15.4" or 17" i7 MBP

Paul C

Paul C

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Hi all,

I've just sold me 2009 2.26 13" MBP and my 2.5 i5 Mac Mini to get an i7 MBP, basically with my £1100 I was looking on eBay and I can either get an early 2011 17" model or a 15.4" Oct 2011.

I've always wanted a 17" MBP but I wondered if the performance of the late 2011 15.4" will be a lot better than the early '11 17"? I know that their both quad core i7's but the main concern for me is the upgraded 512/1gb graphics in the newer MBP's.

What are your thoughts guys (an gals)?

Cheers

Paul
 
IMHO, and since size is of no concern to me, but portability is, go for the 17". I doubt you'll see much performance difference in the two unless you regularly use graphic intensive apps, and then not drastic.
 
To be honest I think the 17" i7 is a couple of £'s out of my budget, I could only afford an i5 2010 one :(

Looks like it's a 15.4" i7 then :D
 
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It is not the SIZE of the display but the way you use it to stimulate [Right! Stop that!--Ed.]

Seriously, I went for the smaller screen for portability. A few flights with people struggling with 17" convinced me I was right.



Let me rephrase that. . . .

--J.D.
 
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