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    2.8 GHz 15" MBP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Chop69, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. Chop69

    Chop69 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the 2.8 GHz processor upgrade on the 15" MBP build to order only, or do any of the Apple stores carry them? I'd much rather walk in and buy one than have to wait, especially since they don't seem to offer overnight shipping. (At least on the website)
     
    Chop69, Jan 16, 2009
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    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

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    FWIW, I ordered mine on a Friday and it arrived at my house the following Tuesday....China to Texas...that was the standard shipping from their site. I believe it said 3-5 days when I ordered and it was clearly on the 3 day side of that estimate...
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Do you need the 2.8GHz?
     
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  4. Chop69

    Chop69 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Need? Probably not, but I've got the money budgeted for it, and I plan keepng it for a while, so I figure spec out everything as high as I can that I can't upgrade myself.
     
    Chop69, Jan 16, 2009
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  5. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    Yeh... I don't really need a 2.8Ghz processor, but as Chop said, I too plan on keeping it for awhile and I do a lot of video rendering... so it is bound to definitely help speed that up.
     
    Stunner, Jan 16, 2009
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  6. Chop69

    Chop69 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Actually poking around online help save me some more money. I signed up for student ADC, and ended up getting the 2.8 for $2239. Even with the $99 for ADC, that ended up saving me $200 over regular education pricing.

    Actually I could have gotten the 2.93 17" MBP for what I had budgeted for the 2.8 15", but I really don't want to lug the 17" around.
     
    Chop69, Jan 17, 2009
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    Deathwinger Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a P9500 in my system and its more than enough for video editing. Most stuff gets done within the hour, in fact, my average is 25 minutes for most encoding and decoding.

    The T9400 is actually better at multi threaded tasks than the P9500 and that's the 2.53GHZ processor the Mac has, so I can assume its more than enough for your means.

    I can tell you based on other testimonies with the T9600, the difference is about a minute or two with most intense things.
     
    Deathwinger, Jan 17, 2009
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    Unless you have a specific need, the better CPU has little marginal value if any.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 18, 2009
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    The amount of cache in both processors are the same eh? How much is it?
     
    Stunner, Jan 18, 2009
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  10. Chop69

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    Which is why I was asking about availability, not value. Thanks for your help.
     
    Chop69, Jan 18, 2009
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    why do you want the 2.8ghz?

    unless you're doing time consuming task, (such as video encoding) it is best to stick with stock. you get quicker replacement if it DOA. and you can still have that money back policy (minus restocking), if you buy stock standard version.

    i assume the 15" gonna get a bit hotter with the 2.8ghz and the battery will drop.
     
    wobble987, Jan 18, 2009
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  12. Deathwinger

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    If Mac designed a good cooling system, it should handle a 2.8 easily. In fact, the system I got here can go as high as the X9100.
     
    Deathwinger, Jan 18, 2009
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