Macbook Pro (2011 i7 Quad Core @ 2.0GHz) vs. Macbook (Late 2008 Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz)

[anil2]

I just got the MacBook Pro 15 i7 2.0ghz from the apple refurb store. I also put 8gb of ram in there and it flies!

[tjasko1]

@anil2 Glad you like yours as well! I personally never by refurb anything, even if it's Apple... I just put 16GBs of RAM in mine and it's amazing. :) - I typically use ~13GBs of RAM.

[chiseenchinaman]

funny! looks like he have the same taste in computers. i too upgraded from a late 08 macbook (2.0 core 2duo) to a early 11 macbook pro (2.0 i7)

[tjasko1]

@chiseenchinaman HA! That's funny - same computer! Except I have a 1TB + 120GB SSD and 8GBs of RAM; obviously not stock... Favorite MBP ever - it's literally faster than the Mac Pro at the moment. lol

[chiseenchinaman]

@tjasko1 a SSD drive will make a computer so snappy!

I'm also happy to hear how you said (in your video) that the macbook was still plenty fast. I felt that about my old macbook... but i traded (CRAZY HOW much a used 3 year old mac goes for) it in because parts kept failing on me and i didn't want to fix it anymore. Some fan boys love to buy new computers at the drop of a hate. as for me, i hate replacing computers... the hours of reinstalling programs and data. =/ eff thatttt

[tjasko1]

@chiseenchinaman Ohh yeah! My SSD I have in right now (Vertex 3) can read at around 150mb/s and write at a mere 450mb/s. It's incredibly fast.

[BosTechBoys]

The Mac book started quicker cuz the pro has lion.

[tjasko1]

@BosTechBoys Both are running Snow Leopard at the point. Lion wasn't introduced when I recorded this. lol

[tornados65]

You sadden me. How could you not have gotten the High Res Display?!?!

[tjasko1]

@tornados65 I simply didn't need it. I lived with 1280x800 for the longest time, and I never complained. I now have a larger resolution on my laptop and I also have a 1920x1080 monitor. I don't need it.

[thetechfixer]

Macs FTW