Macbook Pro C2D 15,4" on order - Should I worry about the display?

I have ordered the new Macbook Pro C2D 15,4" and I read the numerous threads here about the display quality. I have just selled my CD Macbook Pro 15,4" so I want to ask you all here, is there a difference between the new and the previous model, or do you think that both are grainy?
I personally found the display of the Macbook Pro CD very good and I hope that the new is at least as good as that one.

My advice to you is check it out before you buy it. I've gone to 4 different apple stores or resellers and all the ones I've seen on display have unevenly back lit displays. You can tell the cd from the cd2 from the lighting. Its very obvious as you take a look at them side by side. You'll notice what i mean if you look at the very bottom corners of the display. There is more light coming through than the rest of the screen and this is very annoying. There also seems to be burn marks at the very corners, they are faint and gray but also noticable. In fact there seems to be a bar of light that looks like a reflection of the macbook pro, but is actually uneven lighting all the way across the bottom. Definately bad. I went through 3 17" macbook pros cd2 at the store and all 3 of them exhibited the same uneven lighting. So then i went with a 15" but that too had the same problems. I'm going to wait it out for another month or so. I love the macbook pros, but I want to spend my money on a good product.
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}In the last line (return in getValue) I'm getting the following warning (as reported by Eclipse):
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What does this exactly mean? Should I worry about it? Should I do what I'm trying to do in another way?
Thanks in advance, best regards
Jose

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You are not making use of the Class object that you're passing to
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New MacBook Pro C2D Startup issues

Hi,
I have my MBP for 3 weeks now and normally leave it on all the time (on and off the AC) For the most part it will wake up from sleep just fine.
In the last 3 nights I turned the MBP off before I went to sleep.
When I tried to boot in the morning the machine makes the regular DVD noise but it will keep doing this noise for 3 times, the light on the front will turn on but the machine will not start. There is also no startup chime. No video. When I pressed the power button to turn it off and then on, it will do the same.
I had been thrugh nightmare with a first generation MB so I had an idea on what to do -- I reset the PRAM and it starts fine.
This has been happening 3 mornings in a row. (I don't have anything connected to the MB other then the AC adapter.
I repaired permissions, went throguh the hardware test, took the battery out, checked the Apple website for firmware updates, and although there was firmware update 1.2 for MBP on 11/13, after launching it, I get a messge that tells me that my computer doesn't need the update.
I get all kinds of weird behaviors and the MBP will become very slugish... the highlight was today while burning a DVD in Toast none of my applications will launch, every application I would click on the dock will just bounce about 20 times and then stop. I couldn't even relaunch the Finder and ended up pressing the power button to force it to shut down. mind you, It restarted fine.
I read in one OLD thread here on the Apple forums that someone had similar problems with a MB and it was resolved by the firmware update.
Does anyone has similar issues or have any idea why my machine will act like this? I rather try to resolve it myself before I call Apple care or go to the Apple store.
Stats:
Machine Name: Mac
Machine Model: MacBookPro2,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP22.00A5.B00
SMC Version: 1.12f5
thanks in advance.
Boaz
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Thanks for the response.
Yes, I reinstalled the OS (clean install)
The issues with starting up in the morning still consistant.
It appears that if I shut down and restart right away, there is no issue- it's ok, but if the machne is off for awhile it will not boot on the first time.
I left my MBP off all day and took it to the Apple store after work.
The MBP will not reboot at first which really surprised the guy who claimed to be head technician. He kept insisting that's it's a 3rd party software issue, and I was saying, how come a 3rd party software will affect the booting of the computer? ( you can't even here the chime!)
He suggested that I will go home and clean install OS X again, and this time not to install anything else on it. The test is on. I did a clean reinstall. The machine will be off tonight, and we'll see what will happen in the morning!
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Macbook Pro C2D 17" performence vs 15" Performence

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I have read that one, the 17" has more room for cooling which allows the gpu to be clocked at spec than being lowered in the 15".
Two, on both models, the 160 5400 rpm drives are available and I have heard they are using perpindicular writing technology which means that a perpin HD spinning at 5400 is comparable to a 7200rpm HD with longitudinal writing technology. My guess is the 100gb 7200rpm HD upgrade for the 17" is not perpindicular which means it may be a waste of an upgrade, especially since it subtracts $100, not adds to the price when you choose it.
One thing to consider, I dont care about price, since if I go with the 15", i will keep my 20" cinema display to use when editing, where if I go with the 17" i will sell that to pay for the price difference, since 3 inch diff is not really that much to keep such an expensive screen.
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Hey All,
My question is this, has anyone seen a performence
difference in the 2.33 15" and 2.33 17", or similar
pro models with the CD chips between 15"/17"?
I have read that one, the 17" has more room for
cooling which allows the gpu to be clocked at spec
than being lowered in the 15".
I honestly think any performance difference between the two will be negligible. I think the form factor would be more important. The X1600 on the 15" Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros is clocked much higher (Core 418.5, Mem 445.5) than on the original Core Duo models. I think its still slightly underclocked, but much better than the original models.
Two, on both models, the 160 5400 rpm drives are
available and I have heard they are using
perpindicular writing technology which means that a
perpin HD spinning at 5400 is comparable to a 7200rpm
HD with longitudinal writing technology. My guess is
the 100gb 7200rpm HD upgrade for the 17" is not
perpindicular which means it may be a waste of an
upgrade, especially since it subtracts $100, not adds
to the price when you choose it.
Reports seem to indicate the 160gb and 200gb drives are indeed PMR. I'm not sure if anyone even manufactures a 2.5" 7200rpm 100gb drive right now. The 160gb drive does seem to be the one to go with.
One thing to consider, I dont care about price, since
if I go with the 15", i will keep my 20" cinema
display to use when editing, where if I go with the
17" i will sell that to pay for the price difference,
since 3 inch diff is not really that much to keep
such an expensive screen.
This seems like a good reason to go with the 15", IMHO. You'll have a lighter, more portable machine for traveling, but when you're home you'll have that nice 20" display for editing. To me, it sounds like you should order the same model I did - 15" 2.33 GHz with 160gb upgrade.
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Macbook pro c2d whine?

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Macbook pro c2d LOUD

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