Sick of my 2011 Shiny Keyed MBP - New one on the way

1.5 years is too long? My early 2011 is super fast, and I hope it lasts a few more years.

 

Doubt you'll see an improvement. What processor did you have before?

 

That's not so much up to date. It's more just chasing bright shiny objects, or in your case running away from them. The current generation offers a very moderate bump in speed, and really if you were using a 2.4 i5, your requirements can't have been very demanding, so there's no reason to pretend it's a requirement.

 

That's cool. What do you use your computer for, specifically?

 

Cool!

I did something similar. Got a new 2012 mbp to play with, have a SSD and 16gb of memory on the way.

 

Ok, do you want like, a cookie or something?

 

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All in all, the only REAL reason I see him dumping his laptop is to get gaming done on it, although with a 13 inch you won't get too great in terms of performance.

 

I don't always buy macs, but when I do, I post about it. - Coolest man in the world.

 

1.5 yrs old Mac is too old?

Lol, I'm still running a 2007 iMac at home!

You have caught a serious infection that is called Upgraditis!

 

slap in an ssd and it will run faster then ur new one LOL

 

who says ssd was 500 dollars?

 

So what you are saying is, rather than upgrading your ram and HDD to an SSD you are going to buy an all new computer. Seems like a poor decision.

 

Not true...he's helping the economy! What good will his savings do hidden away under his mattress?

If only everyone was so forward thinking....

 

u dont have to get a 512gb ssd....

 

Can I have the old one?

I'm still rocking a base model 2008 aluminum MacBook... only upgrades are 4GB of ram and a 64GB SSD for windows. Everything else is still stock.

 

You can do whatever you want. I just don't think you will see the dramatic improvement you are thinking you will see. Upgrading will provide the exact same advantage at a price difference of a couple thousand dollars.

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Where are you shopping?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-512...QQ4U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345475437&sr=8-2

 

If you get a new one, get a moshi keyboard protector so we don't have to listen about you complaining about shiny keys in early 2015.

 

Also 512 GB M4 Crucial - £299.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004W2JL3Y/ref=nosim

 

I was running my 2006 Macbook before updating to my Retina. I personally don't see how people can upgrade year to year (but if you have the money by all means do it). But for me I don't want to upgrade unless software is no longer supported (ML wasn't supported on my Macbook) or if I desperately need the added bump in power.