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Old macbook pro vs new
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ehh..i have a wireless mouse that i used to use with my old compaq, i'll use that if need be...god i CANNOT wait to switch
i thought about the new one..but the SR 2.4 ghz is going for $1499 at my sister's college book store...so imma grab that one..too good of a deal to pass up
I don't blame you. Now, that's a great deal!
there are only 50 left..according to the girl at teh computer store. i would run down there and buy it myself but im not a student, luckily my sister is so she can get it..i'll be getting it monday.
i thought about the new one..but the SR 2.4 ghz is going for $1499 at my sister's college book store...so imma grab that one..too good of a deal to pass up
That is a good price. Most benchmarks show these two machines neck and neck. You are giving up some battery life, multi-touch and HD space for $300. I think it is a fair trade.
160 GB is more than enough for me...well for now at least. i have an old 60 GB from my dead compaq that i could use as an external. i can live without multi touch and was planning to get an iPhone later anyways. how much battery life would i be giving up?
The batterys I dont think are much differnt Ill let you know what happens with mine maybe be an hour of battery life?
i think the difference is moe than 300.. including taxes.
Penryn MBP $1999
Merom MBP 1499
i think roughly it's about 500 bucks!
oh wait, you factored in the student discount.. so it's $1799
still, the diference can be used to buy RAM, an EXternal HDD etc
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kinda depends on how much content you have (and how much you reasonably foresee needing), doesn't it? I have a 160 on my new SR MB, and since it's not nearly full, spending any amount for a bigger one would be a waste, no matter how good the GB/$ ratio was.
new-Mac-owner said:
kinda depends on how much content you have (and how much you reasonably foresee needing), doesn't it? I have a 160 on my new SR MB, and since it's not nearly full, spending any amount for a bigger one would be a waste, no matter how good the GB/$ ratio was.
try to compute the $ value per MB
usually, when u buy there's a detailed ratio on how much you're paying.
i don't recommend going for the super duper uber TB..
since SDD is here, probably in 6 months time the prices are lower!
yea thats true even A good 500gb well Do the job for me. Theres any chance of ssd in the Mbp That would be sweet!!
Thats cool have fun with a paper macbook pro and its the air model it fits in a letter.lmao
Thats cool have fun with a paper macbook pro and its the air model it fits in a letter.lmao
You still got a very nice deal I paid 1999.99 first but I just got my order comming and got a full refund from bestbuy for a new mbp.
@ the local computer store I was @ had macbook pro for less than 1599 and an open box model for 1299.To bad I dont need one