hey man. if you read the op correctly i doubt you would be saying any of these :)
i just dont want a macbook for the sake of having a macbook! and im well aware of their pricing. which is way above similarly specced pcs. but im talking SPECIFICALLY about a 2011 model and my question was about...
its not about having a hackintosh.
1.first priority is a good screen. better than what i have and with good color accuracy (oh boy is it important, when you increase the contrast on a dull screen and its too contrasty on regular contrasty smartphone screens)
2. quad core i7 from at least 2nd...
Geekbench test cores for the two compared
Late 2011 Macbook Pro 15 Single core- 2699 Multi core- 9986
Mid 2014 Macbook Pro 15 Retina Single core- 3953 Multi core- 15143
Hi there! i currently use a dell laptop from 2012 with 8gb ram, dual core i5 3210, gt 630m and samsung evo 840 ssd.
this plays games alright and i have been doing a lot more media production work lately. so far this laptop handles photoshop just fine and its an excellent laptop for overall use...