Big Kahuna: The new 17" MacBook Pro

been waiting for these.. bought the 17" fully upgraded 3.0ghz with ssd last summer. Thinking about ordering a new one, hpoe to see some performance tests soon

Could someone please explain to me the difference between a solid state drive and other "basic" hard drives that are already in computers including my macbook (just under 2 y/o)? What is the value behind them being so much more expensive? If there is a link that explains this in basic terms just send it to me and I will read it, otherwise, PLEASE explain it to me. Thanks!!

"For example, the Turbo Boost feature will dynamically boost the speed of both cores while using the processor-intensive apps that these machines typically run."

No. The point of Turbo Boost is precisely that it only boosts the speed of *one* core, but past the listed maximum. The idea here is that the TDP is the true upper limit of the processor.

But what about performance-wise? I'm going to be giving up a 2.8Ghz for a 2.5Ghz i5. Is it worth it? Only have a few hrs left until the store closes here so I need to make a decision.

Anyone thinking of selling their old MacBook 17inchers to grab your hands on the new one? Apple happily replaced my 15" (non-unibody) last summer for a 17" unibody...but i don't want to lose much value in my laptop. I know I just got it, but could i sell it at a reasonable price to get an i5 or even i7 without spending too much more? It's in perfect condition (no flaws/scratches/dents) I haven't even opened up the power adapter it came with. It also only has a whopping 7 cycles of battery use! Its basically OTB.

I have the 17" unibody 2.8 Ghz processor MacBook Pro. Got it exactly 14 days ago. There's a 10% restocking fee. Would u trade in for the new ones?

I had been looking forward to this refresh to replace my Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro 17" (pre-unibody) but it looks like all is for naught. Dual-core only i7 (after paying more than the stock i5), no Blu-ray, no USB 3, no HDMI, all I'd be getting is larger hard drive and memory capacities and perhaps a step-back on the graphics. The trackpad scrolling and instant wake on opening the lid are the real things that have me opening the MacBook Pro more frequently than my Sony VAIO 18.3", so the new trackpad capabilities and more hard drive space for Parallels/Fusion would have been nice, but not at these prices.

I tried a 17" Macbook Pro because I wanted the screen real estate for coding. But I couldn't deal with the super-high resolution, even though I have perfect eyesight. So I switched to the the 15" model.

Seriously, how do you all deal with the super-tiny fonts?

anyone know when the iMac will be refreshed again?

"both cores"? Ahem, the i7 is actually a quad core processor with hyper threading. That gives you 4 physical cores and 4 virtual cores!! Yum.