Price Advice Out with the MacBook Pro..

I'd say selling yours should get you something like $600-700 or so - depends on if you have the box, discs, condition, etc.

I'd also suggest you hold out for an i5/i7 model - they are substantially faster than the Core 2 Duo models, and you're bound to see one in your price range before too long.

Good luck!

 

Definitely go for an i5 or i7 as there aren't many Core 2 Duo chips that are going to feel much faster than the one you've already got. Now since yours is a 17" you might be able to get more than $700 for it if the thing is still in great shape and you have some of the original materials that came with it. Maybe more in the $900 range. Also, how do you like the X1900 in your G5?

 

iX CPU's are significantly better than the C2D CPU's, even the first generation, 2010 versions. For example, mine is a i5 2.4Ghz from 2010 and it performs significantly faster than a 2009 3.06 Ghz C2D that it replaced. Of course the 2011's even better.

Since you keep your computers a long time it is a much better idea to stay away from C2D's. At the moment Apple has a 17" refurb for $1,719 with plenty of power - your $1,400 plus the $600 you might get for your old one might do the trick. - later one you can add RAM and a faster 7200 rpm hard drive (prices are currently inflated on hard drives due to factory flooding) and have a nie performance upgrade. Of course upgrading RAM to 8Gb will only cost about $40 these days.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro/17