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- 2010 MBP | 15" 2.4 GHz i5, 4GB
Hey all. This is a bit foreign territory for me, as I've never had a notebook. Bear with me a bit
I've had my current iMac for about two years now. There's nothing wrong with it - I like it and had no plans of upgrading yet, though what I have is clearly out of date now and I never followed through on upgrading my RAM. Specs are...
20-inch iMac
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
1 GB RAM
ATI 2600 HD
I've always had desktops as I generally prefer the setup, having a larger screen, more bang-for-your-buck specs. I made it through college alright taking notes the archaic way while everyone else typed away on their hipster white MBs ( ;D ), and while I certainly thought it'd be nice to have a laptop to take notes with etc., it didn't seem necessary and I opted to not spend the money.
Well now I'm working, and I'm yearning more and more to have my computer be portable. Would be nice to be able to take my work with me, and also take advantage of the other portability perks finally. Seems like a good time to get into the MB market considering they were just updated. I've decided against having both a desktop and a notebook, though. I'm interested in a desktop-replacement.
Seeing as it's been two years since I got my last computer, I am hoping to see some performance improvement even though as stated I really don't have any problems right now. So I guess I'm looking for both portability and upgrade.
I'm looking at the 15" MBP model. The low-end unit has...
2.4 GHz Core i5
4 GB RAM
GeForce GT 330M
So Question 1: Will I see a noticeable performance upgrade? and Question 2: How does this GPU compare to the one I have in my iMac? I really don't know a whole lot about GPUs, especially so in notebook computers. I tried comparing the two on a GPU-specific site, but the 330M was not listed. Is it an upgrade over the HD 2600? I don't do a whole lot of gaming on my computer, but I might be interested in Steam when it becomes available for Mac.
I've heard of overheating issues with the new MBPs. When I'm not using it for it's portability factor, I'd like to have it hooked up to one of my TVs (Samsung HDTV). Question 3: Will I be able to use it hooked up to my TV without overheating becoming a factor? Wasn't sure what kind of issues I'd run into with it plugged into it's power source, my TV, hooked up to my wireless mouse and keyboard, and using it.
And finally, Question 4: What kind of life expectancy can I expect out of a notebook, specifically a MBP?
Thanks for anyone's help. It's appreciated.
I've had my current iMac for about two years now. There's nothing wrong with it - I like it and had no plans of upgrading yet, though what I have is clearly out of date now and I never followed through on upgrading my RAM. Specs are...
20-inch iMac
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
1 GB RAM
ATI 2600 HD
I've always had desktops as I generally prefer the setup, having a larger screen, more bang-for-your-buck specs. I made it through college alright taking notes the archaic way while everyone else typed away on their hipster white MBs ( ;D ), and while I certainly thought it'd be nice to have a laptop to take notes with etc., it didn't seem necessary and I opted to not spend the money.
Well now I'm working, and I'm yearning more and more to have my computer be portable. Would be nice to be able to take my work with me, and also take advantage of the other portability perks finally. Seems like a good time to get into the MB market considering they were just updated. I've decided against having both a desktop and a notebook, though. I'm interested in a desktop-replacement.
Seeing as it's been two years since I got my last computer, I am hoping to see some performance improvement even though as stated I really don't have any problems right now. So I guess I'm looking for both portability and upgrade.
I'm looking at the 15" MBP model. The low-end unit has...
2.4 GHz Core i5
4 GB RAM
GeForce GT 330M
So Question 1: Will I see a noticeable performance upgrade? and Question 2: How does this GPU compare to the one I have in my iMac? I really don't know a whole lot about GPUs, especially so in notebook computers. I tried comparing the two on a GPU-specific site, but the 330M was not listed. Is it an upgrade over the HD 2600? I don't do a whole lot of gaming on my computer, but I might be interested in Steam when it becomes available for Mac.
I've heard of overheating issues with the new MBPs. When I'm not using it for it's portability factor, I'd like to have it hooked up to one of my TVs (Samsung HDTV). Question 3: Will I be able to use it hooked up to my TV without overheating becoming a factor? Wasn't sure what kind of issues I'd run into with it plugged into it's power source, my TV, hooked up to my wireless mouse and keyboard, and using it.
And finally, Question 4: What kind of life expectancy can I expect out of a notebook, specifically a MBP?
Thanks for anyone's help. It's appreciated.