3.06 vs 2.8ghz macbook pro

[r23w]

Is the $300 upgrade from 2.8 to 3.06 worth it?

will I see much difference??

I do a lot of hd video editing and image processing.


Thanks!

 

[thegoldenmackid]

How long are you going to keep the computer. It's not really worth it to most users, but those that rely on the machines for audio/video processing might need the extra speed boost. It's probably better spent on upgrading the ram, or at least putting the money towards that.

 

[rgarjr]

u probably wont see much boost, but if you have the ends then get the bigger one.

 

[TheVidEditor]

From a vid editor to another vid editor, any increase in processing speed can make the difference, as well as the graphics card too

 

[r23w]

I will probably keep the computer for about 2 years or so and i currently have a 2.2 ghz

 

[pprior]

The performance boost is less proportionally to system cost.

That being said, time is money.

That being said, if you're professionally rendering video, you should be doing it on a mac pro.

Personally I sprung for the 3.06, just because I keep computers a long time and also I -hate- second guessing how much faster it "could" have been when I'm waiting on something to render, etc.