Actually, yes.
Me? Actually, yes - which is why I pulled the trigger on a 2010 model as soon as I heard a whisper that the 2011 would be Intel IGP-only. C2D is slower, but can still do everything an i5 can do. Sandy IGP can't do everything the 320m can do (no CUDA, fake OpenCL, likely won't run some of the games / apps 320m will). 320m is 30-50% faster in GPU-bound benchmarks, which could be the difference between playable and slide-show. There were rumors that Apple would ditch the ODD to add a discrete GPU to the 13, but I've been around long enough to realize that Intel IGP was the more likely scenario. Maybe next time.
So you would prefer a two generation old processor? I was under the impression that the 320m was only there for hardware video acceleration and not for serious heavy lifting like CAD or gaming. The i5s + HD3000 should do those tasks better than the 320m.
Me? Actually, yes - which is why I pulled the trigger on a 2010 model as soon as I heard a whisper that the 2011 would be Intel IGP-only. C2D is slower, but can still do everything an i5 can do. Sandy IGP can't do everything the 320m can do (no CUDA, fake OpenCL, likely won't run some of the games / apps 320m will). 320m is 30-50% faster in GPU-bound benchmarks, which could be the difference between playable and slide-show. There were rumors that Apple would ditch the ODD to add a discrete GPU to the 13, but I've been around long enough to realize that Intel IGP was the more likely scenario. Maybe next time.