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    rMBP to cMBP antiglare 17"

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by bruniroquai, Jan 18, 2015.

  1. bruniroquai

    bruniroquai Newbie

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    Hi there!

    I'm thinking in switching from a rMB from july 2015 basic model to a 2011 17" AG model with 512SSD and 16GB RAM.

    What do You think about the screens? mainly to see photographs, editing and my watch some movies.

    Thanks.
     
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  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    This is a terrible trade.
     
    saturnotaku, Jan 18, 2015
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  3. mmoy

    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    I just went from a 2008 17 inch MBP to a 2014 rMBP. The old MBP has been upgraded with an SSD + 1 TB HDD + 4 GB RAM. It's not going from a 2011 but the rMBP is lighter, faster, better battery life, higher resolution, more memory, bigger SSD, etc.

    The 17 inch MBP is my backup system and currently holds my iTunes library but I may move that over to the rMBP as well. Nostalgia is nice but the technology world is constantly making progress.

    The one other factor as to why I like the 2014 rMBP over older systems with discrete graphics is that discrete graphics are just one more place for AMD and/or nVidia to fail (they have a great track record at this). I'll go with the reliability of Intel Integrated graphics any day of the week over worrying about discrete graphics failing down the road.
     
    mmoy, Jan 19, 2015
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  4. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    On this note, a 2011 MBP with discreet graphics is a ticking time bomb for logic board failure due to poor solder holding the GPU to the logic board. If you're out of warranty, you're looking at $350 for Apple to replace the logic board with another that's probably going to fail in a similar manner. Alternatively, you could spend roughly $200-250 getting the GPU "re-balled" with leaded solder, thus making for a longer lasting fix.
     
    saturnotaku, Jan 19, 2015
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  5. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    As much as I dislike the Retina MacBook Pros, I have to agree that trading a fairly new rMBP for an old 2011 model 17-inch is a bad idea. Now I haven't had any of the hardware issues that others have reported and after over three years of use, my Early 2011 17-inch is still just as reliable as ever. However, the battery life, while still impressive, isn't really there anymore. The computer itself also looks kind of old at this point, given the much thinner profile of the newer Macs. One must keep in mind though, soon, Apple will consider these computers as "vintage" and won't even offer to repair them for a fee.
     
    Yotsuba, Jan 21, 2015
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  6. bruniroquai

    bruniroquai Newbie

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    You're right! I'll keep the retina.

    A shame there is no good wide gamut apple displays or mate option.

    Maybe a gold dell, hp, lenovo or Sony Z?

    But that windows systen... Pfff
     
    bruniroquai, Jan 23, 2015
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  7. ygohome

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    are you constantly on the move? If not maybe consider a nice external display that meets your requirements. I primarily use an 2560x1440 external display while the laptop is off to the side and acts as an extended display. I interface with the laptop via a nice wired mechanical keyboard and a wireless unified logitech mouse. When I'm working on the go is the only time the laptop display is of much importance. I'm on an older 2009 17" btw
     
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  8. Raidriar

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    No way would should you ever trade for a 2011 model. The solder Apple used WILL FAIL, GUARANTEED, JUST LIKE 2008 NVIDIA CHIPS.

    Keep the rMBP.
     
    Raidriar, Feb 11, 2015
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  9. Yotsuba

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    Lucky for us owners of 2011 MacBook Pros, Apple finally started a repair program for systems with failed GPUs. I haven't had the problem yet, but I also don't push my system as hard as other users might have.
     
    Yotsuba, Mar 2, 2015
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  10. mmoy1

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    I don't think that all of them were defective and you might have received a good one.
     
    mmoy1, Mar 2, 2015
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