Macbook Pro 15" - Do I need one?

uniQ · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:53

The GPU won't make any noticeable difference for photoshop, but having more RAM will. My 13" 2011 MBP with onboard GPU manages photoshop just as well as my iMac.

Hardrive:

Vita · 9 Aug 2011 at 16:50

Well ordered this today:
15"
2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Accessory Kit

I opted for the high-res screen and the 7200rpm 500gb, instead of the 5400rpm 750GB.

I didn't want to get the 17" is as I would like some portability.

gee3000 · 9 Aug 2011 at 19:00

^ How much did that total to?

Vita · 9 Aug 2011 at 19:03

Just shy of 2k.

WatchTower · 9 Aug 2011 at 20:10

I have the same model has Vita but I didn't make any changes to the default build. So glass screen and 750gb 5400 rpm harddrive

Vita · 9 Aug 2011 at 20:41

WatchTower said:
I have the same model has Vita but I didn't make any changes to the default build. So glass screen and 750gb 5400 rpm harddrive

How do you find it? Don't you find the 1440x900 resolution to be small for a 15"?

I have that on my 17" and it goes well, but I'd like a higher res screen.

Nocky24 · 10 Aug 2011 at 16:57

Vita said:
How do you find it? Don't you find the 1440x900 resolution to be small for a 15"?

I have that on my 17" and it goes well, but I'd like a higher res screen.

I think the fonts in OSX make the standard res look worse than it actually is. My sister's 15.4" windows laptop with the same res looks quite a bit better. Personally I think the HR-AG looks fantastic and wouldn't want to go back to anything lower.

WatchTower · 11 Aug 2011 at 20:33

Vita said:
How do you find it? Don't you find the 1440x900 resolution to be small for a 15"?

I have that on my 17" and it goes well, but I'd like a higher res screen.

The res seems fine to me. I do connect it to my 1080p TV if I want a bigger screen and higher res. I mainly do thatto enjoy movies.

nate922 · 11 Aug 2011 at 21:04

I think 1440x900 is way better than 1366 on the 15"

High Res would be very nice though.

Vita · 12 Aug 2011 at 00:31

MBP's are built and sent from China right? Just wondering as they've shipped mine and tracking number says it's in Shanghai.

Vita · 16 Aug 2011 at 19:36

Any good guys?

Deleted member 77746 · 16 Aug 2011 at 21:51

Do you need one, no. Do you want one, yes. Are they awesome, hell yes!

   MBP/MBA F..T..W!   

durbs · 16 Aug 2011 at 21:55

Vita said:
Well ordered this today:
15"
2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Accessory Kit

I opted for the high-res screen and the 7200rpm 500gb, instead of the 5400rpm 750GB.

I didn't want to get the 17" is as I would like some portability.

Nice, you'll love it, mint bit of kit. Love mine but I got the standard res and that looks great so guessing the high-res will be sweeet.

gee3000 · 17 Aug 2011 at 02:19

Last night I missed a 15" i7 8gb, 128gb ssd + 750gb 7200rpm (obtibay), 330m, 1650x1050 res screen, Lion + Windows 7 dual boot, in brilliant condition for £1,100 >.<

wattsy · 18 Aug 2011 at 20:37

I been thinking about selling my m11x to fund the cost of geting one of these.
They are just so expensive, but i really really want one