Having bought the 2010 15" macbook pro in the last 14 days, is it worthwhile to return it to the apple store and buy the new baseline 15"? I'm uncertain how significant the changes in the newer models are, will the 2.0ghz i7 quad core be noticeably faster than my current 2.4ghz i5 cpu and is the 6490m better or worse compared to my current 320m? I've heard I might also have to pay a 10% restocking fee which also leaves me doubtful whether I should return it or not. Any advice would be extremely helpful, thank you (sorry if this is posted in the wrong section).
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Should I return my 15" for the newer model?
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I would return it unless there is a significant price difference. It is my understanding that Apple Stores have eliminated the restocking fees.
I purchased a 2.8GHz 15" antiglare model 2 weeks ago, upgraded the RAM to 8GB and added a 512GB solid-state drive. I wonder if there would seriously be any advantages to selling this machine on eBay and going with the newer model...the only advantage I see with the new machines is an improved video card and quad-core processing capabilities. Also, the newer models have 1333MHz memory and an SDXC card slot.
Did you have to pay any restocking fees or is it true that it has been eliminated?i did.
@WardC Would I see any improvement moving from a 2.4ghz dual core i5 to a 2.0ghz quad core i7, wouldn't it be slower as it has a lower clock speed? I'm not really going to do heavy multi tasking so more cores doesn't really matter to me.
heres a smart idea, take out the new HD & RAM, put in the old, go return it, buy new one, put in new hd & ram = win
You can't re-use the RAM, because one is 1066Mhz, while the other (new one) is 1333Mhz.
You can't compare clock speeds between two different architectures (not a direct comparison) - one is Arrandale (2010) and the other is Sandy Bridge (2011).
I just checked, and my return date was Feb. 21st, 2011. It's too late. Guess I will have to sell it on eBay if I want to upgrade to the 2011 model. I did get the SSD pretty cheap and the RAM too, so I might not lose too much money on the resale (I have a $4500 Apple-spec laptop that I paid about $3600 for laptop + upgrades)
I did the same thing with my Mac Pro - I bought a 2009 model a week before the 2010 models came out, then I sold my 2009 Mac Pro and bought the 2010 model. I guess I just have bad luck on deciding the right time to buy. I had predicted the MacBook Pro refresh was not coming until April or May.
I did the same thing with my Mac Pro - I bought a 2009 model a week before the 2010 models came out, then I sold my 2009 Mac Pro and bought the 2010 model. I guess I just have bad luck on deciding the right time to buy. I had predicted the MacBook Pro refresh was not coming until April or May.
Call your nearest store and ask if they can make an exception. They've done it to me in the past. It's only 3 days past for you.
