"Downgrading" From Penryn MB to 2.16 CD MBP?

[adamjohn_98]

As you can see from the title, I am "downgrading" from a new Penryn MacBook to an older CoreDuo MacBook Pro, mainly for its graphics capability and the fact that I can make a bit of money out of the swap to help pay bills.

What kind of performance decrease (if any) will I see in regards to boot time and general system performance? Also, any widespread issues with this particular model of MacBook Pro? The one I purchased still has 1 year of AppleCare left on it, just in case something happens.

FYI: I generally use the MacBook in clamshell mode connected to a 22" LCD.

System Info:

2.16 CoreDuo MacBook Pro
2gb System RAM
256mb VRAM
250gb HD

2.4GHz Core2Duo MacBook
4gb System RAM
250gb HD

Thanks!

 

[masse]

swap one mb ram stick with one of the mbp to max out the ram at 3gb. After that you won't notice much of a performance decrease with most tasks, and you'll still have the greater 3d ability of the x1600.

 

[alphaod]

You won't notice much of a difference for mundane tasks.

 

[Michael CM1]

I think you mean Core2Duo on the 2.16, right? That's the speed I have. I can't believe you'll notice much of a difference. I've got 2GB of RAM and can't max it out with 6 big apps running. The only reason I could think of the 2.4 would be faster is doing something like HandBrake. That's the one app I have noticed responds really well to CPU speed.

 

[adamjohn_98]

Thanks for the help so far guys; I wish it was a Core2Duo, I believe this model was the last CoreDuo model produced, part number MA601LL from May 2006.

 

[raymondu999]

Yeah, there was a top-of-the-line CD 2.16, then Apple switched to the 2.16 baseline C2D