Would you recommend a 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

[kvnkvnkvn]

I'am asking would you recommend getting a 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Refurbished ones are $899 at the Apple store and I'm wondering is it worth it at that price or just buy a 2011 model at full price

 

[xdbuix]

I'am asking would you recommend getting a 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Refurbished ones are $899 at the Apple store and I'm wondering is it worth it at that price or just buy a 2011 model at full price

depends on what you need it for.

 

[miles01110]

People that ask these kinds of vague questions usually don't need anything more than a Core Duo Macbook.

 

[kvnkvnkvn]

I was asking due to its price not particularly any other reason. I was thinking of purchasing a new computer for leisure activities and thought that might be a good buy over what i was going to purchase, a 2011 Macbook Air due to it being so cheap.

I'am not really interested in the weight of the computer as much as price

MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo $899
Originally released April 2010
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory

Macbook Air 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 $1299
13-inch : 128GB
4GB memory
128GB flash storage1
Intel HD Graphics 3000

 

[Apok]

I have that exact one and I love it. I don't do anything to strenuous with it. A little SC2 here and there, downloads, web surfing and stream movies to my tv. And it performs like a champ on all of those.

 

[njaremka]

i LOVE my 2010 13" macbook pro. its our main home computer, and handles every task i have ever asked it to do. with lion, an 8gb memory upgrade, and a bigger hard drive, i'm expecting it to be good for us for the next few years. (at least!)

 

[Nychot]

I'am asking would you recommend getting a 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Refurbished ones are $899 at the Apple store and I'm wondering is it worth it at that price or just buy a 2011 model at full price

I believe the $899 computer you saw was a macbook NOT a pro. The lowest cost pro has been $1019.

 

[kvnkvnkvn]

I believe the $899 computer you saw was a macbook NOT a pro. The lowest cost pro has been $1019.

No it was a Macbook Pro from April 2010

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC374LL/A?mco=MTgwOTc3Mjg#overview

 

[PeppWaves03]

Pay the extra $$$

Pay the extra money for the updated specs. When you are spending close to 1k why not just pay the couple xtra hundred bucks?

 

[newdeal]

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The i5 wont be any faster unless you do a lot of video work or virtualization. I have used both, you cant tell the differance. I would buy a used core 2 duo and upgrade once usb3 comes to the pro, thunderbolt is currently useless and that is really the maintwo advantages of the 2011