I have info. on 2 refurbished MacBook Pro from Apple Store Canada. Since I have VERY limited knowledge about computers, these specs are overwhelming for me.
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Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Apple Store (Canada)
$1,849.00 CDN
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory..... cap. 4GB
320GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
L2 Cache 6MB shared
Graphics Memory 512MB GDDR3
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Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Apple Store (Canada)
$1,949.00 CDN
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory..... cap. 8GB
320GB Hard Drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
Built-in 7-hour battery
L2 Cache 3MB shared
Graphics memory 256MB GDDR3
SD card slot
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I have been told that the $1849 model is slightly older, but marginally faster (for graphics), and perhaps with the better specs than the $1949 model. There's the older model's battery 3 hr. duration vs. the newer model's 7 hrs. Then, there's the question of maxed out 4GB on the older model vs. the potential to add 4GB later on the newer one. Is this an important point ????
My computer needs are for working with photos, graphics, some video, music, and blogging...... multi-tasking. And, I have to keep in mind, what about resell value, if I want to upgrade in a year's time.
As you can see, I'm all over the place here and am just parroting what I've been told. So, I'm hoping to hear from someone, to give me a hand here. I need to be better informed and understand all this before spending all that money.
Comments and feedback appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Apple Store (Canada)
$1,849.00 CDN
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory..... cap. 4GB
320GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
L2 Cache 6MB shared
Graphics Memory 512MB GDDR3
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Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Apple Store (Canada)
$1,949.00 CDN
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory..... cap. 8GB
320GB Hard Drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
Built-in 7-hour battery
L2 Cache 3MB shared
Graphics memory 256MB GDDR3
SD card slot
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I have been told that the $1849 model is slightly older, but marginally faster (for graphics), and perhaps with the better specs than the $1949 model. There's the older model's battery 3 hr. duration vs. the newer model's 7 hrs. Then, there's the question of maxed out 4GB on the older model vs. the potential to add 4GB later on the newer one. Is this an important point ????
My computer needs are for working with photos, graphics, some video, music, and blogging...... multi-tasking. And, I have to keep in mind, what about resell value, if I want to upgrade in a year's time.
As you can see, I'm all over the place here and am just parroting what I've been told. So, I'm hoping to hear from someone, to give me a hand here. I need to be better informed and understand all this before spending all that money.
Comments and feedback appreciated. Thanks in advance.