13-inch 2.26GHz BookPro

cu3ed · 1 Nov 2009 at 17:23

Kinda tempted by one of these to have along with my iMac, but was just wanting peoples thoughts on them.

Can I update the ram myself, obvious costs reasons, would like 4gb but if i can do this myself, was thinking slightly bigger HDD too.

theheyes · 1 Nov 2009 at 17:30

Couple of software niggles on mine, but the hardware has been fine. Very happy with it.

The RAM and hard disk are easy to replace. I'm planning on putting 4GB of RAM and an SSD in mine when I can be bothered.

hyper_piper45 · 1 Nov 2009 at 17:30

yep you can do it all yourself, and it won't void the warranty.

cu3ed · 1 Nov 2009 at 17:42

ooooo didnt realise that HD user upgrade was an option...is that easy enough with the unibody to access?....is it a case of buy the HD seperatly then install then reinstall OSX it came with onto it?

Damn...that makes it even more tempting!

pingwing · 1 Nov 2009 at 18:23

Humm the manual has a guide to it which is easy to follow if you have the right tools (theres something like 10 screws on the bottom i think)

Eitherway get down to victoria square and get your self one

(i loved my trip over the summer for one)

Slogan · 1 Nov 2009 at 20:35

Victoria Square is great. :cool:

Hard drive upgrade is really simple, by the way.

cu3ed · 1 Nov 2009 at 20:42

Cheers, I hate going into the centre so just get everything from the store lol, looked on youtube and some very neat tutorials there, so simple!

Think ill go for the basic then and get a bigger HDD and Ram seperate, im still mulling it over, but I know what Im like!

n111ck · 2 Nov 2009 at 09:18

Am getting this one for Christmas - does the SSD upgrade make much of a difference? I have a similar spec Mac Mini with 4GB RAM and that seems fairly instant to load etc.

Hades · 2 Nov 2009 at 10:59

I took a look at one this morning and was very impressed with it. I wasn't keen on the older one but the styling and trackpad on the new one are lovely. I can't see much point in spending the extra to get a pro.

Adrianr · 2 Nov 2009 at 13:14

Absolutely love mine. Just the right size for a laptop IMO. Would be nice to have a matt screen, slightly higher resolution, and a seperate mouse button, but it ticked the other boxes so far ahead of the competition there wasn't anything else worth considering.

seth · 2 Nov 2009 at 18:52

So will hard shell cases for the 13" unibody pro fit the new unibody polycarbonate. Are they the same shape and dimensions?

mosfet · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:01

seth said:
So will hard shell cases for the 13" unibody pro fit the new unibody polycarbonate. Are they the same shape and dimensions?

Yes, but the Audio port will be tight (some jacks won't make a complete connection on all rings) and the Kensington-lock hole is covered.

My better half has the new 13" Macbook Pro with a Speck Macbook Unibody case and it's almost perfect, if not for the flaws above.

PardonTheWait · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:11

mosfet said:
Yes, but the Audio port will be tight (some jacks won't make a complete connection on all rings) and the Kensington-lock hole is covered.

My better half has the new 13" Macbook Pro with a Speck Macbook Unibody case and it's almost perfect, if not for the flaws above.

The 13" Macbook Pro and the new Macbook are a completely different shape, what are you talking about?

PardonTheWait · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:14

seth · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:24

Cheers, any ideas on how long it usually takes for the proper hard shell cases to hit the market then?

pingwing · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:27

Adrianr said:
Absolutely love mine. Just the right size for a laptop IMO. Would be nice to have a matt screen, slightly higher resolution, and a seperate mouse button, but it ticked the other boxes so far ahead of the competition there wasn't anything else worth considering.

Haha whats so good about the separate mouse button??

Its been 4-5 months of my macbook pro and i cant see how a button on the track pad would ever work! (all hail the new leaders of the no button trackpad thing)

Adrianr · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:44

pingwing said:
Haha whats so good about the separate mouse button??

Its been 4-5 months of my macbook pro and i cant see how a button on the track pad would ever work! (all hail the new leaders of the no button trackpad thing)

I just dont like any of the implementations of click + drag. The seperate button has been removed purely for aesthetical reasons (Not that it was exactly an eye-sore on older MBPs) and Apple make enough desicions based on aesthetics over functionality as it is. Just look at the MacBook Air, something like that would be a welcome addition

No reason all current functionality can't remain.

Hades · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:51

Adrianr said:
I just dont like any of the implementations of click + drag. The seperate button has been removed purely for aesthetical reasons (Not that it was exactly an eye-sore on older MBPs) and Apple make enough desicions based on aesthetics over functionality as it is. Just look at the MacBook Air, something like that would be a welcome addition No reason all current functionality can't remain.

So does click and drag not work on the new trackpad?

cu3ed · 2 Nov 2009 at 21:13

Umm yea thats gonna be a pain lol

Also looks like im going for one...what 250gb/320 hdd upgrade would you recommend..my account is with ocuk so order it from here...what speed/ type is the ram in them?

Blackhawk47 · 2 Nov 2009 at 21:15

Hades said:
So does click and drag not work on the new trackpad?

Works fine for me. :confused:

Got myself a Macbook just before they renamed it as the Macbook Pro (missed out an SD slot

). But it is a solid bit of kit and worth every penny.