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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 631887" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>Actually, both hardware and software. The 06 version was likely a Core Duo. They are presently shipping with Core 2 Duo's, reputed to be almost 10% faster, clock for clock, than the Core Duo. So that is the hardware element. From a raw speed perspective, the clock rate has also gone up, to a max now of 2.4.</p><p></p><p>In addition, I fairly sure that amount of memory has increased (now 2 GB, I don't think it was that high in 06) AND the size of the hard drive has increased.</p><p></p><p>SO, while a similar price point, a much more powerful machine in many ways.</p><p></p><p>Update your hard drive? No problem. See <a href="http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: Blue">this</span></strong></a> tutorial on how to do it. If you don't like this one, there are dozens more out there with similar information. Just Google "upgrade hard disk macbook" and you will get lots of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 631887, member: 17052"] Actually, both hardware and software. The 06 version was likely a Core Duo. They are presently shipping with Core 2 Duo's, reputed to be almost 10% faster, clock for clock, than the Core Duo. So that is the hardware element. From a raw speed perspective, the clock rate has also gone up, to a max now of 2.4. In addition, I fairly sure that amount of memory has increased (now 2 GB, I don't think it was that high in 06) AND the size of the hard drive has increased. SO, while a similar price point, a much more powerful machine in many ways. Update your hard drive? No problem. See [url=http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130][B][COLOR="Blue"]this[/COLOR][/B][/url] tutorial on how to do it. If you don't like this one, there are dozens more out there with similar information. Just Google "upgrade hard disk macbook" and you will get lots of them. [/QUOTE]
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