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Wait for 17" or go for 15"?

shamash

shamash

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Jul 19, 2008
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Portland, Oregon
The only real feature on the 17" that I like a lot is the new battery. I don't care about removal batteries and the longer lasting one seems really nice. I don't mind the screen being 2" bigger or smaller as I'm on a 13" blackbook right now.

I just need forumer help deciding what to do. If I buy the student developer for the new 17" it would be 2338 with the student developer program, or I could go into a store today and get at 15" for 2299 i believe it is.

also the matte/glossy doesnt bother me, i'm pretty sure i have glossy on my macbook.

basically - do you think this battery / 2" is worth it? it wont be much more if i do student developer, but 3-4 weeks shipping is going to drive me insane.
 
shamash said:
The only real feature on the 17" that I like a lot is the new battery. I don't care about removal batteries and the longer lasting one seems really nice. I don't mind the screen being 2" bigger or smaller as I'm on a 13" blackbook right now.

I just need forumer help deciding what to do. If I buy the student developer for the new 17" it would be 2338 with the student developer program, or I could go into a store today and get at 15" for 2299 i believe it is.

also the matte/glossy doesnt bother me, i'm pretty sure i have glossy on my macbook.

basically - do you think this battery / 2" is worth it? it wont be much more if i do student developer, but 3-4 weeks shipping is going to drive me insane.
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I think the student dev price for the new 17'' would be less than that. Typically it is 20% off. That would make it $2239 for the 17". I got the new 2.53 MBP for $1999 USD using the student dev discount.
 
hogfaninga said:
I think the student dev price for the new 17'' would be less than that. Typically it is 20% off. That would make it $2239 for the 17". I got the new 2.53 MBP for $1999 USD using the student dev discount.
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I was adding on 99 dollars to become a student developer.
 
If I had access to those prices I'd be all over the 17"er & just wait it out.
The main difference for me is real estate on the screen, on the 15" you get 1440x900 pixels, on the 17" screen you get 1920x1200.

I think your blackbook has a 1280x800 screen so you could see how the 17"er will be quite the upgrade screen-wise.
 
thedarkhorse said:
If I had access to those prices I'd be all over the 17"er & just wait it out.
The real estate on your screen from the difference between 1440x900 pixels on the 15" and 1920x1200 on the 17" is key.

I think your blackbook has a 1280x800 screen so you could see how the 17"er will be quite the upgrade screen-wise.
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Yeah, but the 1440x900 would also be an upgrade.

I don't know, my mom has a 24" iMac that I've been using when home from college, and it's kind of overwhelming compared to the blackbook I got a couple years ago for school.

Also, I imagine lugging a 17" computer from class to class will be hard.
 
New MBP17

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http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookpro/

Supports 8Gb RAM!!!!!!
 
You definitely don't want to be hauling the 17" from class to class. I have the 15" and it's a fairly noticeable amount of weight (at least as much as a big textbook) and in it's sleeve, it barely fits in my backpack.
 
I carry my MBPro to classes everyday, it isn't that hard to do.. But I think 17" is just overkilling it. It'd be a pain in the ass to go anywhere with that beast :) lol
 
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