Best Buy for the Price, Worth Twice what I Paid for It!
I bought this laptop for $750, and it was by far the best purchase for the money. It came with Intel i7, OS 10.8 (I upgraded it to 10.8.4, no problem), 500 GB of space, 2.66 GHz, and an unexpected bonus. The specs had shown that this laptop came with 4 GB RAM, but it showed up with 8 GB! And to think, that was the only thing that might've kept me from buying this model.
This computer is fast. With 8 GB, it can do anything. I can't stand other computers now, maybe that's a bad thing, but I'll have this one for a long time so that shouldn't make a difference. The screen is big and sharp, no need to pay extra for retina when it's still fantastic compared to PCs.
The only downside is that I'm not sure how much longer this system will be upgradable for all the new things Apple comes out with, since it is a 2010 model, but I'm hoping it will be compatible with all the future techy stuff or I'll be disappointed. Although, it works well enough as is, so any updates they put out might not make too much of a difference. A slight disappointment: since the model I bought was used, the battery is at "Needs Replaced" status and only runs for a little over 3 hours without charge, instead of, what, 8 hours? I could really care less, since I mainly have it plugged in anyway. Additionally, just compare those 3 hours to a PC, which will run maybe 1.5 hours without charge.
This laptop is the perfect size, it's not too big, or too heavy, and now my parent's 13 inch Mac looks and feels teensy. I love that I can see so much more when I'm editing photos, and since this computer is fast, Adobe Photoshop is a breeze. The larger speakers on the sides of the keyboard are also a bonus; I'm wondering how loud they can get, since with the 13 inch, all it has is a small circle of speaker above the keys, and those alone can get pretty loud. Then consider what the the 100x bigger speaker on this 15 inch can do...yeah.
In all seriousness, this laptop is a steal for its price, and with all the up-to-date specs it has on it right now, there's no point in spending twice as much for the newest MacBook Pro when this one has the exact same qualities. The only difference is that this one was made in 2010 and the others in 2013. I don't see a significant enough difference to change my mind. Buy this version, and you'll save $650, rather than spend $1500 on the latest version. Then you can always buy another 2010 version Mac with the money you saved, or upgrade the 2010 you have!Read full review
