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[Winter Charm]

Seems like most people got the 2.4Ghz version. Is it really worth it in the long run?

I'm going to wait until late 2010, when Nehalem Chipsets hit the MB.

They are a MAJOR leap in terms of chip technology... unlike the Core2Duo that's different between the MB and MBP right now, where only the clock speeds are different, and the architecture is pretty much the same, the Nehalem Core i7 (already available in some high end machines) eliminates the FSB!!! that means a new type of motherboard port for the chip, and because it eliminates an entire cycle by taking out the FSB, not only does your Motherboard run at the processor clock speed, but you get a HUGE speedboost!!!!

I'm really waiting because i think its worth-while...

Might i also mention 11% MORE energy efficient, and 29% FASTER at the SAME clock Speed???

 

[gocardsfan1]

I'm going to wait until late 2010, when Nehalem Chipsets hit the MB.

They are a MAJOR leap in terms of chip technology... unlike the Core2Duo that's different between the MB and MBP right now, where only the clock speeds are different, and the architecture is pretty much the same, the Nehalem Core i7 (already available in some high end machines) eliminates the FSB!!! that means a new type of motherboard port for the chip, and because it eliminates an entire cycle by taking out the FSB, not only does your Motherboard run at the processor clock speed, but you get a HUGE speedboost!!!!

I'm really waiting because i think its worth-while...

Might i also mention 11% MORE energy efficient, and 29% FASTER at the SAME clock Speed???

I have a question: would someone like me who mainly does web browsing, iWork, iphoto, and itunes really notice a difference between nehalem and the current processors?

 

[jgo78]

I have a question: would someone like me who mainly does web browsing, iWork, iphoto, and itunes really notice a difference between nehalem and the current processors?

No

 

[eRondeau]

I have a question: would someone like me who mainly does web browsing, iWork, iphoto, and itunes really notice a difference between nehalem and the current processors?

You may not notice a difference, but you'll surely notice that you have to wait two more years for Nehalem. I admire the patience of anyone able to wait that long (knowing full well that by then, something else insanely great will be just around the corner -- again). However while they're waiting, I'll have put several thousand hours on my aluminum MacBook and if history is any indication, I will have thoroughly enjoyed every last one of them.

 

[tubbymac]

I have a question: would someone like me who mainly does web browsing, iWork, iphoto, and itunes really notice a difference between nehalem and the current processors?

You won't notice the difference because those tasks are not cpu limited. For example, next time you use any of those programs keep Activity Monitor running in the background and check the cpu use. Right now I'm using only 5% of my total cpu power while web browsing.

The only difference you would notice is in battery life. Once the new nehalem mobile chips are released (only server/desktop chips have been released so far to my knowledge) there should be some improvements in notebook battery life since the nehalem architecture is able to shut off a cpu completely when it's not being used. Under current Core 2 Duo architecture there is much more energy leakage when only 1 cpu is being used - which is the majority of the time when just web browsing, etc.

 

[Winter Charm]

You won't notice the difference because those tasks are not cpu limited. For example, next time you use any of those programs keep Activity Monitor running in the background and check the cpu use. Right now I'm using only 5% of my total cpu power while web browsing.

The only difference you would notice is in battery life. Once the new nehalem mobile chips are released (only server/desktop chips have been released so far to my knowledge) there should be some improvements in notebook battery life since the nehalem architecture is able to shut off a cpu completely when it's not being used. Under current Core 2 Duo architecture there is much more energy leakage when only 1 cpu is being used - which is the majority of the time when just web browsing, etc.

Actually, you will notice a HUGE difference in application launch time, and ram-using tasks. the Core i7 Nehalem Chips are amazingly fast... i just bought a desktop with a Core i7, and it uses triple channel RAM instead of dual channel, meaning that it can simultaneously write to 3 ram sticks instead of two, making 6GB instead of 4 GB a better ram configuration. Furthermore, the motherboard port is comepletly different. The Core i7 does NOT have a Font-Side Bus!!!! The Motherboard runs AT THE CLOCK SPEED OF THE PROCESSOR- (Meaning that everything becomes BLAZING FAST and even your RAM and GPU get a boost in performance) Comparing my Core i7 to the Core 2 Extreme in my Alienware, the 3.2Ghz Core i7 is FASTER than the 3.8Ghz Core 2 Extreme. (both chips are quad core) but my Nehalem system is so much faster.
The Core i7 is a MAJOR breakthrough in the design of a Processor, and is like the leap from single core to multi core. also, it supports multi threading, which lets it simluate being an 8-core chip, with 16 threads. that's why i'm waiting for them to appear in macbooks before i buy one, because its basically going to work like a quad core chip, which would be a welcome addition to the Macbooks.

Does that answer your question?