Hey guys, bit of a long post here with lots of questions, but would appreciate any input anyone has.
I currently own a Macbook, it's the MacBook2,1 late 2006 model, 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB HD. Over the past few months it things seem to be running a lot less smoothly, for example if I'm watching a video in quicktime, and also browsing in safari, the video will often start to stutter and will then not play smoothly until I close and reopen it, but then the problem will start again. I've also had more kernal panics lately - I've had 3 today.
As well as completely erasing the hard drive, and reinstalling, I've tried a few of these apps that try to clean up and make things run smoother, but I haven't really noticed any improvement.
To add to this, probably about 6 months ago, I was at a friends house with my mac, picked it up, and noticed the battery wasn't flush with the casing. It has now expanded to at least a few mm of where it should be. Apple wouldn't replace it and said I'd have to buy a new battery.
So I think it will soon come to either upgrading the RAM and buying a new battery, or buying a new machine. Say I buy a new battery and either 4 or 8GB of RAM, would this solve my problems and keep me going for the next 3 or 4 years, or would it be better to just buy a new mac? I've also just realised my Mac will only be able to use 3.3GB of RAM, and that probably won't make much of a noticeable difference, which pushes me towards the option of going for the MBP
If I were to go down the path of buying a new mac, I'd be looking at buying a MBP, either the 13" or 15", and at least 4GB of RAM, may even go for 8GB. Although I'd like to go 15", for the larger screen size and option of a matte display, I don't know if I can justify the extra money to go the larger screen, considering I already have a 23" cinema display for use at home, and the 13" would be more portable for uni. Any other reasons for one or the other?
Quick little question here, 2.26 vs. 2.53 v 2.66 GHz - obviously there will be a difference between them, but not worth going the faster processor with all other specs being the same?
One last question - opinions on waiting for next revision?
Thanks
I currently own a Macbook, it's the MacBook2,1 late 2006 model, 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB HD. Over the past few months it things seem to be running a lot less smoothly, for example if I'm watching a video in quicktime, and also browsing in safari, the video will often start to stutter and will then not play smoothly until I close and reopen it, but then the problem will start again. I've also had more kernal panics lately - I've had 3 today.
As well as completely erasing the hard drive, and reinstalling, I've tried a few of these apps that try to clean up and make things run smoother, but I haven't really noticed any improvement.
To add to this, probably about 6 months ago, I was at a friends house with my mac, picked it up, and noticed the battery wasn't flush with the casing. It has now expanded to at least a few mm of where it should be. Apple wouldn't replace it and said I'd have to buy a new battery.
So I think it will soon come to either upgrading the RAM and buying a new battery, or buying a new machine. Say I buy a new battery and either 4 or 8GB of RAM, would this solve my problems and keep me going for the next 3 or 4 years, or would it be better to just buy a new mac? I've also just realised my Mac will only be able to use 3.3GB of RAM, and that probably won't make much of a noticeable difference, which pushes me towards the option of going for the MBP
If I were to go down the path of buying a new mac, I'd be looking at buying a MBP, either the 13" or 15", and at least 4GB of RAM, may even go for 8GB. Although I'd like to go 15", for the larger screen size and option of a matte display, I don't know if I can justify the extra money to go the larger screen, considering I already have a 23" cinema display for use at home, and the 13" would be more portable for uni. Any other reasons for one or the other?
Quick little question here, 2.26 vs. 2.53 v 2.66 GHz - obviously there will be a difference between them, but not worth going the faster processor with all other specs being the same?
One last question - opinions on waiting for next revision?
Thanks
Then my decision would be made.
