Old 2.4Ghz Blackbook vs. New 2.0Ghz MB

[brettinlj]

I'm really having a tough time deciding between these two. The refurbished Black MB is $1099, while the new 2.0Ghz MB is $1250 after the student discount.

What is the better buy if I'm not a gamer? I'm losing .4Ghz and 90GB of hard drive space in return for the newer design. The price difference is only $150. Will the non-3D performance be about the same, or will the 2.4Ghz still have some advantage?

 

[dinaluvsApple]

I'm really having a tough time deciding between these two. The refurbished Black MB is $1099, while the new 2.0Ghz MB is $1250 after the student discount.

What is the better buy if I'm not a gamer? I'm losing .4Ghz and 90GB of hard drive space in return for the newer design. The price difference is only $150. Will the non-3D performance be about the same, or will the 2.4Ghz still have some advantage?

dude wtf?
the new one has ddr3 and 1k fsb.
those alone will demolish the old macbook in gaming.
the video is just icing on the cake.

 

[brettinlj]

dude wtf?
the new one has ddr3 and 1k fsb.
those alone will demolish the old macbook in gaming.
the video is just icing on the cake.

Not so interested in gaming? Now, will it "demolish" it in other ways is the question?

Basically it comes down to:

Is 2.0Ghz with 3MB L2 cache @ 1066Mhz FSB
<greater than or less than>
2.4Ghz with 3MB L2 cache @ 800Mhz FSB ?

Anyone?

 

[iShater]

Not, for CPU intensive tasks, I suspect that the old one will be slightly faster. The "improved" the overall package vs. the CPU clock. So while you will get performance increases form the FSB, it is a slower CPU.