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<blockquote data-quote="Matrix" data-source="post: 1621524" data-attributes="member: 37955">Thanks for the replies!I feel like there's a major refresh right around the corner, as it seems Apple has been neglecting laptops in favor of ultraportables recently. Then again who knows.My workspace isn't really conducive to a desktop, even as one as pretty as an iMac, and portability is nice.I like the cost savings of a 2011, but purchase options concern me. eBay I assume, but that feels so sketchy - if it dies a month later it's money out the window. Where else is there? None on the official refurb store.And most of all, I went through crap with my MBP's GPU soldering - had to have the MB replaced a few years ago under the class action thing. I'm shocked and saddened to read it's happening so much again on the 2011's that there is a new lawsuit starting up. This makes me not want to take a chance...unless I know for sure Apple will stand behind the pseudo-recall.What about USB 3.0 on the 2011? I saw cards for it, but lots of problematic ones. I know from experience - I could never find any that had Mac drivers for my old MBP - and yes, I know they couldn't fully handle it, but it would have been a little faster than USB 2.0.What were the specs on the last 17&quot;? Wikipedia says &quot;2.4 GHz quad-core (2760QM) (15&quot; and 17&quot; only) Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cacheOptional 2.5 GHz (2860QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache (15&quot; and 17&quot; only)&quot;So that'd mean i7 2.5 GHz Sandy Bridge was it?Thanks again!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matrix, post: 1621524, member: 37955"] Thanks for the replies! I feel like there's a major refresh right around the corner, as it seems Apple has been neglecting laptops in favor of ultraportables recently. Then again who knows. My workspace isn't really conducive to a desktop, even as one as pretty as an iMac, and portability is nice. I like the cost savings of a 2011, but purchase options concern me. eBay I assume, but that feels so sketchy - if it dies a month later it's money out the window. Where else is there? None on the official refurb store. And most of all, I went through crap with my MBP's GPU soldering - had to have the MB replaced a few years ago under the class action thing. I'm shocked and saddened to read it's happening so much again on the 2011's that there is a new lawsuit starting up. This makes me not want to take a chance...unless I know for sure Apple will stand behind the pseudo-recall. What about USB 3.0 on the 2011? I saw cards for it, but lots of problematic ones. I know from experience - I could never find any that had Mac drivers for my old MBP - and yes, I know they couldn't fully handle it, but it would have been a little faster than USB 2.0. What were the specs on the last 17"? Wikipedia says "2.4 GHz quad-core (2760QM) (15" and 17" only) Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge with 6 MB on-chip L3 cache Optional 2.5 GHz (2860QM) with 8 MB on-chip L3 cache (15" and 17" only)" So that'd mean i7 2.5 GHz Sandy Bridge was it? Thanks again! [/QUOTE]

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