom for handling my 21 MegaPixel Canon 5D MKII RAW images, and I do use things like Handbrake pretty regularly for converting videos...

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks!

 

[therealseebs]

I would not get the 512GB SSD, myself. I did order the 250, but past that, if I really need space, I'll use external drives that I only plug in when I need 'em.

 

[rwdebes]

In regards to the impact on performance, what sort of differences do you think I would see when comparing the two following configurations:


The price difference between these two configurations is $1,250... Is it worth it?

I don't do much video rendering with Final Cut, though I do regularly use Photoshop and Lightroom for handling my 21 MegaPixel Canon 5D MKII RAW images, and I do use things like Handbrake pretty regularly for converting videos...

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks!

are you serious ? paying 1250U$ for a 500gb hardrive ? get a macbook pro 13" for that price.. SSD at this level are not meant to buy just to look the price and laugh.. the computer costs 2500U$ the hardrive 1250U$ ... no way. even if the battery last 20 hours.

i think would be something like getting a Ferrari for 300.000U$ and paying 150.000U$ for a nice wheel..