Need MORE mac help :p

[bob marley]

K, so apple sometimes have the refurbished 2 ghz core duo macbook on sale for 50 bucks less than the refurbished macbook core 2 duo 1.83ghz.

Is there a BIG difference between Duo and 2 Duo? I'd rather save the 50 bucks, get 0.17 ghz and a super drive better than buy something for 50 bucks more cause it has a 2 in it.

Also, if i purchase iWork06 with a Macbook, is the file compatible to open on a PC?

Im just a 11 year old with the money to buy a mac, and sometimes i gotta write my papers at home.

Then i email them and print em out at school.

 

[clevin]

K, so apple sometimes have the refurbished 2 ghz core duo macbook on sale for 50 bucks less than the refurbished macbook core 2 duo 1.83ghz.

Is there a BIG difference between Duo and 2 Duo? I'd rather save the 50 bucks, get 0.17 ghz and a super drive better than buy something for 50 bucks more cause it has a 2 in it.

depends what you do, and C2D gives u a peace of mind (so called 64 bit future proof and 802.11n, which are realisticly not useful IMHO). after all, $50 is not a significant number, so whichever u choose, u won't feel bad.

 

[bob marley]

depends what you do, and C2D gives u a peace of mind (so called 64 bit future proof and 802.11n, which are realisticly not useful IMHO). after all, $50 is not a significant number, so whichever u choose, u won't feel bad.

"64 bit future proof" my ass

Its not like its even freakin compatible with 4gb ram anyways

Wtf is 802.11n

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Also, if i purchase iWork06 with a Macbook, is the file compatible to open on a PC?

You can export from iWork in variety of formats – including as a Word file – so you shouldn't have any problems on that front.

 

[bob marley]

You can export from iWork in variety of formats – including as a Word file – so you shouldn't have any problems on that front.

Oo thanks, i was worried sick about that.

Will core duo 2 ghz overpower core 2 duo 1.83ghz or at least stay moderately lower or the same?

thanks

 

[CrzyCanuck72]

if you're going to shell out for iWork anyway and you need PC compatibility, just buy MS Office student version. It won't give you any headaches sending documents back & forth to PCs

 

[plinden]

The Core 2 Duos CPUs are roughly 10% faster than the equivalently clocked Core Duos, so a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo will be somewhat equivalent to a 2.16GHz Core Duo.

So you have: 2GHz CD 32bit CPU, wireless g, superdrive vs 1.83GHz C2D 64bit CPU, wireless n, no superdrive. Is that right?

By the way, there's more to 64 bit processing than the maximum RAM, and if you don't know what wireless n (aka 802.11n) is, look it up.

 

[bob marley]

ty so much, ill buy the core duo one because now i know its barely slower than core 2 duo 1.83ghz

 

[bob marley]

The Core 2 Duos CPUs are roughly 10% faster than the equivalently clocked Core Duos, so a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo will be somewhat equivalent to a 2.16GHz Core Duo.

So you have: 2GHz CD 32bit CPU, wireless g, superdrive vs 1.83GHz C2D 64bit CPU, wireless n, no superdrive. Is that right?

By the way, there's more to 64 bit processing than the maximum RAM, and if you don't know what wireless n (aka 802.11n) is, look it up.

yea

 

[GITANAJAVA]

K, so apple sometimes have the refurbished 2 ghz core duo macbook on sale for 50 bucks less than the refurbished macbook core 2 duo 1.83ghz.

Is there a BIG difference between Duo and 2 Duo? I'd rather save the 50 bucks, get 0.17 ghz and a super drive better than buy something for 50 bucks more cause it has a 2 in it.

Also, if i purchase iWork06 with a Macbook, is the file compatible to open on a PC?

Im just a 11 year old with the money to buy a mac, and sometimes i gotta write my papers at home.

Then i email them and print em out at school.

..........Eleven years old, eh? Let me think about that...............

 

[bob marley]

..........Eleven years old, eh? Let me think about that...............

ty for helping

 

[nazmac21]

Wait until Santa Rosa-Leopard equipped MacBook.

 

[polevault139]

Like was said earlier and cannot be stressed enough is that the 1.83 only has a COMBO drive so you cannot burn DVD's. If this is important to you then the 2.0 is your only choice

 

[jsw]

Mod note: Member bob marley has been asked to return when he turns 13.

 

[GITANAJAVA]

Mod note: Member bob marley has been asked to return when he turns 13.

Ouch! Sorry, Bob, wasn't my intention to get the feds onto you. I was expressing amazement at your abilities. Many apologies, wish you only the best.