MacBook Pro updated: Faster CPUs, Radeon HD, Thunderbolt, and more

Hi, I bought 15 days ago MacBook Pro 17 "2.8GHz i7, received it on February 24, 2011, I was disappointed to start on this day and know that the new models being released, someone can tell me if it's worth changing?


thanks

Vitor Santos

These new MBPros are a great upgrade,unless you bought one 12-18 months ago. Most programs don't fully-utilize Sandy Bridge,anyway! I'd really like The new high speed interface,even though it'll take a while to get peripherals. I prefer my processor to run at it's Core Frequuency all the time,instead of trying to Turbo Boost when one Core isn't being fully utilized. If I was buying a new Mac,I'd accept it of course,but don't care too much for Turbos on Auto Engines or Computers! To me,it's a little too gimmickry! Clock speed has hardly risen since 2006,they've just been adding more Cores to do more things at once! Most people have had enough speed in the last 2 or 3 years,especially since Apple started putting 2-4GB of RAM in their lineup. I love my 17" Core 2 Duo MB Pro(April 2010 model/2.8 Ghz/4GB RAM/500GB/Manual Graphics Switching/Express Card Slot/Anti-Glare Screen). Ten months would be too soon for me to consider a new Mac,and I'm grateful that the Super Drive was kept. Sandy Bridge chips still have problems,if you ask me! They said,a year or two ago,that Core 2 Duo chips were blazing fast,now they want me to believe that you can't get any work done without Nehalem or Sandy Bridge-Pure Marketing BS! Yes,they do some things faster,but enough to go out and buy another new Mac?? Not unless I was already in the Market for a new Mac! Readers,please stop telling other people that their Mac is too expensive or overpriced! If I like my Mac,and I'm willing to pay the price for Elegant,stable,Fast,Beautifully-designed equipment,MIND YOUR BUSINESS AND BUY WHAT YOU LIKE! it's my damn money!

Did anyone notice that the battery is now built in. Good or bad? I'm still kicking ass with my 4 yr old macbook pro video wise all i needed was a new battery over the years. Disposable macs? good on the environment?

GUYS! You missed the higher resolution screen AND the faster processor available for the 15"! Oddly, you have to configure one to find out about these!

Great article, I have written a blog review also with Benchmark tests which have also been released! Check it out!

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I'm hoping some Thunderbolt External HDD come out soon, SSDs too. Siiick!

There’s an error in your story. You state all the HDDs are 5400 RPM, but that’s not true. Some of them are 7200 RPM. Look it up.

yea gestures are a fad, like bt earpieces for your cell. as soon as people start to see that they look stupid flailing their arms around and that actually direct input ie clicking is faster and without mistake, then the whole gesture age will finally die. touchscreen is the future, really? maybe, but not the near future. laptops will be around for a long time, besides, without a trackpad and keyboard, its an ipad- they already make that. we all know the limitations of the ipad so please dont think its going to replace anything just yet. also, who the hell would want to carry around a 15 or 17" tablet?? hahaha also, the main reason apple still puts op drives in is so you can buy software later and install it, duh. if they stop installing op drives then they have to either go to all online downloads or preinstall everything in flash beforehand. its called flexibility. engineers are all about options and flexibility. if i buy my mbp without final cut today, then maybe i want it or develop a need for it next month- bingo, apple can still sell it to me. pretty obv.

what are the comparisons from the old weight to the current weight?

What happened when Apple said the Macbook Air was the future of notebooks? So no SSD standard boot drive or hi-resolution displays?

And I know Thunderbolt is a big step forward and everything, but why can't we have HDMI and USB3.0 as well???

I would still probably consider getting a 15inch model, but Apple doesn't seem to sell any decent large displays yet either... Hopefully this will change with the introduction of Thunderbolt, but I'm still cautious.