Just got my 2.53GHz i5 15" MacBok Pro two days ago. So far so good. Loving it. I'm proud to join the cult that is Apple Fanboi-ism. =p

Yeah I actually had this dilemma when i was buying the MBP. I know the extra .13 GHz would have just a slight impact on boot time, file transfer time, video rendering time, etc., but for some reason i valued the 500GB HDD highly and thought that plus the slight superiority in processing power was worth the 600 bucks.

Having said that, I understand where you're coming from. And I'm now thinking if i made a mistake in getting this model. But what the heck, the money's been spent and I'm happy with it. So yeah.

Hi,

What do you guys mean when you say there's no full screen on Safari? Mine looks like this.

Have you tried clicking on the three diagonal lines at the bottom right of the window and dragging it all the way to fit your screen?

Yea, the green little button does not bring it to full screen, it just expands big enough to show the entire webpage, so use the three diagonal lines at the bottom right of the window.

when you mirror, definitely it will blur
big screen will follow small screen resolution
nothing to do with mac, this is how computer works

and i wonder why mine is only 20months but dropped till 77% with only 50 cycles?

since u guys tok about download manager.. i feel Download Them All in firefox is very useful.. it can download files from those site like megaupload/rapidshare and etc.. i tried other download manager like Speed Download, cannot do like what DTA can..

but i prefer to use Google Chrome, is there any alternative that can replace DTA at Firefox?

because DTA is a firefox plugin, not a standalone app. closing firefox meaning closing DTA as well. so far it's my favourite but yala, sometimes i quit firefox forgetting that im downloading something haha

i've been using it or about 2yrs still havent got used to it haha. DTA doesnt support safari 5 doesnt it?

i dont wan to do that
i need a software to proper control it

Lots of i7 users here. I've got the MBP i7 too with 8GB Ram and 256mb SSD. Only thing I regret was I didn't get the hi-res screen.

Sure can, it'll make the MBP 13" fly.

Cost me RM1870 from the distributor. Low Yat still 2k plus, I think, for 250GB. Let me know if you want one.

Yeah, it's expensive, someone told me that I can buy another notebook for that price, but at least I'm comfy with 250GB. At the very minimum, 160GB. Anything less than that is just not enough.

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Added on December 10, 2010, 9:50 pm
The hi-res screen would have been nice but I couldn't wait for Apple to deliver. Since I was already at the Apple shop, I just bought it.  3 weeks later, they came out with the 2.8Ghz option. Grrr.

As for the SSD, it's 3rd party, mine's a Corsair F240. It was an impulse buy. I went to get the OCZ Vertex 2 but they didn't have that at the time, had to wait 2 days. Corsair was in stock so got that on the spot. Both have the same chipset, almost same performance. OCZ is supposed to have better firmware but what the heck.

I do some download, not too much. The MBP is my workhorse. It's paired with a 500GB Passport Studio FW800 drive for storing my work when I'm on the go. I do a lot of work at Starbucks. :-) Everything is then synced back to a 2TB Studio II at home.

Just bought myself Macbook Air, the base 3299 model. Was told by the epicenter guys that it would take 2-3 weeks to get the 4Gb version, so I just pay and left.

Now, i saw the online store says it takes only 3 days! grrrr.....

and of coz epicenter people are geniuses

and that is NOT 3 weeks right as quoted by the epicenter geniuses
so Eithanius I suggest YOU shut you trap since your level of knowledge is at par with those morons