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The "I just ordered / bought / got my new/refurb MBP" thread [Merged]

Just ordered a 15" with the i7, 4gb ram, and 500gb 7200rpm drive yesterday. I can't wait, constantly checking order status. Replacing my 2006 white MB 1.83 core duo, which I upgraded to 2gb ram and a 200gb hd about a year ago. I'll actually be able to play games now. (Steam!)

Any suggestions on what I should do with it once I get it, besides migrate?
 
Thank You MacRumors Forums

I have ordered my 15" MBP today, Finally had to get a Mac again. Thank you to everyone here at MacRumours, All the information and posts that help me outfit my new book. Cheers.
 
finally ordered on wednesday:

MBP 13,3" 2,4Ghz, 4GB, 250GB
iPod Touch 8GB
HP Photosmart Printer
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Mini Displayport to HDMI Adapter
3m HDMI Cabel
Samsung 24" Display P2450h

and a Magic Mouse that i bought one Month ago and using since with my VAIO and Win7 :D

Yaaaiy, can't wait!
 
Got new macbook pro.

Just bought a new Macbook Pro for college:

Apple Macbook Pro
OS: OS X Snow Leopard
Processor: Intel Core i7 (2.66 GHz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Hard Drive: 500 GB
RAM: 4GB
Batter Life: 8 to 9 Hours
Screen: 1680 x 1050 15.4"

I'M LOVING IT...However, I'm only getting about 6 hours of battery life, if even that much...y's that happening?...especially since I literally just got it.
 
Just bought a new Macbook Pro for college:

Apple Macbook Pro
OS: OS X Snow Leopard
Processor: Intel Core i7 (2.66 GHz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Hard Drive: 500 GB
RAM: 4GB
Batter Life: 8 to 9 Hours
Screen: 1680 x 1050 15.4"

I'M LOVING IT...However, I'm only getting about 6 hours of battery life, if even that much...y's that happening?...especially since I literally just got it.
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This is normal for the new Mbp's. Just make sure your discrete card isn't running and your screen/keyboard brightness are not set to high. There are tons of people who can't get more than 4-5 so I would say 6 is above average for sure.
 
Ordered a Macbook Pro 13

Just ordered a MBP 13 2.4Ghz. This is my first time buying Apple products. The only options added to the MBP were Aperture 3, iWork, Epson Printer, Mini Displayport to DVI cable.

I planned to swap the stock HDD for the Intel X25-M 80GB

I also ordered the moshi keyboard cover as well as an iPod 8GB.

Need to fill in the rebate forms to get my money back for the printer and iPod :D
 
Ctt713 said:
This is normal for the new Mbp's. Just make sure your discrete card isn't running and your screen/keyboard brightness are not set to high. There are tons of people who can't get more than 4-5 so I would say 6 is above average for sure.
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Ok, well thats a relief to know..i guess. But what is the discrete card?
 
15" mbp 2.4 i5 with the standard resolution. The i7 would have been preferred, but deal I had was almost too good to be true. The machine operates beautifully. I will probably upgrade the HD soon.
 
Ok, well thats a relief to know..i guess. But what is the discrete card?
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You have two different graphics cards in your MBP. There is a discrete card which is more powerful but uses more battery(NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M) and there's an integrated one that uses less power but cannot perform as well. Apple has a system that automatically switches to handle the tougher tasks but sometimes it switches on programs that you would not consider "demanding." Your looking at hours of difference in time on battery depending on which graphics card is in use. I am sure Apple has a more in depth explanation on their site if your curious.
 
Ctt713 said:
You have two different graphics cards in your MBP. There is a discrete card which is more powerful but uses more battery(NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M) and there's an integrated one that uses less power but cannot perform as well. Apple has a system that automatically switches to handle the tougher tasks but sometimes it switches on programs that you would not consider "demanding." Your looking at hours of difference in time on battery depending on which graphics card is in use. I am sure Apple has a more in depth explanation on their site if your curious.
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Oh ok...thanks...I knew about the graphics cards but didnt know that that's what it was called. Thanks for the advice...I'll disable it.
 
Just bought my first Apple Computer! and.. LOVE IT!

Just bought a new MacBook Pro with the Education Discount and got the back to school deal to with a 8gig iPod Touch replacing the one i already had so i handed it down to my lil brother so he would stop bothering me to use mine.

Loving the Laptop so far though, its the 13" 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gig DDR3, and you know the rest. It's a lot faster than my old computer (Gateway) that is for certain. Only thing i dont like about it so far is that im not used to the operating system and im still trying to figure out how everything works. But this is by far a 1000x better than a Windows machine..
 
