Upon ordering the MBP I had finally decided on (2.3 GHz, 8MB RAM, 1GHz video RAM and a 750 GB - 5400 RPM HD) I learned that B&H was out of stock.
Not knowing how soon they will have inventory I have neen looking at essentially the same configuration except with a 2.6GHz processor and a faster HD (750GB - 7200RPM). The difference in price is $200. Are these upgrades going to be noticable enough to warrant the additional cost?
I plan to use the MBP primarily as a desktop machine with an external monitor. I am by no means a power user, the machine will mainly be used for web surfing, MS Office, some photo and video editing and possibly a few games. I have heard that the battery life decreases significantly when going from the 2.3 to the 2.6, has this been confirmed? Any other possible drawbacks? I tend to keep my computers a long time (my current desktop is a Dell XPS tower I bought in 2005), will going for the 2.6 buy be some additional time over the 2.3?
I have no problem spending the additional money if it can be justified. Comments and feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Not knowing how soon they will have inventory I have neen looking at essentially the same configuration except with a 2.6GHz processor and a faster HD (750GB - 7200RPM). The difference in price is $200. Are these upgrades going to be noticable enough to warrant the additional cost?
I plan to use the MBP primarily as a desktop machine with an external monitor. I am by no means a power user, the machine will mainly be used for web surfing, MS Office, some photo and video editing and possibly a few games. I have heard that the battery life decreases significantly when going from the 2.3 to the 2.6, has this been confirmed? Any other possible drawbacks? I tend to keep my computers a long time (my current desktop is a Dell XPS tower I bought in 2005), will going for the 2.6 buy be some additional time over the 2.3?
I have no problem spending the additional money if it can be justified. Comments and feedback would be greatly appreciated.