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Previous gen 13" mbp and current mbp
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Battery much better yes. Speed increase, not so much. Graphics card is much better so things look better and load faster when they require video or good looking graphics.
if you already own the previous gen 13" mbp, i don't think it's worth the upgrade. however, if you're new to the market, then yes, the latest 13" mbp is worth the money
MBP13(2009)->MBP13(2010) for me was 'meh'.
Battery life: I personally noticed that off the bat, the 2010 needed a calibration. The 2009 was perfect out of the box. I honestly feel that I am not getting 3 hours more, but more like .5 to 1 hour more.
Processor: Nope, no noticeable difference (its .14GHz).
GPU: I haven't noticed much here despite the 80% increase. I don't really do anything graphically intensive, just youtube and maybe some flash games/sites.
Inertia Scrolling: At first I didn't care, but with long webpages/documents this comes in handy as you can 'build speed'.
Aluminum Finish: This has definitely changed. The lid of the new MBP13s is grainy, whereas the 2009s was 'brushed' horizontally.
mDP: The added audio feature is nice, but there is much confusion over which cables work. I personally stick to my audio+mDP -> HDMI cable from monoprice which still has a usb+mDP cable.
Battery life: I personally noticed that off the bat, the 2010 needed a calibration. The 2009 was perfect out of the box. I honestly feel that I am not getting 3 hours more, but more like .5 to 1 hour more.
Processor: Nope, no noticeable difference (its .14GHz).
GPU: I haven't noticed much here despite the 80% increase. I don't really do anything graphically intensive, just youtube and maybe some flash games/sites.
Inertia Scrolling: At first I didn't care, but with long webpages/documents this comes in handy as you can 'build speed'.
Aluminum Finish: This has definitely changed. The lid of the new MBP13s is grainy, whereas the 2009s was 'brushed' horizontally.
mDP: The added audio feature is nice, but there is much confusion over which cables work. I personally stick to my audio+mDP -> HDMI cable from monoprice which still has a usb+mDP cable.