![]() ![]() On the one hand, Apple's MacBook Pros have always used good quality panels. Whereas I couldn't use the 2010 15 as my primary work machine, with an SSD the 2011 15-inch MBP does just fine.ĭisplays haven't really changed, which is both good and bad. ![]() The move to quad-core Sandy Bridge makes the 15-inch MacBook Pro's performance formidable. Although it comes in the same chassis as last year's model, it delivers much more performance. last year's 13-inch MBP when running games in Windows 7. For some reason we actually saw a step back in GPU performance vs. ![]() Graphics performance is solid under OS X however questionable under Windows. If you own a previous generation 13-inch MBP, the upgrade is 100% worth it. It's the single largest upgrade you'll find in the lineup. The new 13 is quite possibly the best balance of portability and performance. In fact, the new 13 can outperform last year's 15 thanks to Sandy Bridge. You get much better CPU performance over the previous generation. With the 13-inch MacBook Pro, under OS X at least, there simply aren't any downsides. For as little attention as the 2011 MacBook Pro launch was given by Apple, there sure is a lot to talk about.
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