04-09-2012, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dedlobster
pigoo3, you make my MBP sound so old and sad  |
Actually that was not my point at all!
You're actually the person who said this,
"Any of my regular activity on my laptop seems to be a strain on it these days."...so you are actually the person inferring your current MBP is
"old and sad".
I happen to use a 17" MBP from 2008...and I'm perfectly happy with it!
But I do realize that others folks daily computer demands can and are greater than mine.
It's really very simple. Newer computers are almost always faster than older computers. In this case...we're comparing a 2008 MBP to 2011-2012 MBP's...so of course the newer models will be faster.
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Originally Posted by dedlobster
I guess my worry is that the processor speed on the new 15" doesn't look all that faster than the one I currently have (2.4 vs 2.2 ghz). Am I missing something?
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I'm afraid yes, you're missing many things!
The newer MacBook Pro's (compared to a 2008 MBP) have:
1. A brand new type of processor (i5 or i7 versus core 2 duo)...so comparing cpu speed is not an accurate way to determine performance.
2. Newer MBP's have better/faster video hardware.
3. Newer MBP's have faster ram.
4. Newer MBP's have faster logic board designs.
Not only are 2011-2012 MBP's faster than a 2008 MBP...the new models can be as much as 3.5x faster (depending on what model is chosen, and what tasks are performed, and what software is used).
- Nick