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<blockquote data-quote="s2odin" data-source="post: 1143126" data-attributes="member: 176525"><p>The i7 is only better if you do lots of cpu intensive tasks. 130 mhz is not a lot, and yes it is faster in all synthetic benchmarks, real world performance is the same, until you need all the cpu available.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, 5 is the best. It has the faster processor, better screen, and the 7200 rpm hard drive. If you don't need the fastest processor available, get # 2 and upgrade the hard drive yourself. If you need the faster processor for whatever you will be doing, get #5.</p><p></p><p>My Core 2 Duo 2.26ghz is fine for what I do with my computer. Word, PS, Dreamweaver, internet, etc. The i7 used in Macs is still only a dual core, but has 4 threads so it can designate one thread to one task (up to 4 separate tasks), whereas the core 2 duo can only do half of that.</p><p></p><p>So: Best = #5</p><p>Budget = #2 with aftermarket HD upgrade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s2odin, post: 1143126, member: 176525"] The i7 is only better if you do lots of cpu intensive tasks. 130 mhz is not a lot, and yes it is faster in all synthetic benchmarks, real world performance is the same, until you need all the cpu available. Obviously, 5 is the best. It has the faster processor, better screen, and the 7200 rpm hard drive. If you don't need the fastest processor available, get # 2 and upgrade the hard drive yourself. If you need the faster processor for whatever you will be doing, get #5. My Core 2 Duo 2.26ghz is fine for what I do with my computer. Word, PS, Dreamweaver, internet, etc. The i7 used in Macs is still only a dual core, but has 4 threads so it can designate one thread to one task (up to 4 separate tasks), whereas the core 2 duo can only do half of that. So: Best = #5 Budget = #2 with aftermarket HD upgrade. [/QUOTE]
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