If your budget is tight, I certainly wouldn’t recommend against it, but the new 2.2 GHz model offers more value. On the entry-level model, you save $160 with the close-out model. It’s more difficult to place a value on a better graphics card and double the video memory, but let’s say $50 there as well. On a $2,000 computer, let’s say the 10% more speed is worth $200, and the larger hard drives perhaps $50.
Close-out prices on the Early 2011 version are $1,594 for the 2.0 GHz model and $1,994 for 2.2 GHz. The best current prices for the 15″ Late 2011 MacBook Pro are $1,754 for the 2.2 GHz model, $2,144 for 2.4 GHz, and $2,449 for the 2.5 GHz build-to-order model.
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We see the biggest speed bump on the 15″ MBP with this round of upgrades – 10% more speed at the entry level and 9% more on the faster version.īuild-to-order options include a higher resolution 1680 x 1050 display (add $100), larger hard drives or solid state drives (SSDs), and a 2.5 GHz CPU upgrade for the 2.4 GHz model ($250). These replace the 2.0 GHz (320 GB, Radeon HD 6490M graphics with 256 MB) and 2.2 GHz (500 GB, 6750M graphics with 1 GB).
The Late 2011 15″ MacBook Pro comes in a 2.2 GHz model (500 GB hard drive, Radeon HD 6750M graphics with 512 MB of video memory) and a 2.4 GHz one (750 GB hard drive, 6770M graphics with 1 GB). The larger MacBook Pros come with more powerful quad-core i7 CPUs, so despite having lower clock speeds than the 13″ MBP, they are vastly more powerful. I’d give a very slight edge to the newer model, but if a 500 GB drive will satisfy you, the value of the close-out Early 2011 edition is excellent. On the top-end model, the 2.7 GHz Early 2011 is going for $1,390, while the 2.8 GHz Late 2011 will set you back $1,464 – an even closer $74 price difference. With just $80 difference between the two, it’s a toss-up unless you really need more than 320 GB of hard drive space but not more than 500 GB, in which case you should choose the Late 2011 version. In terms of value, I’d peg the faster speed as worth about $50, and the same for the larger hard drive.Ĭurrent best prices for the low-end 13-incher are $1,094 for the 2.3 GHz Early 2011 and $1,174 for the 2.4 GHz Late 2011 model. The better model gets an even less impressive 3.7% speed bump, along with a 50% bigger hard drive. The entry-level MacBook Pro has a 4.3% faster CPU, which should make a barely perceptible difference, along with fifty-some percent more hard drive space. Maybe we’ll get a higher resolution display in the next revision of the 13″ MBP. Of course, 1440 x 900 is the same resolution as the 15″ MBP, and I’m sure Apple doesn’t want to cut into sales of the more expensive (and more profitable and more powerful quad-core) model. It’s a shame Apple hasn’t seen fit to offer the same 13.3″ 1440 x 900 display found in the Mid 2011 MacBook Air either as a standard feature or a build-to-order option, instead sticking with the tried-and-true 1280 x 800 display used in every 13.3″ MacBook model since the first one shipped in May 2006. These replace the 2.3 GHz i5-powered Early 2011 13-incher with a 320 GB hard drive and the 2.7 GHz i7 model with a 500 GB hard drive. The Late 2011 13″ MacBook Pro comes in two models: the base 2.4 GHz dual-core i5 with 4 GB of system memory (RAM) and a 500 GB 5400 rpm hard drive, and a more powerful 2.8 GHz dual-core i7 version with a 750 GB hard drive.
Not all dealers list all the new models at present, and most do not yet have inventory, but that should change in coming days.
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Other than processor speed, hard drive capacity, and graphics processors, the hardware appears to be identical to the Early 2011 models, which means they can run Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard if you need to or want to. (Of course, those models are now being discounted, where inventory remains, which may make them a better value – the whole point of this article). Granted, these are not huge speed bumps, ranging from a high of 10% to a bit under 4%, but in every case you are getting more computing power at the same retail price as the Early 2011 models offered. On Monday, Apple updated the MacBook Pro (MBP) line with faster processors (CPUs) across the board, along with higher capacity hard drives and better graphics processors (GPUs) on some models with no change in pricing.
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