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MBP 15 more bang for buck w/ new "late '13" v new "mid '14"?
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<blockquote data-quote="mrivmriv" data-source="post: 1609314" data-attributes="member: 102987"><p>Sold new by MacMall, same price for either</p><p>$2,299.00 sold for $2,249.99 </p><p>newest model w/ upgraded processor</p><p></p><p>15.4" MacBook Pro with Retina display, Quad-core Intel Core i7 2.8GHz *processor), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe-based flash storage, Intel Iris Pro Graphics, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, 8 hour battery life, OS X Mavericks </p><p>4980HQ Haswell</p><p>4.46 lbs., 0.71" H x 14.13" W x 9.73" D</p><p>No NVIDEA card, but faster processor, and the newest model, but only 256GB SSD.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ME294LL/A late 2013 $2,599.00 sold for $2,249.00 The OLD model</p><p></p><p>Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display - Core i7 2.3 GHz - OS X 10.9 Mavericks - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB flash storage - no optical drive - 15.4" 2880 x 1800 - NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M / Intel Iris Pro Graphics - 802.11ac - keyboard: English</p><p>The NVIDIA has 2 gb of memory, like the new ones.</p><p>4850HQ Haswell</p><p>NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M and Intel Iris Pro 5200</p><p>4.46 lbs., 0.71" H x 14.13" W x 9.73" D</p><p></p><p>Between these two, one has a significantly faster processor (2.3 vs. 2.8) but half size SSD, the other has the NVIDEA card added and 512GB SSD. I do plan to stream movies and watch youtube, but besides that I don't know why I need the NVIDEA, or are those good reasons to want it? On the other hand, faster is always better in computing!</p><p></p><p>Is there something about the NEW models that makes them better than the OLDER, late 2013 models?</p><p></p><p>Here's another choice for $50 more:</p><p>$2,399.00 sold for $2,299.99 </p><p>Newest model</p><p>2.5, 512, 16, NVIDEA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrivmriv, post: 1609314, member: 102987"] Sold new by MacMall, same price for either $2,299.00 sold for $2,249.99 newest model w/ upgraded processor 15.4" MacBook Pro with Retina display, Quad-core Intel Core i7 2.8GHz *processor), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe-based flash storage, Intel Iris Pro Graphics, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, 8 hour battery life, OS X Mavericks 4980HQ Haswell 4.46 lbs., 0.71" H x 14.13" W x 9.73" D No NVIDEA card, but faster processor, and the newest model, but only 256GB SSD. ME294LL/A late 2013 $2,599.00 sold for $2,249.00 The OLD model Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display - Core i7 2.3 GHz - OS X 10.9 Mavericks - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB flash storage - no optical drive - 15.4" 2880 x 1800 - NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M / Intel Iris Pro Graphics - 802.11ac - keyboard: English The NVIDIA has 2 gb of memory, like the new ones. 4850HQ Haswell NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M and Intel Iris Pro 5200 4.46 lbs., 0.71" H x 14.13" W x 9.73" D Between these two, one has a significantly faster processor (2.3 vs. 2.8) but half size SSD, the other has the NVIDEA card added and 512GB SSD. I do plan to stream movies and watch youtube, but besides that I don't know why I need the NVIDEA, or are those good reasons to want it? On the other hand, faster is always better in computing! Is there something about the NEW models that makes them better than the OLDER, late 2013 models? Here's another choice for $50 more: $2,399.00 sold for $2,299.99 Newest model 2.5, 512, 16, NVIDEA [/QUOTE]
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