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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 894140" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Well you will only experience the extra heat when using the 9600M.</p><p></p><p>If you intend on keeping this laptop for a long time...3-5 years...you could also plan for the future.</p><p></p><p>Applications, games, and the internet get more & more complex all the time. We get threads here on Mac-Forums about people with older computers & older GPU's that can't play videos smoothly on websites like You-Tube...this could certainly apply to future program releases as well...such as CS5 or CS6.</p><p></p><p>Nobody can reliably predict the future. That 9400M may be fine for your needs today...but 2-3 years from now things may become so complex that you might have to run that 9600M GPU 100% of the time to get the same performance you get out of the 9400M today.</p><p></p><p>You rarely get the opportunity to have two GPU's in the same laptop (one good & one better). With 2 GPU's...that should certainly extend the useful life of a laptop!</p><p></p><p>For the extra $300 bucks...you get the 2nd faster/better GPU, a bigger hard drive, and a slightly faster CPU. Of course if that extra $300 bucks really pushes the limit of your budget...than that is totally understandable!</p><p></p><p>Just wouldn't want you to regret not getting the 2nd GPU 6-12 months from now if your computing needs increase.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 894140, member: 56379"] Well you will only experience the extra heat when using the 9600M. If you intend on keeping this laptop for a long time...3-5 years...you could also plan for the future. Applications, games, and the internet get more & more complex all the time. We get threads here on Mac-Forums about people with older computers & older GPU's that can't play videos smoothly on websites like You-Tube...this could certainly apply to future program releases as well...such as CS5 or CS6. Nobody can reliably predict the future. That 9400M may be fine for your needs today...but 2-3 years from now things may become so complex that you might have to run that 9600M GPU 100% of the time to get the same performance you get out of the 9400M today. You rarely get the opportunity to have two GPU's in the same laptop (one good & one better). With 2 GPU's...that should certainly extend the useful life of a laptop! For the extra $300 bucks...you get the 2nd faster/better GPU, a bigger hard drive, and a slightly faster CPU. Of course if that extra $300 bucks really pushes the limit of your budget...than that is totally understandable! Just wouldn't want you to regret not getting the 2nd GPU 6-12 months from now if your computing needs increase. Good luck, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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