which macbook 15" to buy?

**Kuwait** · 2nd July 2010, 10:06 PM

Dear All

I would like to buy the 15" Macbook pro and i currently use the Aluminum Macbook 2,4ghz, i want to ask you guys is it a big diffrence? also i want to know which macbook should i buy? i use the macbook pro to watch movies and a normal use of a computer that any normal user will use is there a big diffrence between the i5 and the i7 processors? is it worth buying the i7?

also 1 last question about the high resolutiion screen will it help me? or it's not worth it?

thanks a lot

**twombles_62** · 2nd July 2010, 10:18 PM

If you want to buy the 15" Macbook pro I'd recommend buying the 15" Macbook pro. Movies will look the same with either processor, and using a computer that any normal user will use will be normal with either processor. The high resolution screen most likely won't be very helpful to you. My screen doesn't help me at all. I ask it to make some coffee and it just sits there.

**inedibleshoe** · 2nd July 2010, 11:30 PM

Difference between the i5 and i7 is give or take about 10%. Real world difference is subtle and with light use you probably wouldn't even notice it.

I have the high resolution. Love it. Default font size appears smaller but the tradeoff is fitting much more content on the same screen real-estate. Only the 17" used to have this benefit, now it's been brought down to the more portable 15".

I would do some shopping around to find a high resolution unit on demonstration. Give it a test, you'll know pretty quickly if you don't like it.

**craigd** · 3rd July 2010, 12:05 AM

Get the best you can afford. I got the i7 just as Harvey Norman did it for $2500 I couldn't say no at that price

**Kuwait** · 3rd July 2010, 12:55 AM

so should i buy the lowest macbook pro or should i go to higher ones? should i buy the high res. screen because i don't know where can i find the high res. on display and i want your advice guys

**Razer** · 3rd July 2010, 12:56 AM

there are some good deals on the refurb store for the 15" i5 macbook pros at the moment

**iCantwait** · 3rd July 2010, 04:17 AM

baseline - you're not a heavy user
matt display - because it is the sex

**Kuwait** · 3rd July 2010, 10:37 AM

ok but which one should i buy and should i buy an upgrade for the screen i'm looking for new not refurbished

**inedibleshoe** · 3rd July 2010, 06:42 PM

Have a look at this article. It shows the difference between the upgraded screen and the standard. The upgrade makes everything smaller but means you can fit more onto the screen at one time.

Light use - that means internet, youtube, email, facebook etc - any 15" macbook will work perfectly with all the above.

**takamine** · 3rd July 2010, 07:43 PM

I'd try go for the Hi-Res antiglare screen if you can. I compared mine (i7 Hi-res antiglare) with a friend's (i5 standard res) and it's a pretty significant difference. The standard resolution feels like a child's toy with the text looking massive compared to the high-res.

If you're getting a 15" and planning to run an external monitor with it, I'd go the i7 as that model has a larger video RAM which is beneficial.

**luztra** · 3rd July 2010, 11:15 PM

I originally purchased the 15" in standard resolution, then decided I wanted the hi-res anti-glare screen, but after just over six weeks I have decided to sell the anti-glare and I am going to purchase another standard resolution model. The hi-res screen is beautiful, but for me, I was getting too many headaches and my eyes seemed to always feel sore (if that makes sense).