Excluse said:
Previous Notebook:
Compaq Presario F500
OS: Vista upgraded to Seven (32-Bit)
Processor: AMD x64 Athlon X2
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
Hard Drive: 60 GB
RAM: 2 x 512MB
Battery Life: <10 Minutes (Always plugged in)
Screen: 1280x800 15.4"

New Notebook:
Apple Macbook Pro
OS: OS X Snow Leopard
Processor: Intel Core i7 (2.66 to 3.33 GHz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Hard Drive: 500 GB @ 5400rpm
RAM: 2 x 2GB
Batter Life: 8 to 9 Hours
Screen: 1680 x 1050 15.4"

Plus the free iPod Touch and a 'free' printer.
Finally :apple:.

Now the wait begins...
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Haha, you had the exact same notebook I did.

Honestly though, it wasn't a bad notebook. I used it for 3 years, and despite the 30 minute battery life, it was rather durable and I paid a whopping $300 for it new at Circuit City before it shut down.

I just purchased a 13" MBP. I was going to get a 15" but honestly, I don't think I do enough on a computer to justify the price. I just want to read and do homework. I got a 32GB iPod Touch as well with the $200 rebate. After the $100 instant education discount and $200 rebate, I basically got it for free.

Had a 13" pro before, it got stolen though. I look forward to having one again.
 
Harmless Abuse said:
Haha, you had the exact same notebook I did.

Honestly though, it wasn't a bad notebook. I used it for 3 years, and despite the 30 minute battery life, it was rather durable and I paid a whopping $300 for it new at Circuit City before it shut down.

I just purchased a 13" MBP. I was going to get a 15" but honestly, I don't think I do enough on a computer to justify the price. I just want to read and do homework. I got a 32GB iPod Touch as well with the $200 rebate. After the $100 instant education discount and $200 rebate, I basically got it for free.

Had a 13" pro before, it got stolen though. I look forward to having one again.
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I'm actually using it right now until my MBP comes :)
Been using it for 3 years (June 2007) but it was $600 for me.
I probably did go overboard with the 15" i7 but I hope to keep it for a while and re-sell it later on. Hopefully the top of the line will hold its value. :apple:
 
I just bought a 15" i5 2.4Ghz with standard resolution, along with the iTouch 8GB through "Back to School" promotion. My very first Mac ever!!!! So excited!!!!!!!:D:D:D
 
Bought my fiancee a 13" mbp two days ago for her college course in September, should be arriving the start of June. I've always wanted one for myself but she need a new laptop more than me so guess i gotta start saving again for myself. Will be great to have a play on it, will be the first mac for both of us:D.
 
Finally ordered my 15" i7 on Thursday. The waiting is horrible, hopefully will have it next week.
 
At last after long long thinking and changing my mined few times plus visited the Apple store few time
I made the order this is my 1st Apple laptop. every 3 years I use to buy IBM thinkpad top of the line with the HR antiglare screens. this time:
MBP 17" HR WS GLOSY
i7 2.66 CPU
4GB RAM memory
128GB SSD

never used more then 70GB on my hard drives if I need more I use USB external drive
Ram no need at the moment more then 4GB
this way I keapt the price under $3000 and when the price of the SSD and the ram will drop I can add them in the futer
Now wish me good luck that I will not heet buy bad pixele.
 
AttilaTheHun said:
At last after long long thinking and changing my mined few times plus visited the Apple store few time
I made the order this is my 1st Apple laptop. every 3 years I use to buy IBM thinkpad top of the line with the HR antiglare screens. this time:
MBP 17" HR WS GLOSY
i7 2.66 CPU
4GB RAM memory
128GB SSD

never used more then 70GB on my hard drives if I need more I use USB external drive
Ram no need at the moment more then 4GB
this way I keapt the price under $3000 and when the price of the SSD and the ram will drop I can add them in the futer
Now wish me good luck that I will not heet buy bad pixele.
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Make sure you save enough room on the SSD for a dictionary.
 
just ordered my first MBP :D

hey there everyone, first post :D

just ordered a refurb mid 2009 15 inch base model for £1099 ($1,590.31), I know its not the latest and greatest but it was either that or the new 2010 13 inch for £999 ($1,445.60) and as battery life (7 hours vs 10) and graphics power were not a issue for me the choice was pretty easy, just have to wait for it to arrive now. :D

any feedback on my purchase?, I was just interested on hearing others opinions on it from their point of view :apple:
 
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