MBP 2.16 vs 2.33 GHZ 15"

[etart]

Looking to get a mbp but am wondering if the price diff is worth it considering what I need.
Also considering the 128 MB vs 256 MB SDRAM

I'll be doing some gameing and video and photo editing, to start probibly just with
i movie HD but considering final cut express at some point.
What do you think,
thanks in advance
etart

 

[NewSc2]

I'm facing the same dilemma too... but my use is mainly for audiowork in Logic Pro, while yours is video/gaming (although I do intend to do some gaming as well). Problem is the 2.33 does perform quite a bit better (15-20%) in plugins than the 2.16 does, although both are on par with some dual 2.5ghz g5's.

Personally if I were to purchase the 2.33 15", I'd probably jsut take the plunge and go with the 17". It's not that much more, and the screen is huge!

 

[adandl]

MBP my decision

I had the same issue but than more memory on the graphics adapter and 2GB Ram instead of 1GB made it worth for me buying the top one.

I did not buy the 17" model though, because I didn't want to loose mobility - If I need a bigger screen I can always buy a TFT...

The laptop is just perfect and considering that I want to upgrade to Lepard early next year I decided for the 2GB 2.33MHz model...

Hope this helps

 

[inf]

I chose the 2.16GHz model. Just couldn't see that the price difference is worth it. I'm not going to game much, so I think i don't need the extra VRAM or the extra (minimal) processor speed.

 

[pianoman]

for me, the processor speed is meaningless - both will do whatever you need them to do very quickly. the big difference is the standard RAM and VRAM, which is why i think the 2.33 is a better buy.

 

[xfiftyfour]

The price difference just wasn't worth it to me, so I opted for the 2.16 version. I figured, the extra RAM I could do myself for about $100. The processor upgrade would be a negligible speed difference.. and I don't do any gaming that would require the extra vram. I mostly just work in the Adobe suite and quark, and this thing flies!

 

[etart]

thanks, I do intend on getting 2 gigs of ram no matter what, and i don't think the 17" is in my future, so because i will be playing some games the 256 of VRAM is important
thanks again for all the fast replys
etart