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Late 2008 Macbook Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="Easyflier" data-source="post: 1356214" data-attributes="member: 230343"><p>I was in your exact same situation. Last Saturday I got my late 2008 15" Macbook Pro (2.66Ghz 4Gb Ram) exchanged by Apple due to many unfixed repairs (mostly graphics issues which persisted after many part replacements). They offered the base 15" macbook pro model (2.2Ghz,512Mb graphics card) which I kindly refused. I told them I bought at the time the top of the line macbook pro and due to the issues experienced before and after repairs I'd take a better model,even if it meant paying for the price difference.</p><p></p><p>Manager came back with the 15" 2.4Ghz i7, 4GB Ram, 750HDD and 1Gb Video.</p><p>In the end, I didn't pay for any of it. Customer Service at its best.</p><p></p><p>The difference is VERY noticeable! Image quality (perhaps mine was getting old), speed, sound, everything feels more robust compared to the new 2008 model. I run everyday apps, photoshop to have fun and flight simulators. That's where I see the difference. I can finally run everything in full graphics mode, doesn't slow. Another great aspect is battery life: went from 2hrs on a new battery on the old model to over 7 with this one.</p><p></p><p>If you can get a replacement under apple care, I would do it. There will always be something "newer" to come out...</p><p>If you pay for it, then wait to see what Apple comes up with.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Easyflier, post: 1356214, member: 230343"] I was in your exact same situation. Last Saturday I got my late 2008 15" Macbook Pro (2.66Ghz 4Gb Ram) exchanged by Apple due to many unfixed repairs (mostly graphics issues which persisted after many part replacements). They offered the base 15" macbook pro model (2.2Ghz,512Mb graphics card) which I kindly refused. I told them I bought at the time the top of the line macbook pro and due to the issues experienced before and after repairs I'd take a better model,even if it meant paying for the price difference. Manager came back with the 15" 2.4Ghz i7, 4GB Ram, 750HDD and 1Gb Video. In the end, I didn't pay for any of it. Customer Service at its best. The difference is VERY noticeable! Image quality (perhaps mine was getting old), speed, sound, everything feels more robust compared to the new 2008 model. I run everyday apps, photoshop to have fun and flight simulators. That's where I see the difference. I can finally run everything in full graphics mode, doesn't slow. Another great aspect is battery life: went from 2hrs on a new battery on the old model to over 7 with this one. If you can get a replacement under apple care, I would do it. There will always be something "newer" to come out... If you pay for it, then wait to see what Apple comes up with. Hope this helps, Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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