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InverseOfNeo

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So my wonderful grandmother has decided to buy me a MacBook Pro. Being a PC guy all my life, this will be my first Mac. A few questions though...

1. Besides CPU speed and the different size screens, the difference between each model is fairly nominal, correct?
2. Are there any accessories I would want?
3. Anything I'm forgetting to ask? :p
 
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mmntech

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InverseOfNeo said:
So my wonderful grandmother has decided to buy me a MacBook Pro. Being a PC guy all my life, this will be my first Mac. A few questions though...

1. Besides CPU speed and the different size screens, the difference between each model is fairly nominal, correct?
2. Are there any accessories I would want?
3. Anything I'm forgetting to ask? :p
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1. The 13'' and low end 15'' model come with a Geforce 9400M with 256mb shared memory. The high end 15'' and 17'' models come with a Geforce 9400M AND a Geforce 9600GT with 256mb or 512mb GDDR3 dedicated memory.

2. A Mini-Displayport to DVI/HDMI adepter is highly useful. You can pick these up at Monoprice.com for a fraction of the price of what Apple wants.

3. That's what we're here for.
 
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Correct. January is the expected refresh. It might (emphasis on might) be a big one, as it'd be a shift away from Core2Duo to i5/7, but it might also just be a Core2Quad, or whatever it is they're calling the 32nm C2D/Q. The latter might be very, very enticing as you'd get current speeds and even LONGER battery life, or a lighter laptop. That would be, for me, the best. A 4.0 pound, 7 hour 15" MBP with c2d speeds.

Anyway, long story short: yes, nothing until '10. I would say wait, because there's a decent chance it'll be kind of a big update, but there is also a chance it won't be, and the update in June '10 will be the big one.

InverseOfNeo said:
Oh yea... there's no expected update to MBPs for awhile (2-3 months), right?
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scootermaster said:
Correct. January is the expected refresh. It might (emphasis on might) be a big one, as it'd be a shift away from Core2Duo to i5/7, but it might also just be a Core2Quad, or whatever it is they're calling the 32nm C2D/Q. The latter might be very, very enticing as you'd get current speeds and even LONGER battery life, or a lighter laptop. That would be, for me, the best. A 4.0 pound, 7 hour 15" MBP with c2d speeds.

Anyway, long story short: yes, nothing until '10. I would say wait, because there's a decent chance it'll be kind of a big update, but there is also a chance it won't be, and the update in June '10 will be the big one.
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You answered my question before I asked it. My future employer will be buying me a new laptop pretty soon and I'm torn between the current 15" macbook pro (2.66) and something like the XPS 16 i7. I hope the refresh comes in January.
 
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InverseOfNeo said:
So my wonderful grandmother has decided to buy me a MacBook Pro. Being a PC guy all my life, this will be my first Mac. A few questions though...

1. Besides CPU speed and the different size screens, the difference between each model is fairly nominal, correct?
2. Are there any accessories I would want?
3. Anything I'm forgetting to ask? :p
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To be honest the only reason to buy a 15" or 17" is for the larger screen. I have the 15" and I'm totally content with it. The 13" seems too small and the 17" seems to big.

I'd buy the new multi touch mouse, and a bag at least.
 
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