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So, do we buy the thing or what?

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bhadoc

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With all of these complaints regarding performance downgrades from 3.0 to 1.5 I have become hesitant about my purchase of the new macbook pro. So, at this point what is the general consensus? Do we ignore the slower SATA interface and buy it? Realistically, I will not be adding a SSD for at least a couple years if at all. At most I will add ram and HD space and I may do some light gaming--but mostly web browsing, music/movie watching and documents. Do you guys think Apple is going to realize people are upset and recall or increase the speed? :confused:
 
If you are not going to put an SSD in it then you have zero to really worry about. The SATA issue is more relevant for those using a SSD.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone. When do you guys Apple is going to speak up?
 
The new 13" mbp are awesome even though they don't support SATA 2. I am part of the miniscule population that wants to waist money and add an SSD drive--I will never notice the difference with a SSD drive and SATA 1.

If you are not going to upgrade the drive to a SSD in the near future than don't hesitate. Realistically, many of us are going to upgrade when the new Arrandale chips are available(8 months or so) at which point everything should be cheaper and support better standards...
 
I bought mine a couple nights ago. The SATA connection doesn't affect me at all, so it didn't even make me second-guess my purchase.

It's similar to how it would've been stupid for me to not buy a previous MB due to the lack of FireWire, seeing as how I don't use FireWire. If it doesn't affect you, then there's no issue. It doesn't make it a bad machine.
 
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