[OS X TeX] New Laptop...

[Georgios Pyrgiotakis]

I agree! With the very compettive prices has now on the memory upgrade it is almost a must. I would first consider the Memory and then the hard drive. And Definitely SSD is the best choice, but surely the 7200 will give you a a boost. I myself just got one, last month, and I increased the memory and the higher screen resolution. More real estate!

George


On Jun 24, 2011, at 5:13 PM, M. Tamer Özsu wrote:

> It will make a difference Herb, so I would recommend it. But you may also wish to consider increasing memory. These machines do not really exploit 64-bit  architecture until you get to 8GB memory (that is what I have in my 13" MacBook Pro). Also, there are cheaper SSD alternatives -- I have one from OWC (http://tinyurl.com/64lbfsc) installed in mine -- they also have better write lifetime characteristics. They may still be over your planned budget, but I thought I would bring it to your attention.
> 
> Best.
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> ==Tamer
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> On 2011-06-24, at 9:18 AM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> I'm considering getting a new 15" MacBook Pro with the i7 Quad Core. I don't run huge numbers of apps simultaneously so I think 4GB of RAM is fine. The only question I have concerns my choice of the standard 750GB/5400RPM drive or to special order it with a 500GB/7200RPM drive. Will the higher data density make up for the extra latency in some way? Will I even notice the difference. No, I can't afford an SSD!
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>> Good Luck,
>> 
>> Herb Schulz
>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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