I had my heart set on getting the refurb, previous version 15" MBP until I realized that the new MBP is exactly within my price range. I just have a couple questions:
1) The retina screen is great, but won't there be an issue with gaming? For example, I'm planning on playing CS:S quite often, but I don't think it will run on 2880x1800. I just don't want to end up playing in a smaller window because that'll look kinda strange.
2) Nvidia GeForce 650M vs 6770M? I will have it hooked up to a 24" external monitor quite often, also playing games via the monitor. Will I notice a significant difference between the two?
3) Should I be worried about buying the first version of a MBP? I've only shopped in the refurb store, not sure if I want to buy new haha.
4) USB 3.0 - does the average USB stick support 3.0, and will it be significantly faster?
5) Lastly, what would you choose?
15-inch: 2.3 GHz Retina display
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
256GB flash storage1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Built-in battery (7 hours)
2.5GHz Quad-Core
15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Hi-Res antiglare widescreen display, 1680-by-1050 resolution
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
750GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6770M
Thanks!
1) The retina screen is great, but won't there be an issue with gaming? For example, I'm planning on playing CS:S quite often, but I don't think it will run on 2880x1800. I just don't want to end up playing in a smaller window because that'll look kinda strange.
2) Nvidia GeForce 650M vs 6770M? I will have it hooked up to a 24" external monitor quite often, also playing games via the monitor. Will I notice a significant difference between the two?
3) Should I be worried about buying the first version of a MBP? I've only shopped in the refurb store, not sure if I want to buy new haha.
4) USB 3.0 - does the average USB stick support 3.0, and will it be significantly faster?
5) Lastly, what would you choose?
15-inch: 2.3 GHz Retina display
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
256GB flash storage1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Built-in battery (7 hours)
2.5GHz Quad-Core
15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Hi-Res antiglare widescreen display, 1680-by-1050 resolution
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
750GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6770M
Thanks!
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