kirkham85 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Any opinions on this would be great. Had my 2.5Ghz MacBook Pro, refurb bought 4 months ago from Apple online, replaced today with a new MBP, had a screen issue with the previous which they could not fix after changing the display and the logic board. They have given me the closest in terms of price to what I had. But some specs are lower, not sure by how much though in real world terms. Old: 2.5Ghz 6Mb Level 2 8600 512Mb Graphics Card 250Gb HDD 2Gb Ram DDR2 New: 2.4Ghz 3mb Cache 9400M & 9600M GT 256Mb Graphics Same hard Drive 2 Gb Ram DDR 3 I did query the differences in store, the apple tech said the graphics would be better in the new. I tried to push for the 2.53 MBP but was told they could just order me a new one of the old MBP I had. Was I right in taking the new design MBP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat54 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 the 100MHz difference is not tangible. The improved video card MORE than makes up for it. Keep the new macbook, unless you really can't stand the chicklet keys and push down track pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj312 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 The faster RAM and the better graphics definitely make your new machine a load better, and 100MHz has never been noticeable for me, maybe a couple points in Xbench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkham85 Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Cheers, wasn't too sure about how much the cache levels would effect CPU performance, and obviously the old graphics card had twice the ram the new one does. So far I'm quite liking the new mbp. Some minor improvements are much appreciated like the light sensor being at the top of the display, and the magnetic closure. Track pad is nice, keep finding my self clicking instead of tapping though, brain still thinks there is a button where it used to be. It definitely runs cooler, by far in my opinion and possibly quieter in general. And I don't seem to be having any problem with the screen so far. Was very worried about the glossy screen and reflections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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