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Options 1 and 2 would be a performance downgrade for you in the graphics department. You'd also lose your expresscard.
There's really no compelling reason to upgrade at this point.
I watched the video on apple re the new revolutionary battery. How about upgrading for the battery and better screen?
that's a question you need to answer yourself.
do you ever find your current battery running out?
do you do serious graphics work?
remember, in 6 months there will be another MBP out with an even better battery and faster specs (core i7?), and you'll be asking this same question.
do you ever find your current battery running out?
do you do serious graphics work?
remember, in 6 months there will be another MBP out with an even better battery and faster specs (core i7?), and you'll be asking this same question.
Sounds like you already have your mind set on upgrading. People have said no, but you are persistent. So if you want to, just do it. I have a 2.4 non-unibody Macbook Pro from mid 2008, and as much as I love getting new things or as sweet as the new technology sounds, there is no real benefit for me to get a new one.
Wait for the Matte 13" or 15"
I create graphics for the web and have the original "Collectors Edition" 13" MacBook.
I spent hours at my local Apple store studying the images on my website on several of the new 13" and 15" MacBook Pros.
The image quality on the new laptops is definitely better, but not enough for me to go through the trouble of selling mine and buying one of the new ones.
If Apple offered either the 13" or 15" with a matte screen, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
I create graphics for the web and have the original "Collectors Edition" 13" MacBook.
I spent hours at my local Apple store studying the images on my website on several of the new 13" and 15" MacBook Pros.
The image quality on the new laptops is definitely better, but not enough for me to go through the trouble of selling mine and buying one of the new ones.
If Apple offered either the 13" or 15" with a matte screen, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
buy an intel SSD and make use of the SATA II data bus that the new uMPB's dont have but your computer does and dont throw your money away until at least usb 3 and the I7 core processors come out as others have said. maybe even consider buying an eSATA express card so you can do something no new uMBP can do.
EDIT: oh and dont forget to buy a 5 dollar SD card reader to keep up with the newer uMBP's updated feature.
EDIT: oh and dont forget to buy a 5 dollar SD card reader to keep up with the newer uMBP's updated feature.
If you truly need a new system, then buy it. If you don't, then wait.
Does your current system do what you need it to do? Does the new system offer something you can't truly live without?
Are you using the machine to make a living? How much productivity/time saved does the new machine offer?
You've paid for your current machine, you may get all the use out of it that you can. Max it to 4 gigs of ram if you haven't done so already. You can also either put in a 7200 rpm or ssd drive to give it a performance boost/new car smell feeling.
Does your current system do what you need it to do? Does the new system offer something you can't truly live without?
Are you using the machine to make a living? How much productivity/time saved does the new machine offer?
You've paid for your current machine, you may get all the use out of it that you can. Max it to 4 gigs of ram if you haven't done so already. You can also either put in a 7200 rpm or ssd drive to give it a performance boost/new car smell feeling.
