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17" MacBook Pro deal...

 
 


Joel
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Mar 24, 2008, 5:56 PM

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17" MacBook Pro deal... Can't Post
Hi All,

One of the MacBook Pros I use I picked up from this company over a year ago for $1700 and they have a new supply available at $1300. Put another gig of RAM in for $20 (check dealram.com) and swap out the 80gb for a much larger one for under $100 and you've got a great self-contained editing system.

http://www.wegenermedia.com/macbookpro17.htm

Joel


"Think of this business as a room with a huge table and a bunch of chairs around the table. There is a big pie on the table. Your mission is to take your place at the table, pick up your fork, and eat your pie. Do not look to the left and do not look to the right. Just eat your pie. There is plenty of pie for everyone."


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Scott S
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Mar 25, 2008, 12:40 AM

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Re: [Joel] 17" MacBook Pro deal... [In reply to] Can't Post
Are these Core 2 Duos?

Scott


Joel
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Mar 25, 2008, 12:58 AM

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Hi Scott,

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Are these Core 2 Duos?
No, but the difference is very minimal. You can check the actual cpu performance of different models here:

http://www.primatelabs.ca/...mance-february-2008/


MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.16 GHz - 2689
MacBook Pro (17-inch) Intel Core Duo @ 2.16 GHz - 2586

This is less than half-price compared to the current 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro 17", which has a rating of 3228.

Joel


"Think of this business as a room with a huge table and a bunch of chairs around the table. There is a big pie on the table. Your mission is to take your place at the table, pick up your fork, and eat your pie. Do not look to the left and do not look to the right. Just eat your pie. There is plenty of pie for everyone."


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Scott S
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Mar 25, 2008, 1:30 AM

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Re: [Joel] 17" MacBook Pro deal... [In reply to] Can't Post
The big difference for me is that model I believe only takes 2gb ram whereas the new ones take 4gb... this can be a pretty big difference depending on what you are doing...

Oh, and the video chip and ram...

Cheers,
Scott


(This post was edited by Scott S on Mar 25, 2008, 3:52 AM)