Just got an i7 Lappy from Apple

wellfleation · 09-05-2010, 05:04 PM

The figs:
15-inch: 2.66GHz
Intel Core i7
4GB Memory 4GB Memory 500GB hard drive
SD card slot SD card slot SD card slot ExpressCard/34 slot
Built-in battery (8-9 hour)
Built-in battery (8-9 hour)2
512MB VRam
$2,199.00

So i'll be fucking w/u all night for a while, and then some. HA!

Being · 09-05-2010, 05:52 PM

Nice, i got the 2.53 ghz i5 4gb ram 256 geforce 330m

Grieves · 09-05-2010, 11:21 PM

so this is the second of your bi-yearly 2,000 dollar upgrade?

cause you got hosed....

Kompressor · 09-06-2010, 06:40 AM

Lol I was wondering who was going to say it.

Not completely hosed, but still a pretty expensive machine for those specs.

osirus2020 · 09-06-2010, 06:48 AM

It's ok, he's gainfully employed.

Being · 09-06-2010, 07:31 AM

good investment, will last a helluva long time

Flamingnun · 09-06-2010, 09:16 AM

Well, until i9.

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grieves

so this is the second of your bi-yearly 2,000 dollar upgrade?

cause you got hosed....

Hey, dumb-ass - I had my MacBook Pro for 4 1/2 years. It recently has fallen square on my wooden floor from my bed 3 times in the last 4 months. That did nothing, until I spilled and immediately wiped off a very small amount of beer from the left side. Then my 4 1/2 year old Mac started to freeze and became untrustworthy.

Got it now?

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kompressor

Lol I was wondering who was going to say it.

Not completely hosed, but still a pretty expensive machine for those specs.

Really, I would love a link to Dell/ hell or something, showing me a similar spec machine (probably $200 less if that- no thanks). This is the best laptop out their, period.

I got it because it should last around 6 years.

POWER - 4 processors! F-U.

Oh, and 9 hour battery life.

Flamingnun · 09-06-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wellfleation

This is the best laptop out their, period.

This is why people refuse to take you seriously.

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 11:46 AM

And again a lack of evidence/link. PC mag gives it ravs. Google is your friend.

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flamingnun

This is why people refuse to take you seriously.

Did you even read the specs? Find me something so well designed worth the money?

You can't

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 11:52 AM

Oh, and I used Migration Assistant and everything is exactly as it was on my old MBP (e.g., through TimeMachine). Setting, programs, everything is the same except this MBP is insanely FAST at EVERYTHING. This is why Macs are so painless.

i7 goodness! ! !

Kompressor · 09-06-2010, 11:55 AM

^ Not to mention the i5's have better performance ratings by third party studies than the i7's anyway.

This is currently the highest production laptop available:

Don't let the 1.73 ghz speed fool you, that's the average but it maxes to 2.93 without overclocking.

TOSHIBA Qosmio X505-Q890

$1,899.99

Core i7 740QM (1.73-2.93GHz) [Apple only gives you the max rating]

18.4" 1920 x 1080 anti-glare

64GB Serial ATA solid state drive
500GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M 1GB GDDR5

6GB DDR3 RAM [expandable to 8 gb]

Blu-Ray/DVDR combo drive

The only advantage you have is the battery life, which is why I said you didn't get completely hosed. All the memory is replaceable/expandable as well as the optical drives. My high end laptops have lasted 6+ years and the only reason they fizzled were the power supplies giving out [also replaceable].

I'm glad you're happy with your purchase, but just don't brag that Apple products are the best on the market.

Kompressor · 09-06-2010, 11:56 AM

Disk Imaging [what TimeMachine does] used on windows way before macs, btw.

Flamingnun · 09-06-2010, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wellfleation

Did you even read the specs? Find me something so well designed worth the money?

You can't

For what it's worth you can buy a faster, more powerful, better equipped Alienware laptop, with Bluray, for less money than that Apple. But it's not covered in polished aluminium, so it's not "so well designed" i guess...

