Not happy with my new MBP

[Maguire]

I received my new 15" MBP (Previous Generation) and I'm so disappointed so far. I am coming from the original 17" PowerBook G4 1 GHz with 512 mb of ram

1. The CD/DVD drive is REALLY loud.
2. It just doesn't seem to be fast, I was expecting a noticeable difference.
3. Even though it came with a 250 GB HD and I don't have anything else on it (Migration Assistant failed) it says there are only 212 GB free. Does the system take up that much space? My PB only has a 55 GB hard drive w/25 GB free (iTunes is on an external HD)

If I return it am I going to get hit with a restocking fee?

 

[Tallest Skil]

If I return it am I going to get hit with a restocking fee?

It's a little early to be thinking about that, but, yes, obviously.

 

[mattyb240]

The operating system does take up quite a bit of space, you can use monolingual to remover all other languages apart from the one you want to keep. Or do a re-install and remove the languages and additional printer drivers.


Yes I agree the Super Drive is quite loud, but thats just it, I find my machine very quick an snappy much better then alot of XP machines I use. Although my friend has a top of the line Dell XPS which really is quick and is about the same specs, although he has 4GB of ram and a better graphics card.

Try and hold out and see how you like the machine? What would you replace it with out of curiosity?

 

[firestarter]

I received my new 15" MBP (Previous Generation) and I'm so disappointed so far. I am coming from the original 17" PowerBook G4 1 GHz with 512 mb of ram

1. The CD/DVD drive is REALLY loud.

That sucks. Is it loud with all disks?

2. It just doesn't seem to be fast, I was expecting a noticeable difference.

What are you running? How much RAM do you have?

If you're running your old PowerPC apps under Rosetta, then it's time to download all the universal updates.

Something is wrong here - the Core2 duos are insanely fast compared to the G4.

3. Even though it came with a 250 GB HD and I don't have anything else on it (Migration Assistant failed) it says there are only 212 GB free. Does the system take up that much space? My PB only has a 55 GB hard drive w/25 GB free (iTunes is on an external HD)?

Is this a dealbreaker?

For a start you're comparing 212GBi with 250GB (read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte )

As someone who's got by using 20GB(i) of space, is 'only' 212 GB(i) a big deal?

 

[Fidgetyrat]

Also, Its pretty well known that Leopard isn't nearly as efficient as it should be.. Apple has promised to fix this with Snow Leopard.. Not only does Leopard take up way more space then it should, I also found it slower then Tiger in several ways..

As for the HDD, you can always upgrade it very easily for a much faster or much larger drive.. Hell, the top of the line 7200 drive is <$90

 

[jlocalled]

... Even though it came with a 250 GB HD and I don't have anything else on it (Migration Assistant failed) it says there are only 212 GB free. Does ...

A Hard Drive sold as 250 GB really only has a capacaity of 232 GB. If you have 212GB free, then you've used 20GB. You have a lot of space left.

 

[Maguire]

After letting my MBP sit in the corner overnite, I just now picked it up again. I am transferring my iTunes folder from my external HD right now. Next I will transfer the rest of my files over from my PB. I guess I need to give it some more time before I decide to send it back.

A Hard Drive sold as 250 GB really only has a capacaity of 232 GB. If you have 212GB free, then you've used 20GB. You have a lot of space left.

Don't know how I used 20GB, as up to that point it was factory fresh.

Also, Its pretty well known that Leopard isn't nearly as efficient as it should be.. Apple has promised to fix this with Snow Leopard.. Not only does Leopard take up way more space then it should, I also found it slower then Tiger in several ways..

As for the HDD, you can always upgrade it very easily for a much faster or much larger drive.. Hell, the top of the line 7200 drive is <$90

Thanks for the info Fidgetyrat.

That sucks. Is it loud with all disks?

I'll keep you posted.

What are you running? How much RAM do you have?

Not running much yet, and it came w/2G ram

If you're running your old PowerPC apps under Rosetta, then it's time to download all the universal updates.

thanks for the info!


Something is wrong here - the Core2 duos are insanely fast compared to the G4.

I was a little disappointed, to say the least.



Is this a dealbreaker?

For a start you're comparing 212GBi with 250GB (read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte )

As someone who's got by using 20GB(i) of space, is 'only' 212 GB(i) a big deal?

I guess not, I just thought the jump from 55 to 250 would take away all my HD space problems.

The operating system does take up quite a bit of space, you can use monolingual to remover all other languages apart from the one you want to keep. Or do a re-install and remove the languages and additional printer drivers.

May have to do that.


Try and hold out and see how you like the machine? What would you replace it with out of curiosity?

I would probably just keep using my PB until it dies, which may be sooner rather than later.

It's a little early to be thinking about that, but, yes, obviously.

 

[brentsg]

Don't know how I used 20GB, as up to that point it was factory fresh.

There was a link posted above about hard drive sizes. Since day 1 hard drive labels have been advertised a bit differently than reality. What a couple of people have tried to tell you is that a 250GB hard drive really only physically has around 232GB of space. So the 20GB of space that you don't know how you used is actually the operating system and all of the software that comes preloaded on the laptop.

I'm not sure how you could possibly be worried about hard drive space when you have many multiples of your previous amount at your disposal.

And I do not understand how you can complain about performance when you moved from a G4 up to a Core2. There is simply no comparison, even with the OS differences.