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Sell 2.4 unibody for 13" 2.53 Macbook Pro?

adamvk

adamvk

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I'm considering selling my 2.4GHZ 2GB DDR3 Macbook Pro for a 2.53GHZ, 4GB DDR3, 500GB Macbook.

I know the graphics would be worse, but would the faster CPU and more ram help a good amount? I do a lot of CAD and such but I'm wondering if the extra ram and CPU power would counter-balance the graphics power on my unibody Macbook Pro?

I really really like the new 7 hour battery life and the smaller size would be nice.

What do you think?

Thanks a lot.
 
Hellhammer said:
No reason to do that. Just add more RAM to your current machine. .13GHz isn't noticeable.
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Ya I know, but the extra battery/SD slot/Smaller size/bigger HD still seems like it may be worth it. I could probably break even or even make a small profit on this.
 
adamvk said:
Ya, but.....
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are you talking about going to the 13" (smaller). i would think that would be a bit small for CAD work. that's the reason i bought the 15". those other features would be nice (especially the SD slot IMO). i guess you should just weigh your preferences, it may make sense for you to go ahead and switch it out.
 
dvin said:
are you talking about going to the 13" (smaller). i would think that would be a bit small for CAD work. that's the reason i bought the 15". those other features would be nice (especially the SD slot IMO). i guess you should just weigh your preferences, it may make sense for you to go ahead and switch it out.
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Well I don't really use Cad on the Go, I'm buying external monitor(s) this summer anyways for more Real Estate. I do REALLY like the SD slot, but I was originally talking about the 13" Macbook Pro, but the 15" Macbook Pro is really cheap now too so maybe I could get one of those instead.

Aww why can't I have more money to buy them all? :( :)))
 
adamvk said:
Well I don't really use Cad on the Go, I'm buying external monitor(s) this summer anyways for more Real Estate. I do REALLY like the SD slot, but I was originally talking about the 13" Macbook Pro, but the 15" Macbook Pro is really cheap now too so maybe I could get one of those instead.

Aww why can't I have more money to buy them all? :( :)))
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Get the 15 in is not soo much expensive as the 13in a day ago :D
 
I don't know if you will come out ahead. The prices of the older model are dropping. There are several threads about this.

For about $150 you could upgrade the RAM and put in a 500GB HDD. the machine that you have is very capable. If you just want the newest thing or you just want a 13" MBP then go for it. But do it for those reasons.
 
JCastro said:
I don't know if you will come out ahead. The prices of the older model are dropping. There are several threads about this.

For about $150 you could upgrade the RAM and put in a 500GB HDD. the machine that you have is very capable. If you just want the newest thing or you just want a 13" MBP then go for it. But do it for those reasons.
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Thats exactly what I decided to do. :)

4GB DDR3 Ram + 500GB 7200RPM Hdd.
 
You can drive yourself crazy trying to keep on top of the latest and greatest. You are also taking big monetary hits by upgrading with every new release.

Your current machine isn't all that different than the newly released machine. If you want to maximize your money, stick with what you have and re-evaluate in January when the next update happens.
 
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