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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
MacBook Pro 13" vs MacBook Pro 15"
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<blockquote data-quote="thanxal" data-source="post: 1113297" data-attributes="member: 148356"><p><strong>I have both</strong></p><p></p><p>Granted my 13 inch is the older "Aluminum Macbook" Before they stuck the "Pro" on the end, but it has the upgraded 2.4ghz C2D with 4gb mem and 320gb HD. I just got the 15inch MBP with the i7 and 4gb mem and 500gb HD with the hi-res antigalre. A few points. </p><p></p><p>The 15 inch is much bigger and little heavier. It took me a while to get used to the larger base. </p><p></p><p>The hi res antiglare screen is TDF!!! The increase in screen space is amazing, so much so that I actually can open two Pages documents side by side at 125% zoom and still fit them on the desktop. Well worth the extra. And I am quickly coming down on the side of antiglare. </p><p></p><p>The i7 with 330 is uber-unbelievably fast. UBER fast. It blows away the 3.06ghz C2D on my 24" iMac. I run computer-busting mapping software that hogs just about all the system resources you can throw at it. The i7 on the MBP outperforms the C2D 3.06 on the iMac easily. I render raw satellite images and process them into visible imagery inside Parallels running Windows Se7en (I really wish they'd compile these mapping programs for Mac like they used to!!!). We're talking about 10gb files once the process is all done. The i7 has been so delightful I've actually moved everything to it for processing. I set aside some extra cash for the upgrade to 8gb RAM and will order it from Other World Monday. </p><p></p><p>If you need computing muscle, or think you will in the future, get the i7. If you kinda don't and maybe don't have the money, the 13" C2D will do a pretty good job. Better than any of the PC crap in the big boxes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thanxal, post: 1113297, member: 148356"] [b]I have both[/b] Granted my 13 inch is the older "Aluminum Macbook" Before they stuck the "Pro" on the end, but it has the upgraded 2.4ghz C2D with 4gb mem and 320gb HD. I just got the 15inch MBP with the i7 and 4gb mem and 500gb HD with the hi-res antigalre. A few points. The 15 inch is much bigger and little heavier. It took me a while to get used to the larger base. The hi res antiglare screen is TDF!!! The increase in screen space is amazing, so much so that I actually can open two Pages documents side by side at 125% zoom and still fit them on the desktop. Well worth the extra. And I am quickly coming down on the side of antiglare. The i7 with 330 is uber-unbelievably fast. UBER fast. It blows away the 3.06ghz C2D on my 24" iMac. I run computer-busting mapping software that hogs just about all the system resources you can throw at it. The i7 on the MBP outperforms the C2D 3.06 on the iMac easily. I render raw satellite images and process them into visible imagery inside Parallels running Windows Se7en (I really wish they'd compile these mapping programs for Mac like they used to!!!). We're talking about 10gb files once the process is all done. The i7 has been so delightful I've actually moved everything to it for processing. I set aside some extra cash for the upgrade to 8gb RAM and will order it from Other World Monday. If you need computing muscle, or think you will in the future, get the i7. If you kinda don't and maybe don't have the money, the 13" C2D will do a pretty good job. Better than any of the PC crap in the big boxes! [/QUOTE]
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