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Volkl_860
Posts: 440 - Karma: 13

Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core i5

15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (1440 x 900 pixel)
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
320GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory

for $1529


orrrrr


Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core i5

15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (1440 x 900 pixel)
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
500GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory

for $1699
Aug 10 2010 1:29AM
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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
Slow hard drive's are slow.
Aug 10 2010 1:30AM
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DlX
Posts: 397 - Karma: 10
Or get a PC twice as good those for $300-$400 cheaper just sayin'
Aug 10 2010 1:31AM
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dex.
Posts: 2973 - Karma: 62
inb4 dont get a mac
Aug 10 2010 1:31AM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
Oh fuuuuu-
Aug 10 2010 1:31AM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
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Aug 10 2010 1:34AM
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Volkl_860
Posts: 440 - Karma: 13
i should of know summer nsg at 1 30 in the morning wasnt going to help me haha
Aug 10 2010 1:35AM
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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
Drop $200 more for a solid state:

Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
256GB Solid State Drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
SD card slot
Built-in 7-hour battery
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
Illuminated keyboard
Aug 10 2010 1:37AM
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Volkl_860
Posts: 440 - Karma: 13
id rather have a HDD with a 15" i5 than a SSD 13" core 2 duo

i might upgrade to a ssd later on tho.

but is the extra $170 for a 180gb bigger hd and .13ghz faster processor
Aug 10 2010 1:39AM
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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
Not worth it at all. With an extra .13ghz on the processor, you will not even really notice it. And for the money you save, you can get a nice, fast external.
Aug 10 2010 1:42AM
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Volkl_860
Posts: 440 - Karma: 13
word. thanks man. +k
Aug 10 2010 1:44AM
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Gnarczar
Posts: 155 - Karma: 22
Im getting a dell dude
Aug 10 2010 1:51AM
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Volkl_860
Posts: 440 - Karma: 13
here, have a cookie

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Aug 10 2010 1:55AM
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hanksy
Posts: 659 - Karma: 265
Again, once you have 320 GB on board there is no need for any more other than external. And the processor will be hardly noticeable as both setups have a good amount of RAM. Save the money
Aug 10 2010 11:04AM
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eheath
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Not worth the extra processing power, a 2.4ghz i5 is going to be plenty fast.
Aug 10 2010 11:22AM
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nomensteven
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What are you using it for? funny how people give advice such as hard drive speed without having a clue what the use case is.
Aug 10 2010 11:29AM
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