Upgrade from MBP advice, please help college student

[wakebrdr]

I'm currently on a 1st gen 15" MBP with highest available (at the time) specs

2.16 GHz Core Duo Processor
2 GB Ram
100 GB HD 7200 RPM
256 MB ATI X1600 Graphics Card
3-year applecare (in effect until next february)

Does anyone have available performance comparisons between the current crop of MBP's and the first-gen (which I have)? The computer runs safari fine but I do find it stalling not from time to time when I push it.

I do A/V work, and gaming on my laptop using boot camp when necessary.

Thank you so much for your advice!

 

[Sharky II]

fwiw, there are performance examples on apples site with this exact model. i noticed them as this is the exact same spec as what i have

i'm pretty happy with my mbp. just wish it could take more ram.

 

[Radio Monk33]

That's still a damn fast computer...you might want to do a clean install for a speed boost before upgrading!

 

[heatmiser]

Two points:

1. You don't need to upgrade; stop being greedy. Reinstall Tiger if necessary; that machine
should easily last another couple of years without needing a replacement.

2. Let this be a reminder as to why you should never order a top of the line computer.
No matter how good one looks at the time, it will be outclassed several times over
within a couple of years at most.

 

[wakebrdr]

Has anyone got performance comparisons between my computer and the new iteration?

Thanks!

 

[Sharky II]

yes, apple, as i said:

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/performance.html

 

[wakebrdr]

Thank you for your reply and help sharky, but I was hoping for a more exhaustive comparison if anyone has the data!

Thanks!

 

[ktbubster]

Personally your computer should be good for a while to come. You don't need to upgrade, but if you have the extra cash, now is as good a time as any as you can still get quite a nice amount of cash for your laptop (i just saw that same laptop go for over 1400 on ebay)

I noticed a big difference between my original 2.0 CD macbook pro and the 2.2 SR macbook pro I got in november (have since traded and switched to different toys hehe) It ran a lot cooler, the screen was much nicer (LED and all... better battery life too) and the ability to add 4gigs of ram over the 2 i had in the other one really speeds things up a bit. The larger harddrive helps too.

I'd say you'd notice performance due to the ram and the C2D processors. I can't give you actual numbers, but if you have extra cash, now is as good a time to sell as you have a year of service left and can get a lot back for it.

AND you can pick up a refurb 2.2 SR for approx 1540 ish with tax or a 2.4 SR for 1750ish, which is a GREAT deal... so it might not hurt... Or ofcourse the new ones for about 1900 (with tax and student discount) so... while you can still get a good amount for your old one, you may benefit.

It's up to you. Your computer is by no means slow, but you will definitely notice a difference.