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MBP Processor speed question... go with 3.06ghz?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 896420" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Depends ...</p><p></p><p>If you are an amateur doing this on the weekend or a hobby - not worth the $300 unless you've just got the money to burn.</p><p></p><p>If you're earning a living with it / working on this stuff 40+ hours a week, then you'll make back more than the $300 over the course of 2 years even if you only save 1-2 seconds every time you do something.</p><p></p><p>Don't think you can get the 3.06 in store though. That's an upgrade option so they may not have it in stock. You would be able to order it from them.</p><p></p><p>The first thing I'd change out would be to put a 7200 RPM drive in it, like maybe the WD black. You will get a noticeable improvement with all things related to disk access with this drive over their stock 5400. I'd spend my money here, no matter which CPU you get.</p><p></p><p>And if you do not need the mobility, the same thing with a much better video card can be had with a 24" screen in the iMac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 896420, member: 24160"] Depends ... If you are an amateur doing this on the weekend or a hobby - not worth the $300 unless you've just got the money to burn. If you're earning a living with it / working on this stuff 40+ hours a week, then you'll make back more than the $300 over the course of 2 years even if you only save 1-2 seconds every time you do something. Don't think you can get the 3.06 in store though. That's an upgrade option so they may not have it in stock. You would be able to order it from them. The first thing I'd change out would be to put a 7200 RPM drive in it, like maybe the WD black. You will get a noticeable improvement with all things related to disk access with this drive over their stock 5400. I'd spend my money here, no matter which CPU you get. And if you do not need the mobility, the same thing with a much better video card can be had with a 24" screen in the iMac. [/QUOTE]
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