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)
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Do you need the 2.8GHz?
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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.
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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.
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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. -
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. -
Unless you have a specific need, the better CPU has little marginal value if any.
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The amount of cache in both processors are the same eh? How much is it?
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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. -
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.
2.8 GHz 15" MBP
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Chop69, Jan 16, 2009.