17" MBP now of Jan? (MWO8)

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hello just wondering on everyones thought about the 17" macbook pro,

i had a black macbook and while an amazing machine in almost every way i had to part with it.
why?
well it was the screen on the macbooks. after you have used one for a few months you really start to notice how washed out if looked. Funny thing is in boot camp it looked better in windows
(tried colour profile adjustments, = no joy plus friends macbooks are the same)

so now i am missing the OSX goodness, in fact i am thinking of doing a complete switch over ( going to keep a headless p4 "server" running XP for me home network, accessed using remote desktop ) and getting a 17" MBP

does anyone here have the 17" macbook pro? what you guys thinking about its goodness?
i cant help thinking there might be an upgrade right around the corner at Mac World 08 in Jan.
Do you think it would be worth waiting until Jan to see if there is an upgrade at macworld.
I suppose i could hold off on purchasing it until Jan but i would really need it sharp in the new year..

any thoughts?
 
in my opinion the 17" is only worth it if you get the high res screen option. Otherwise the 15" is almost as good and a lot more portable. I was n much the same position thinking about the 17" but in the end I realized I had a 20" monitor I can use at home and the money was better spent on extra RAM, bigger HDD, faster processor...

Also, the 15" has the LCD backlit screen which should improve battery life a fair bit. You'd think it'd only matter on the move but I find it's surprisingly how often I'm using my laptop on the sofa one evening for a few hours and suddenly its out of battery...

Updates wise, Penryn will be coming sometime soon and it'll be a performance boost. Not much else apart from that I doubt. IT depends how long you fancy waiting in the end, if it was me and I was thinking of buying now I'd be very tempted to wait and see if Apple release a version with the quad core penryn (only meant for desktop replacement laptops but I think apple would like the idea of being if not first then among the first with a quad core laptop)
 
I'm not really sure where you're coming from when you say the MacBook screen looks "washed out" because I think its very good personally.

If its the screen you're most hung up on you might want to go into the store in person to see it before you buy. Also, aside from the resolution the MBPs have the option of a glossy or matte screen which gives you further choices to make.
 
I've just made the move from a white macbook to a 17" mac book pro, don't regret it at all... Was originally going to get the 15" inch but after playing with the two options in store found that the screen on the 15" didn't feel enough of a change for me

Mac Pro 17" is a thing to behold that's for sure, didn't go for the 1920x1200 screen option as I found the resolution to high for the 17" screen... went for the standard 17" matte display and a crumpler bag to keep it safe ;)
 
yeah i really think i am going to go for the 17" i totally get the value for money angle tho, as in really its not the best.

Very interesting point regarding getting the standard non HD screen, tbh i was thinking of paying the extra for that screen, do you really think everything is too small?

so there is one for HD screen and one against.... hmmm i think i really need to see them both side by side to see the difference for myself... shame the nearist apple store is 100 miles away....
 
I have a 17" MBP, 4GB of RAM, 2.4GHz and the HD screen.

If you have the cash the HD is really very nice, otherwise go for a 15" with the LED screen.

There probably will be an update, but if there isn't you'll be thinking "oh no, if I buy now they'll update in June arrrgh" and so the cycle continues ;)
 
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so what are you thought about the screen res on the HD screen EVH?
i am def going for a 17" its just down to HD or not HD screen
 
correct me if i am wrong but if you have the HD version of the screen you cant set it to a good lower res.
you seem to be kind of stuck with one really high res screen, if you lower it you get rubbish looking text etc
 
Given a choice, HD res or normal.. I'd go HD everytime*

First time I saw it I was impressed, and I haven't looked back.

*and this was coming from a "normal" 17" MBP*
 
cool, BUT can you get a good lower res? can you get the same res as the non HD macbook pro?
 
Yes.

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Robotica said:
cool, BUT can you get a good lower res? can you get the same res as the non HD macbook pro?
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Yeah, but it'll look pants because it's scaling to a non-native resolution.

It infuriates me at work when users order 19+" TFTs and the first thing the user does it to drop it from native res (usually 1280x1024) to 800x600 then complain it looks blocky...
 
hey magic boy - thanks for that.. that was my main concern with the HD screen that its far to high for my liking.
I ve got a HD TV for proper HD fun :) so i can could just link it up via the DVI output when needed.
Still i think i am going to have to take a trip to Glasgow and check them both out side by side :)
its a shame i cant find pics online of both the 17's next to each other, one with the HD and one without, both running native :/ - maybe i just cant google though :o

cheers EVH too, very helpful, you dont per chance have a screen shot of the desktop on the HD res do you?
 
Robotica said:
hey magic boy - thanks for that.. that was my main concern with the HD screen that its far to high for my liking.
I ve got a HD TV for proper HD fun :) so i can could just link it up via the DVI output when needed.
Still i think i am going to have to take a trip to Glasgow and check them both out side by side :)
its a shame i cant find pics online of both the 17's next to each other, one with the HD and one without, both running native :/ - maybe i just cant google though :o

cheers EVH too, very helpful, you dont per chance have a screen shot of the desktop on the HD res do you?
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I do...

Check out the Mac desktop screenshot thread (its the one with the stars)

If I was being honest I'd say the HD RES is not overly different from the usual native RES, not that much [\I] of a change where it's too small.. If you understand.
 
I was in the same boat myself, nearly went for the 17" but the two deal breakers for me were that it didn't have the new LCD technology present in the current-gen 15.4" MBP series, and that I figured the 17" would act as more of a desktop replacement than a truly portable laptop.

Obviously it's horses for courses - if you're a big graphic design nut then I can see the value in the 17", with or without the highres screen.
 
EVH said:
I do....
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i really think i am going to need to see this thing in person before i decide what i am going to do :confused: i am so baffled.

Durzel - yeah i know what you mean. but i think 17" is going to be a beast. its going to be spending most of the time on my desk anyhoo

as for the LED backlight, i know where you are comming from, i am hoping if the dont do a complete redesign for the next update they will at least extdend the LED lighting to the 17"er
saying that though, i am sure the 17" inch screens more than kick ass jsut the was they are :D
 
hey EVH, noticed on that screen shot it has a 32bit alpha transparency shadow... did you go to the trouble of creating that from a screenshot or is that just a mac thing when you screendump? if it is a mac thing that takes the P***!!! :D
 
QuiKsiLVeR said:
hey EVH, noticed on that screen shot it has a 32bit alpha transparency shadow... did you go to the trouble of creating that from a screenshot or is that just a mac thing when you screendump? if it is a mac thing that takes the P***!!! :D
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Apple + Shift + 4

...then press spacebar and you can choose a window, icon or menu to snap (in the sticky somewhere)

If you need any more handy mac tips i'm here all night ;)
 
i keep forgetting all the shortcuts!! i have the x-cuts widget which has ALL the mac os commands... there are just so many new ones to remember ( been using osx about a year )
one thing that really annoys me is i find that sometimes... especially with adium is my contacts window just disapiers completely and i cant find it again.
i have to quit the program and reopen to find it. Happens in other programs too.
is there a way to bring back a hidden window? ( i am not even sure its hid )

:)
 
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