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
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Would you recommend a 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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People that ask these kinds of vague questions usually don't need anything more than a Core Duo Macbook.
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
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
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.
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!)
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
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?
Pay the extra money for the updated specs. When you are spending close to 1k why not just pay the couple xtra hundred bucks?
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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
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