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buying a macbook tomorrow: i7 dual core vs quad core and ram questions
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<blockquote data-quote="anharper88" data-source="post: 1340492" data-attributes="member: 168819"><p>Key points/ about me:</p><p>Will be used mainly for web browsing, downloading music, watching shows, DVD's(have no tv/cable) and light openoffice work for school (no gaming or video/picture editing software)</p><p>Hope to get as many years as possible out of it, my macbook that just died gave me 5 1/2 years</p><p>Money is not an issue, I'm willing to make this big investment but do not want to waste money on options that are unneccesary for it to perform up to par three + years from now</p><p>These are my questions followed by the four macbook options I am considering:</p><p></p><p>Will dual core intel i7's processors be obsolete in the near future (3+ years from now)?</p><p>If dual core will still be up to par in the future, should I spend the extra $200 now for quad core ? Is quad core necessary for an everyday user like myself?</p><p>Should I spend the extra $200 to upgrade my ram from 4gb to 8gb?</p><p>Is it worth the extra $500 in the long run to upgrade my ram, go to quadcore, and have a 15 inch screen?</p><p></p><p>Below are my options with applecare included:</p><p></p><p>13inch w/ 2.8ghz dualcore i7 4gb ram 750gb harddrive $1748</p><p>13inch w/ 2.8gjz dualcore i7 8gb ram 750gb harddrive $1948</p><p>15inch w/ 2.2 ghz quadcore i7 4gb ram 500gb harddrive $2148</p><p>15inch w/2.2 ghz quadcore i7 8gb ram 500gb harddrive $2348</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anharper88, post: 1340492, member: 168819"] Key points/ about me: Will be used mainly for web browsing, downloading music, watching shows, DVD's(have no tv/cable) and light openoffice work for school (no gaming or video/picture editing software) Hope to get as many years as possible out of it, my macbook that just died gave me 5 1/2 years Money is not an issue, I'm willing to make this big investment but do not want to waste money on options that are unneccesary for it to perform up to par three + years from now These are my questions followed by the four macbook options I am considering: Will dual core intel i7's processors be obsolete in the near future (3+ years from now)? If dual core will still be up to par in the future, should I spend the extra $200 now for quad core ? Is quad core necessary for an everyday user like myself? Should I spend the extra $200 to upgrade my ram from 4gb to 8gb? Is it worth the extra $500 in the long run to upgrade my ram, go to quadcore, and have a 15 inch screen? Below are my options with applecare included: 13inch w/ 2.8ghz dualcore i7 4gb ram 750gb harddrive $1748 13inch w/ 2.8gjz dualcore i7 8gb ram 750gb harddrive $1948 15inch w/ 2.2 ghz quadcore i7 4gb ram 500gb harddrive $2148 15inch w/2.2 ghz quadcore i7 8gb ram 500gb harddrive $2348 [/QUOTE]
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