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Which Macbook pro would you get?

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Eternal 28

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Which Macbook pro would you get and why??

2011 15-inch: 2.0 GHz
2.0GHz quad-core
Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz
500GB 5400-rpm1
15.4-inch LED-backlit antiglare Hi-Res widescreen display (1680 x 1050 pixel)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB GDDR5
Built-in battery (7 hours)2

$1834 with education discount

Or

Refurbished Macbook pro 2.66 ghz intel core i7
Originally released April 2010
15.4-inch LED-backlit antiglare Hi-Res widescreen display (1680 x 1050 pixel)
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
500GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory

$1529 with special pricing because they messed up my other order.
 
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Personally I would go with the 2011 model with the quad core processor just to be future proof. Although they are both great machines, the newer one will last you longer in the long run.

That is all to say if you plan on keeping this computer for a long time.

Just my $.02
 
I'd personally go for the Sandy Bridge-based MacBook Pro, but the 330M would suit you a little more if you were a gamer.
 
I asked myself the same thing. I got the i7 (sig) at about the price you're being offered. I don't know about others, but I definitely could use that $400+ saved. I didn't pay tax on the 2010 but would have on the 2011.
 
It really depends on what you are planning on doing with the computer not only now but in the long term (2 to 3 years down the road).

If you need to run a lot of processor intensive tasks, then you'd benefit from the Core i7 quad core processor in the 2011 MacBook Pro; otherwise if your workload is only light to moderately heavy you'd be able to save some money by going with the 2010 MacBook Pro.

Regardless, either machine would be an excellent choice. Hope that helps, have a great day.
 
Do you game? What kind of games? If so, get the 2010 model. 512MB 330M is a good unit, not the best but good enough. I also believe the older Core i7 is plenty for a lot of users.

If you don't game or don't plan to, get the newer one. Or just save up some more money and get the high end new model.
 
No I don't play any computer games, for games I have a Ps3 and a Xbox 360. Even better he said he'll take $200 off the 2011 2.0 quad core 15" Macbook pro with the anti glare screen. That brings it to about $1634 including my student discount.
 
the new quad cores are soo much faster then the 2010 so for 300 if you have it you should go with the 2011.
 
2011 13"

Purchasing Mac for the first time. I just ordered the 13 inch basic along with the 128 SSD. Was considering a refurbished Air and with all the peripherals, purchasing the Pro made more sense to me.

Of course, purchasing the Apple Care Plan, Windows 2011 for Mac, and the 1 to 1 package added a few two this.

Hopefully, this little guy will scream, and be quite future proof.

D.
 
If you don't game on the machine, go for the newer more machine with the quad core processor.

In the future you will be able to take advantage of the faster processor and additional RAM capabilities.
 
Eternal 28 said:
No I don't play any computer games, for games I have a Ps3 and a Xbox 360. Even better he said he'll take $200 off the 2011 2.0 quad core 15" Macbook pro with the anti glare screen. That brings it to about $1634 including my student discount.
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"Who" exactly is giving you this price, someone at Apple phone sales? (not a store I assume...) Can you give us any tips for getting this price?
 
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