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I ordered the MacBook Pro 13" on Monday, so I don't have it yet. But I got a little extra on it, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. I chose this one mainly because the 15" was too expensive for me, and I wanted a laptop with a smaller footprint than my current laptop, which is 15".
Assuming that I don't own any of them, I would go for the air.
If I was offered the choice today I would go for the 17" (I already have an air) as a desktop replacement for my iMac, pair it up with the 24" led cinema display for home use, but portable for longer trips/holidays/etc.
If I was offered the choice today I would go for the 17" (I already have an air) as a desktop replacement for my iMac, pair it up with the 24" led cinema display for home use, but portable for longer trips/holidays/etc.
I've been through that choice a month ago...
I've been through exactly that choice a month ago and in the end it turned out that price was not even the deciding factor.
I travel frequently due to my job and a 13" would be an ideal traveling partner due to size and weight.
But once I sit in my hotel room and want to access the Internet or watch a movie (or want to use my MacBook as a desktop replacement at home) I would want a 17" MacBook.
In essence 13" laptops make poor desktop replacements; 17" laptops are too bulky to lug around.
I guess you know what's coming:
Overall the 15" MacBook is the "one-fits-all" solution for me.
Small enough to fit comfortably in a carry-on bag on a flight, big enough to qualify as a serious desktop replacement and allow watching movies without a microscope.
From what I gather around, most IT departments seem to be favoring 13" laptops for their road warriors, but their decision process is probably not much influenced by how suitable a laptop is for watching movies.
Kurt
I've been through exactly that choice a month ago and in the end it turned out that price was not even the deciding factor.
I travel frequently due to my job and a 13" would be an ideal traveling partner due to size and weight.
But once I sit in my hotel room and want to access the Internet or watch a movie (or want to use my MacBook as a desktop replacement at home) I would want a 17" MacBook.
In essence 13" laptops make poor desktop replacements; 17" laptops are too bulky to lug around.
I guess you know what's coming:
Overall the 15" MacBook is the "one-fits-all" solution for me.
Small enough to fit comfortably in a carry-on bag on a flight, big enough to qualify as a serious desktop replacement and allow watching movies without a microscope.
From what I gather around, most IT departments seem to be favoring 13" laptops for their road warriors, but their decision process is probably not much influenced by how suitable a laptop is for watching movies.
Kurt
I chose (and purchased) the 13" Macbook Pro. I prefer the compact size and ease of portability with the 13" model. I'm not a heavy computer user, so it fits my needs perfectly.
I voted for (and in real life opted for) the 15" MBP. Budget was a concern but overall, I felt the then 2.53 MBP was the best bang for the buck. That model had more L2 cache, vram, 4gig of ram, larger HD for a modest price increase.
I chose the 15" model over the 13" MB because of the superior display panel at the time, and the dual GPU.
I felt that the 17" model was too large and unwieldy. It consumes too much space to use it on an airplane, it eats up desk space and when I have it at home I have the laptop hooked up to an external monitor there by mitigating the biggest feature of the model - the screen size. You're paying a premium just for the large display (and now the matte display option as well).
I chose the 15" model over the 13" MB because of the superior display panel at the time, and the dual GPU.
I felt that the 17" model was too large and unwieldy. It consumes too much space to use it on an airplane, it eats up desk space and when I have it at home I have the laptop hooked up to an external monitor there by mitigating the biggest feature of the model - the screen size. You're paying a premium just for the large display (and now the matte display option as well).
...I'd like a 13" MBP when they get mobile quad CPU's and dual GPU's... for now my 2009 whitebook will be GTG 
13" for portability, which is what I bought.
Then when I get home I can hook it up to the LED display.
Then when I get home I can hook it up to the LED display.
I went with a 13" and I don't regret my decision one bit(and this is coming from a previous 15" MBP user)
I'm not interested in watching movies on it - I have a 22" Samsung TV/Monitor for that. I do some web design, some graphic design, but mostly just internet, surfing and general use.
If money were not an object, I'd still buy this, I seriously like to portability and compactness. I'd just put a 256GB SSD in it with 8GB of RAM and I would be more than content with it.
I'm not interested in watching movies on it - I have a 22" Samsung TV/Monitor for that. I do some web design, some graphic design, but mostly just internet, surfing and general use.
If money were not an object, I'd still buy this, I seriously like to portability and compactness. I'd just put a 256GB SSD in it with 8GB of RAM and I would be more than content with it.
I went from a 13" blackbook to a 15" Penryn MBP, only because there was no 13" at the time. I missed the form factor greatly, and love the new unibody solid-ness. As soon as the 13" mbp was announced, I bought one, sold my 15" MBP, and totally love it. It is exactly what I was waiting for.
I'm liking the 13" MaccBook Pro. I'm a fan of the size, because I don't use it for too much, but it's so easy to take around campus with me.
If I need more power, I opt for a desktop. I like portability in a notebook.
If I need more power, I opt for a desktop. I like portability in a notebook.
If they cost the same, I would get exactly what I got a 15" 3.06Ghz, but I would have gotten the 256GB SSD. Its basically the same as the high end 17" except for 1 hour of battery life and the ExpressCard slot, but a lot more portable.
Looking at the poll the new 13" MacBook Pro sure seems to be a success since it was introduced a few weeks ago ...
I think the White macbook is an impressive machine, but I can't help but think of it as sort of a gateway drug. The $999 gets you in the store, and for an extra $200 Apple gets you to walk out with a slightly faster machine, with all the aesthetics of the pro (unibody, sd slot, backlit keyboard, led display, trackpad), etc.