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    A refurb MBP: Good buy or not?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by shriek11, Jun 15, 2011.

  1. shriek11

    shriek11 Notebook Deity

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    It is a quad-core 2.0 Ghz processor (i guess sandy bridge since Feb 2011 date) and has a bigger L2 cached of 6mb. Now, I am reading that video encoding and playback suffered for some people, but can't these processors overclock by reducing themselves to two cores as video playback won't require 4 cores?


    Here is the link:

    Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.0GHz quad-core Intel i7 - Apple Store (U.S.)

    Now, MBP doesn't have a Paint (Apple needs to be SPANKED!) so wouldn't multiple cores help in running that? It seems I am usually stuck with photoshop for any real editing of photos and it takes forever to load on Core 2 duo.
     
    shriek11, Jun 15, 2011
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  2. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    theres a refurb of the current selling standard (lower end) MBP 15" yes... I'd say its a good buy sine its just like new and a full warranty.

    Gimp (free) is decent for its price if a bit quirky... Photoshop Elements and Photoshop itslef are both good, if you have that... I don't see a problem.

    The Sandy Bridge 2ghz quad core in thee does support "Turbo Boost" that Intel calls it, meaning for single/lower threaded stuff, it will shut down cores and overclock remaining ones. I haven't looked it up but I think that CPU clocks up to like 3.0 ghz if needed and in a point it can turn off extra cores.


    no matter what, that CPU is faster than any Core 2 Duo Apple ever used in any machine, and faster than most ever made.
     
    doh123, Jun 16, 2011
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  3. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    lol load speed is pretty much CPU independent... ram a good SSD and stare in amazement.
     
    yuio, Jun 16, 2011
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  4. QueenOfSpades

    QueenOfSpades Notebook Consultant

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    I just bought that one, but in antiglare, and I personally love Apple refurbs. Look new, perform new, with full warranty, for hundreds less. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to play the craigslist lottery.
     
    QueenOfSpades, Jun 16, 2011
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