Which 15" Macbook Pro should I get?

[Funnul]

Which 15" Macbook Pro should I get.

OPTION A:
15" Glossy Display
2.0GHz Quad-Core i7
500GB 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6490M, 256MB GDDR5

OPTION B:
15" Glossy Display
2.2GHz Quad-Core i7
750GB 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 1GB GDDR5

OPTION C:
15" Glossy Display
2.2GHz Quad-Core i7
500GB 7200rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 1GB GDDR5

Main use: Web-browsing, Word Processing (70%). Photoshopping (10%) Intensive Gaming (10%). Videoediting (10%)

I am currently using a original Macbook 2009 (no unibody). 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM. I am satisfied with it apart from the fact that I cannot play any games (TOO LAGGY), as well as that it is often slow and irresponsive.

I rarely play games although when I do try to play games, I want the computer to not lag in anyway whatsoever.

Which 15" Macbook should I get? Will there be a noticeable/significant difference. I would love to buy the higher-end Macbook, but since I do not game often, I do not want my money going to waste.

If the 2.0Ghz, lower-end Macbook Pro can still play games such as COD4, COD5, Portal 2, without any significant lag, I would take it.

P.S. 5400rpm VS 7200rpm, which one should I get, I do not mind the storage much, although I have a friend that broke his 7200rpm hard drive very often in his MacBook...

 

[fallendusk]

Option B, imho. Much better graphics chip than the base 15". I'd also say the 7200rpm would be a waste for your usage.

 

[AdamRock]

option c.

 

[articcine]

I'd say option A the base model is more than enough for your use.

 

[Funnul]

c

 

[mgartner0622]

c

Yes, if you plan on any intensive gaming, which you said you do, that is probably the best.

 

[vipergts2207]

It basically just depends on how much gaming is worth to you. Is it worth the extra $400 ($300 with edu discount) for the much better GPU? For me the high-end 15" was an easy choice. If you go with the high-end and the extra 250GB of storage is of no concern to you then get the 7200rpm HDD.