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Please rate the new macbook pro's in general
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I think they are great, not the best but this is expected form Macs. The desktop line up however is ruining the Mac for me 
It's great that Apple *finally* updated the chips on some of their MBP's like their competitors did months ago. If my current 4 year old MBP died I'd go out and get the newly released one, but otherwise why bother.
decent enough computers,but the fan boy tax makes them 20 -30% over priced (apple are very aware they can pretty much charge whatever they feel like for their products knowing the vast majority of their existing customers are unlikley to buy a competitor product)
I just old because I remember paying $4,000 for PowerBooks in the days of yore -- well 1995. And that was for a puny 100Mhz PPC and a crappy passive matrix screen. Mhz! Now add in inflation and that same laptop would cost $5500 today.
So paying $1700 for a 2.4Ghz i5 seems like a bargain to me. My last MBP, a 2.4Ghz C2D cost me $1900. My new i5 cost me $1750 and it is going to smoke the old C2D machine.
So yeah, this is a fantastic update worth the money.
If you are referring to the $100 increase on the low end it's due to the fact it now has discrete graphics. The old model only had integrated. And the i5 prevents Apple from using Nvidia Integrated chips. Would you really prefer paying $100 less and having only Intel integrated graphics?
So paying $1700 for a 2.4Ghz i5 seems like a bargain to me. My last MBP, a 2.4Ghz C2D cost me $1900. My new i5 cost me $1750 and it is going to smoke the old C2D machine.
So yeah, this is a fantastic update worth the money.
If you are referring to the $100 increase on the low end it's due to the fact it now has discrete graphics. The old model only had integrated. And the i5 prevents Apple from using Nvidia Integrated chips. Would you really prefer paying $100 less and having only Intel integrated graphics?
Yeah, the prices are quite ridiculous; now they're almost as high as the prices I have to pay in Scandinavia! I'm looking at over US$3100 for the i7 with hi-res screen and 128 GB SSD, and that's with a 10% student discount. I could save money by flying to New York to buy one, but I don't have time, and planes are grounded anyway. Just going to have to suck it up. It's not like other manufacturers are much nicer to the European market.
This new 13' is my first MBP and I must say that I love it. The Core 2 Duo is plenty for what I need and the 320M is great from my perspective. I didn't buy a MBP to game. The MBP is fast and the 4 gigs of ram allows me to run VM's with no problem. I'm very satisfied! I would recommend it to anyone looking for a sturdy, solid, laptop. Oh and you can't beat OSX.
Outstanding (in my eyes) would have been:
- 16" screens introduced (offering a wider range of prices)
- LED's with IPS
- Touch Screen option
- 6gb DDR3 by default in mid 15" pro's
- ATI Radeon HD 5780's with 1gb GDDR5 (discrete)
- or-
- NVidia GT 360M 1gb GDDR5 (discrete)
- USB 3.0
- Light Peak
- 16" screens introduced (offering a wider range of prices)
- LED's with IPS
- Touch Screen option
- 6gb DDR3 by default in mid 15" pro's
- ATI Radeon HD 5780's with 1gb GDDR5 (discrete)
- or-
- NVidia GT 360M 1gb GDDR5 (discrete)
- USB 3.0
- Light Peak
You need to rate these things by breaking the ratings into categories like:
User Experience: 9/10
Value: 4/10
Performance: 6/10
Features: 6/10
Styling: 9/10
Just an example, but it tells a much better story than weird options like "Worst then before"
User Experience: 9/10
Value: 4/10
Performance: 6/10
Features: 6/10
Styling: 9/10
Just an example, but it tells a much better story than weird options like "Worst then before"
I am quite happy with my new 17" MacBook Pro w/ 2.53 GHz i5 processor. This machine is quite fast and I love the high-resolution glossy screen.
No USB 3.0, eSATA, or Blu-ray. The graphics cards are bad, and the fact that Apple is offering a C2D in ANY computer anymore is just... remarkable, and shows that Apple is resting on their marketing department, and not on their specs at all (except for the battery).
These computers are great word processors and iTunes players for college students, but not much else.
These computers are great word processors and iTunes players for college students, but not much else.
Definitely better the last gens, although i would love it if they kept the HD door cover with the latch. No biggie
I rated them average, but they are fine computers.
I think though, that Apple should put some punch in the Pro moniker though...
Cons:
7200rpm should be standard, the price difference in not really a factor anymore
I think eSATA should be included
It's unacceptable that there is not a fn numpad - makes after effects a hassle to use, or I have to buy and external keyboard, of course
It would have been a good update to see IPS screens. I assume these screens are still 6-bit as well?
Throw a freaking mini-display port to DVI adapter in there. I had to go to monoprice.com and whip up a few adapters.
USB 3 would have been forward thinking.
Pros:
Fit and finish is class leading
They freaking FINALLY added a 1680x1050 option to the 15", which probably should be the standard with an option to go to the lower res for those with vision problems.
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There are definitely a few things they could do to make the Pro more Pro and the Apple tax less of an argument.
You pay a lot for the case, the fit and finish and for the OS.
I think though, that Apple should put some punch in the Pro moniker though...
Cons:
7200rpm should be standard, the price difference in not really a factor anymore
I think eSATA should be included
It's unacceptable that there is not a fn numpad - makes after effects a hassle to use, or I have to buy and external keyboard, of course
It would have been a good update to see IPS screens. I assume these screens are still 6-bit as well?
Throw a freaking mini-display port to DVI adapter in there. I had to go to monoprice.com and whip up a few adapters.
USB 3 would have been forward thinking.
Pros:
Fit and finish is class leading
They freaking FINALLY added a 1680x1050 option to the 15", which probably should be the standard with an option to go to the lower res for those with vision problems.
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There are definitely a few things they could do to make the Pro more Pro and the Apple tax less of an argument.
You pay a lot for the case, the fit and finish and for the OS.