It's your cash, so more power to you for buying something you enjoy, just at least recognise the fact that you're buying it for it's shiny polished trendy look, rather than it's technical performance.

ETA: Boo, beaten by Komp.

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 05:03 PM

Again, link please?

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 05:04 PM

As I post from a bar.

Kompressor · 09-06-2010, 05:04 PM

...

Welfation always goes silent when someone who knows what they're talking about contradicts him.

wellfleation · 09-06-2010, 05:56 PM

The Alienware will be twice as thick and heavy. Sorry I'm not a kiddy gamer, but if I was, I would still be able to kick your ass.

Laptops and think of design. Pick up s MBP and just then you will see you get what you pay for.

09-05-2010, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	Just got an i7 Lappy from Apple The figs: 15-inch: 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 4GB Memory 4GB Memory 500GB hard drive SD card slot SD card slot SD card slot ExpressCard/34 slot Built-in battery (8-9 hour) Built-in battery (8-9 hour)2 512MB VRam $2,199.00 So i'll be fucking w/u all night for a while, and then some. HA! __________________ FIGHTPOWER

09-05-2010, 11:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,092 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,577 Thanked 3,117 Times in 1,712 Posts	so this is the second of your bi-yearly 2,000 dollar upgrade? cause you got hosed.... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

09-06-2010, 06:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,069 Times in 1,634 Posts	Lol I was wondering who was going to say it. Not completely hosed, but still a pretty expensive machine for those specs. __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

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Flamingnun Shpadoinkle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: roflmao Posts: 17,491 Thanks: 1,046 Thanked 2,633 Times in 1,185 Posts	Well, until i9. __________________

09-06-2010, 11:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	And again a lack of evidence/link. PC mag gives it ravs. Google is your friend. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

09-06-2010, 11:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	Oh, and I used Migration Assistant and everything is exactly as it was on my old MBP (e.g., through TimeMachine). Setting, programs, everything is the same except this MBP is insanely FAST at EVERYTHING. This is why Macs are so painless. i7 goodness! ! ! __________________ FIGHTPOWER

09-06-2010, 11:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,069 Times in 1,634 Posts	^ Not to mention the i5's have better performance ratings by third party studies than the i7's anyway. This is currently the highest production laptop available: Don't let the 1.73 ghz speed fool you, that's the average but it maxes to 2.93 without overclocking. TOSHIBA Qosmio X505-Q890 $1,899.99 Core i7 740QM (1.73-2.93GHz) [Apple only gives you the max rating] 18.4" 1920 x 1080 anti-glare 64GB Serial ATA solid state drive 500GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor) NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M 1GB GDDR5 6GB DDR3 RAM [expandable to 8 gb] Blu-Ray/DVDR combo drive The only advantage you have is the battery life, which is why I said you didn't get completely hosed. All the memory is replaceable/expandable as well as the optical drives. My high end laptops have lasted 6+ years and the only reason they fizzled were the power supplies giving out [also replaceable]. I'm glad you're happy with your purchase, but just don't brag that Apple products are the best on the market. __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

09-06-2010, 11:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,069 Times in 1,634 Posts	Disk Imaging [what TimeMachine does] used on windows way before macs, btw. __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

09-06-2010, 05:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	Again, link please? __________________ FIGHTPOWER

09-06-2010, 05:04 PM	#18 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	As I post from a bar. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

09-06-2010, 05:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,069 Times in 1,634 Posts	... Welfation always goes silent when someone who knows what they're talking about contradicts him. __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson Last edited by Kompressor; 09-06-2010 at 05:35 PM.

09-06-2010, 05:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	The Alienware will be twice as thick and heavy. Sorry I'm not a kiddy gamer, but if I was, I would still be able to kick your ass. Laptops and think of design. Pick up s MBP and just then you will see you get what you pay for. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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