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macbook return and cpu question

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heliocentric

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i recently got a i5 15" but having used it i am feeling like its to big and would like to go down to a 13" 2.66 pro.

will apple take back the i5 and give me a refund if i am not happy with it? (im in the uk btw and within 14 days of delivery)

will i notice much of a cpu speed reduction in going from the i5 to the c2d 2.66? in example video encoding?

thanks
 
If it is within 14 days, Apple will take it back, but you will have to pay a restocking fee.

As far as video encoding, you will notice a pretty large speed difference between the Core i5 and the Core 2 Duo.
 
celticpride678 said:
If it is within 14 days, Apple will take it back, but you will have to pay a restocking fee.

As far as video encoding, you will notice a pretty large speed difference between the Core i5 and the Core 2 Duo.
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bigjobby said:
I don't think there is a restocking fee for UK purchasers.
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can anyone clarify?


really it would be that much of a difference? even though the c2d has a higher clock speed...
 
heliocentric said:
can anyone clarify?


really it would be that much of a difference? even though the c2d has a higher clock speed...
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Depending on the Application and whether it uses both cores, the i5 has turbo mode which will out perform the C2D at single threaded/core tasks.

The C2D are still very capable and I personally purchased the new 13" myself, but not for the intention of HD video creation etc.
 
irontony said:
Depending on the Application and whether it uses both cores, the i5 has turbo mode which will out perform the C2D at single threaded/core tasks.

The C2D are still very capable and I personally purchased the new 13" myself, but not for the intention of HD video creation etc.
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im using a program that encodes using both cores...so i dont benefit from turbo mode.

will the 2.66 be quicker than the i5 2.4 in that case or will the difference be very small?

thanks

p.s. can someone clarify the return policy seeing as i have used the 15" model but would like to return it.
 
heliocentric said:
im using a program that encodes using both cores...so i dont benefit from turbo mode.

will the 2.66 be quicker than the i5 2.4 in that case or will the difference be very small?
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In that case, the i5 doesn't have FSB that throttles the Memory bandwidth which is faster, but the C2D has a slight Clock advantage... meaning it maybe little difference in performance between them both. I'd Would still hold onto your i5 as it also has a dedicated GPU.

So unless you have to have a smaller form factor e.g 13" - keep the i5 15"
 
irontony said:
In that case, the i5 doesn't have FSB that throttles the Memory bandwidth which is faster, but the C2D has a slight Clock advantage... meaning it maybe little difference in performance between them both. I'd Would still hold onto your i5 as it also has a dedicated GPU.

So unless you have to have a smaller form factor e.g 13" - keep the i5 15"
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thing is i dont use it for any games or anything (i have a ps3 for that) so i dont feel i gain anything from the gpu

i will phone my local apple store tomorrow see what they say on returns...
 
so i spoke to someone online and they said it would be fine to return it to an apple store...

drove all the way there 'oh we dont take make anything purchased online' :(

very annoying

so i have now organised it over the phone for collection return!


p.s. no restocking fee btw
 
heliocentric said:
so i spoke to someone online and they said it would be fine to return it to an apple store...

drove all the way there 'oh we dont take make anything purchased online' :(

very annoying

so i have now organised it over the phone for collection return!


p.s. no restocking fee btw
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FYI: There will only be a modest difference in the speed of encoding. In reality BOTH computers will be fairly slow when encoding video. You will be waiting a LOT for either one. i.e. start your project and then take a break for x minutes/hours.

cheers
JohnG
 
johnnymg said:
FYI: There will only be a modest difference in the speed of encoding. In reality BOTH computers will be fairly slow when encoding video. You will be waiting a LOT for either one. i.e. start your project and then take a break for x minutes/hours.

cheers
JohnG
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On the i5 it was gonna take 40 hours to encode what I wanted
 
It's just to big for me otherwise i would...ideally I would like an air but I know that will be sloooow for encoding haha
 
heliocentric said:
It's just to big for me otherwise i would...ideally I would like an air but I know that will be sloooow for encoding haha
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40+ hours ~~~~~ ouch.

How about a MP in a backpack? :eek:

Me thinks you need a couple of machines running in parallel.

cheers
JohnG
 
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