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Ok everyone, bear with me and help me out. Im pretty indecisive.
Mac Book Pro
15.4" 1440x900
2.0ghz
ATI Raedon X1600 128mb
80gig 5400rpm
* Height: 1.0 inch (2.59 cm)
* Width: 14.1 inches (35.7 cm)
* Depth: 9.6 inches (24.3 cm)
* Weight: 5.6 pounds (2.54 kg)
$2,038 w/ AppleCare
MacBook
13.3" 1280x800
2.0ghz
Shared 64mb Memory
80gig 5400rpm
* Height: 1.08 inches (2.75 cm)
* Width: 12.78 inches (32.5 cm)
* Depth: 8.92 inches (22.7 cm)
* Weight: 5.2 pounds (2.36 kg)
$1,427 w/ AppleCare
So, aside from design, size, 2 inches of screen space and a backlit keyboard, the main difference I see is the video ram. Now, I would upgrade the ram in either one of these machines, so whether its 2x256 or 1x512 already installed doesnt matter...
My question is this, how much of an improvement would the regular MacBook , with its intergrated video be over my 32mb Raedon 9200 G4 iBook?
I am looking to use Final Cut and PhotoShop. I can run both on my iBook, but I want a bigger and brighter screen, and I want to do things a little faster.
I dont know if I can justify spending $600 more for a video card and 2" of screen.
I think either screen would be a big improvement over my 12" iBook display.
Price is a factor, otherwise I would obviously just purchase the MacBook Pro..
Thanks in advance.
Mac Book Pro
15.4" 1440x900
2.0ghz
ATI Raedon X1600 128mb
80gig 5400rpm
* Height: 1.0 inch (2.59 cm)
* Width: 14.1 inches (35.7 cm)
* Depth: 9.6 inches (24.3 cm)
* Weight: 5.6 pounds (2.54 kg)
$2,038 w/ AppleCare
MacBook
13.3" 1280x800
2.0ghz
Shared 64mb Memory
80gig 5400rpm
* Height: 1.08 inches (2.75 cm)
* Width: 12.78 inches (32.5 cm)
* Depth: 8.92 inches (22.7 cm)
* Weight: 5.2 pounds (2.36 kg)
$1,427 w/ AppleCare
So, aside from design, size, 2 inches of screen space and a backlit keyboard, the main difference I see is the video ram. Now, I would upgrade the ram in either one of these machines, so whether its 2x256 or 1x512 already installed doesnt matter...
My question is this, how much of an improvement would the regular MacBook , with its intergrated video be over my 32mb Raedon 9200 G4 iBook?
I am looking to use Final Cut and PhotoShop. I can run both on my iBook, but I want a bigger and brighter screen, and I want to do things a little faster.
I dont know if I can justify spending $600 more for a video card and 2" of screen.
I think either screen would be a big improvement over my 12" iBook display.
Price is a factor, otherwise I would obviously just purchase the MacBook Pro..
Thanks in advance.