How do you measure size?

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How do you measure size?

I just purchased a MacBook Pro. We ordered a 15" 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, and just received it in the mail.

It looked small to me so I measured the comp. witdth wise and it was only 13". I was telling someone about it tonight and they said to measure a computer you measure diagonally. Is that the correct way to measure a computer?

Also how do you check to make sure it is the 2.4 GHz?

I hope someone can help me.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro

Posted on Apr 27, 2008 9:10 PM

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Answer 1

Courcoul

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Apr 27, 2008 10:22 PM in response to oregon girl

... I would never had figured that one out on my own.

I take it that you are also a newcomer to the Wonderful World of Mac. May I suggest David Pogue's [Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual|http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529529> as an excellent way to get to know all the bits and pieces of the Operating System? An alternative could be [Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition|http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514129>, also from David Pogue.

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Answer 2

Apr 27, 2008 9:15 PM in response to oregon girl

You need to measure the screen diagonally. It should measure 15.4 inches. Then click on the Apple icon on your toolbar, then About This Mac.

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nerowolfe

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Apr 27, 2008 9:18 PM in response to oregon girl

oregon girl wrote:
I just purchased a MacBook Pro. We ordered a 15" 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, and just received it in the mail.

It looked small to me so I measured the comp. witdth wise and it was only 13". I was telling someone about it tonight and they said to measure a computer you measure diagonally. Is that the correct way to measure a computer?

Also how do you check to make sure it is the 2.4 GHz?

I hope someone can help me.

Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple boards:
Size is always measured diagonally. If there were a way to get a larger number, they would use that 🙂
Regarding your speed and other important things, hold down the Option key and click on the little black apple on the top left of your screen. Select System Profiler and, Voila! there you go.
Everything about your computer is listed there - and more ....

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carl wolf

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Apr 27, 2008 10:03 PM in response to oregon girl

"Is that the correct way to measure a computer?"

For the past 20 years, perhaps a few less, screens have been measured diagonally. You can also measure a computer alphabetically by height, but it's a little more complicated.

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oregon girl Author

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Apr 27, 2008 9:20 PM in response to Peter K. Grether

Hi Peter,

Thanks so much for getting back so quickly. I would never had figured that one out on my own. Makes one wonder, how did they come up with measuring diagonally?

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Answer 6

Apr 27, 2008 9:26 PM in response to oregon girl

I don't know. It's how all displays are measured. From TV sets to the little screen on a digital camera. 🙂

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oregon girl Author

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Apr 27, 2008 10:52 PM in response to carl wolf

All I can say is Thank goodness for this message board! I almost sent the computer back thinking they sent me the wrong one. That would have been a little embarrasing...

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