If you had the option of getting a 2.4 for about $250 more than the 2.2 MBP, would you do it? Trying to decide if the better hardware can justify the cost...thanks for your insights!
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15" 2.2 MBP vs. 15" 2.4 MBP
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no it won't.
the 256mb is a rip-off.
http://www.barefeats.com/rosa03.html
(considering you don't want to play on a 30" display and/or want a more "future proof" card, when games will require (even) more texture ram. The 8600m gt isn't a high end card anyways.
For $500 I wouldn't do it but for $250 I am wondering if its really worth it...I am leaning towards no but trying to gauge if that's the best move...
Are you planning on gaming on it? If so, the upgrade is probably worth it. Although RAM on video cards is often used as a marketing ploy (selling low end cards with tons of RAM that they can't use), in this case, 128MB is pretty low. I think 256 will legitimately give it a longer life.
Aside from gaming, the only other reason might be if you're going to be using it frequently with a super high resolution external screen. I think a normal 1280x1024 resolution 128MB is fine, but if you're running a huge display the extra RAM might help
Wolfpup, I'll be using Flight Sim X sparingly on the machine and I played it on the 128MB version and thought it was pretty decent which is why the upgrade is weighing on me a bit because all in all the quality with the lower-end card was fine for me.
Flight Sim X seems to eat hardware alive from what I've been hearing over on the Dell forums, so personally I'd go for the 2.4Ghz/256MB system. I know there are people over there who have overhauled their whole systems to play it well, and act like 2GB of main RAM isn't even enough 
How are you getting it for only $250 more? If I could do this I would, because I plan on having a MBP for a couple of years, and who knows (especially for games) what video will be required in the future...but how do u make the gap only $250!?
Yeah, good question! I should have thought to ask that. I'm still trying to talk myself in to a Macbook Pro, so if I can get some kind of discount...
Had a problem with the 2.2MBP and the manager of the Apple Store offered to make up half the difference for an upgrade to the next one up.
If I were you I'de take it...just my opinion...I have learned first hand that there may be needs in the not-so-distant future for better video cards and as a result it costs a whole new notebook rather than the $xxx to get it in the first place
Yeah, if you're getting $250 off, I'd just go for it. The extra video RAM is probably worth it by itself if you game, and certainly the extra CPU speed combined with the RAM is. (And the drive is a bit bigger too, if you're going to use the stock drive-worth probably $30-50 or so retail right there.)