Aluminum 2.0 GHz MacBook Vs. Aluminum 2.4 GHz MacBook

[mattnxtc]

I am really in this same perdicament as I am debating whether to get the 2.0 or 2.4.

I will almost certainly get fusion as I will need it set up for online poker and the programs generally work better on the windows side.

That would leave me running a somewhat intensive program that tracks all hands played and provides live data for me as well as a couple tables.

So would it be better running a 2.0 with 4 gigs or a 2.4 with 2 gigs or should I just bite the bullet and get the 2.4 with 4 gigs?

 

[sangosimo]

What would be more important for performance in games? An extra .4 GHz in processor speed, or an extra 2 GB of ram (4 GB total)?

400mhz won't mean much in games because the GPU is going to be the bottleneck of the system. The only place you will really notice a difference is any task that does alot of floating point calculations i.e. encoding.

 

[subq]

I am really in this same perdicament as I am debating whether to get the 2.0 or 2.4.

I will almost certainly get fusion as I will need it set up for online poker and the programs generally work better on the windows side.

That would leave me running a somewhat intensive program that tracks all hands played and provides live data for me as well as a couple tables.

So would it be better running a 2.0 with 4 gigs or a 2.4 with 2 gigs or should I just bite the bullet and get the 2.4 with 4 gigs?

Just keep in mind that you cannot upgrade your processor later. You can always upgrade RAM yourself.

 

[mclaycast]

A question

I have a diffrent question. So i want to get a Macbook in the summer when snow leopard comes out but is the 2.4ghz going to be better for video editing things or should i just go with 2.0ghz and 4gb of ram. Also it will take me a extra 3 months to get the money for the 2.4ghz and the backlit keybord would be nice.

 

[jbrenn]

I have a diffrent question. So i want to get a Macbook in the summer when snow leopard comes out but is the 2.4ghz going to be better for video editing things or should i just go with 2.0ghz and 4gb of ram. Also it will take me a extra 3 months to get the money for the 2.4ghz and the backlit keybord would be nice.

for video editing the ram would make the most difference. i would save for the 2.4 by the time you have the money it should be speed bumped.

 

[mclaycast]

thanks

for video editing the ram would make the most difference. i would save for the 2.4 by the time you have the money it should be speed bumped.

ok ya i think ill do that ill probly get final cut express. Also getting the 2.4ghz with 4gb of ram and a 7200rpm hd be needed at all because i might do it just for the speed.