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Which processor? 2.2 v 2.4 v 2.6
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<blockquote data-quote="Geeky1" data-source="post: 537790" data-attributes="member: 34442"><p>Well, you can't upgrade the CPU in a MBP. It's soldered to the board. So you'd better be sure you're getting what you want.</p><p></p><p>That being said, given that all of the CPUs are identical save for the clock speed, the effect on multitasking like what you're talking about of going from a 2.6 to a 2.4 or 2.2 is not going to be as large as some other things will be.</p><p></p><p>In order from most to least important (based on their effect on multitasking performance in this situation):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amount of RAM- The more the better. DDR2 is dirt cheap right now, if you can afford 4GB (<$200 if you install it yourself), you'd do well to get it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hard disk speed- Don't waste your time or money on a 5400rpm drives. The 7.2k drives have no effect on battery life to speak of, are marginally noisier and hotter at worst, but are <strong>significantly</strong> faster.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">CPU speed</li> </ul><p></p><p>If you want to get the most life out of the machine, you need to get a 2.6GHz model with 4GB of ram and a 7200rpm drive. But you'd probably see very little difference going to a 2.4GHz, and another very small decrease in performance by downgrading to the 2.2GHz model.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geeky1, post: 537790, member: 34442"] Well, you can't upgrade the CPU in a MBP. It's soldered to the board. So you'd better be sure you're getting what you want. That being said, given that all of the CPUs are identical save for the clock speed, the effect on multitasking like what you're talking about of going from a 2.6 to a 2.4 or 2.2 is not going to be as large as some other things will be. In order from most to least important (based on their effect on multitasking performance in this situation): [list=#] [*]Amount of RAM- The more the better. DDR2 is dirt cheap right now, if you can afford 4GB (<$200 if you install it yourself), you'd do well to get it. [*]Hard disk speed- Don't waste your time or money on a 5400rpm drives. The 7.2k drives have no effect on battery life to speak of, are marginally noisier and hotter at worst, but are [b]significantly[/b] faster. [*]CPU speed [/list] If you want to get the most life out of the machine, you need to get a 2.6GHz model with 4GB of ram and a 7200rpm drive. But you'd probably see very little difference going to a 2.4GHz, and another very small decrease in performance by downgrading to the 2.2GHz model. [/QUOTE]
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