So Excited - Ordered new MBP 17"

MaDDoG · Mar 12, 2007

I am so excited. I finally took the plunge, and it was not easy leaving Windows based PC's that I have used for years and feel comfortable with.....except for the constant virus worries, crashes, and upgrades.

I have ordered a Apple MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.16Ghz 17”
120Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM, Airport Ectreme, Bluetooth 2.0EDR
Superdrive, iSight, Frontrow, Remote, 12 Month Apple Warranty
Lifetime Tech Support

I got a great deal as it has just been superseded by the 2.33 model.

cheers big ears

Mark

KoDorSean · Mar 12, 2007

congrats, you will love it.. if you ever want to trade and down-grade to a PB let me know.

Sachsr1 · Mar 13, 2007

I read that the 2.33 is only like a 3% bump over the 2.33, so I don't feel it's worth the money. I spent the money to bump up the ram and the HDD. Gratz I just switched in Jan and got an iMac, but I think I'm getting a MBP soon also.

Mattlike · Mar 13, 2007

Congrats, Mark!!

Ninjab3ar · Mar 13, 2007

MaDDoG said:
I got a great deal as it has just been superseded by the 2.33 model.

Mark

AWESOME!! I did the exact same thing, but with a 15" MacBook Pro! I ended up paying $1700 for a $2500 computer

gtg622r · Mar 13, 2007

Congratulations!!

Audio.Trench · Mar 13, 2007

Congrats! I'm hopefully getting a pretty much brand new 14" IBook from a fellow forumite if everything goes as planned. (switching banks and paypal can be time consuming).

Kilted1 · Mar 13, 2007

Sweet Machine MaDDog. Congrats

Brendan · Mar 13, 2007

Nice system! Enjoy it and take some pictures to show it off!

MaDDoG · Mar 13, 2007

Ninjab3ar said:
AWESOME!! I did the exact same thing, but with a 15" MacBook Pro! I ended up paying $1700 for a $2500 computer

This was Aust $4200 and I paid $2650, so the deal was sweeeet

Netty4mac · Mar 13, 2007

Ninjab3ar · Mar 13, 2007

MaDDoG said:
This was Aust $4200 and I paid $2650, so the deal was sweeeet

Thats pretty sweet, enjoy your MBP! The desktop real estate on the 17" model is ridiculously awesome.

tandaina · Mar 13, 2007

Where are you folks finding these deals? I'm currently looking at a MB and would love to manage to save a bit of cash when I switch.

Lisa · Mar 13, 2007

Congrats and welcome!

MaDDoG · Mar 15, 2007

Its here.....its sensational!!!!!
I have spent a couple of hour downloading updates etc and its great.

One question though....it gets very hot on the back of the keyboard just below the screen and the portable power adapter is pretty hot also...Is this normal??

cjay · Mar 15, 2007

I think the heat issue is one of the MBP "quirks" mate.

Can't wait to get my MBP now.

Ninjab3ar · Mar 15, 2007

MaDDoG said:
Its here.....its sensational!!!!!
I have spent a couple of hour downloading updates etc and its great.

One question though....it gets very hot on the back of the keyboard just below the screen and the portable power adapter is pretty hot also...Is this normal??

If you put your computer on your lap, it tends to get hot. So does your power adapter if you place it somewhere that holds heat, like on a bed or couch, etc. Even though it tends to get warm when you plug it directly into the outlet as well.

As for the laptops heat, you can download an ap called "smcfancontrol". This program lets you raise the minimum fan speed and cools down your computer. I tend to set it at 2500 rpm -the default speed of Core 2 Duo Macs- and it doesnt run hot.

(download here: http://81.169.182.62/~eidac/software/page5/page5.html)

neyoung · Mar 17, 2007

The MacBook Pro's run a bit warm. Try the fan speed controlling app that Ninjab3ar recommended. It should help your problem

MaDDoG · Mar 19, 2007

Yes they do run warm and I can live with that. For the 6 hours it ran I loved it, but then the firmware update caused it to die. The tech's have had a look and they tell me it has/had a faulty main board and I will get a new replacement MBP......soon.

So I'm happy with my choice to be a switcher still.

Ninjab3ar · Mar 19, 2007

MaDDoG said:
Yes they do run warm and I can live with that. For the 6 hours it ran I loved it, but then the firmware update caused it to die. The tech's have had a look and they tell me it has/had a faulty main board and I will get a new replacement MBP......soon.

So I'm happy with my choice to be a switcher still.

Im glad you like it. It's too bad you got a faulty system. But im glad to see that the Mac as impressed you so much that you decided still use Macs even if your first one was messed up. I've been a switcher for about 3 months now, and I really love my 15" MBP, I hope you feel the same about yours.