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<blockquote data-quote="CoMo" data-source="post: 713364" data-attributes="member: 64671"><p>I just ordered a refurbished 2.8. I've always bought my PCs way oversized for what I need -- mainly word processing, e-mail, basic Web surfing and PowerPoint -- because I figure that the extra processing power and memory will come in handy as Windows and apps get more bloated. This strategy has always worked well. For example, my XP box is still going strong after six-plus years.</p><p></p><p>That said, I couldn't justify the ~$350 price premium between a refurb 2.8 and a refurb 3.06. Based on what I've read here and elsewhere, I wouldn't have seen much of a performance boost, if any. Plus, I can spend a fraction of the ~$350 premium on another 2 GB of RAM, which probably will have more of a noticeable impact than a faster processor. Sure, the larger HD would have been nice, but the way memory prices are dropping, I probably will be able to pick up a 1 TB outboard HD in a couple of years for even less than what they are today.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoMo, post: 713364, member: 64671"] I just ordered a refurbished 2.8. I've always bought my PCs way oversized for what I need -- mainly word processing, e-mail, basic Web surfing and PowerPoint -- because I figure that the extra processing power and memory will come in handy as Windows and apps get more bloated. This strategy has always worked well. For example, my XP box is still going strong after six-plus years. That said, I couldn't justify the ~$350 price premium between a refurb 2.8 and a refurb 3.06. Based on what I've read here and elsewhere, I wouldn't have seen much of a performance boost, if any. Plus, I can spend a fraction of the ~$350 premium on another 2 GB of RAM, which probably will have more of a noticeable impact than a faster processor. Sure, the larger HD would have been nice, but the way memory prices are dropping, I probably will be able to pick up a 1 TB outboard HD in a couple of years for even less than what they are today. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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