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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 875899" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>My usual comment is to buy as much processor as you can afford. But, unless you're doing a lot of audio or video encoding, it's unlikely that you'll notice much (if any) difference between those two processors.</p><p></p><p>You will notice the difference beween a 5400 & 7200 RPM drive. Like Crimson, the WD drive I've put into mine is silent. For the $50 difference Apple is charging extra for the 7200 instead of the 5400, I'd probably go ahead and just get it from them unless you have a real preference on the brand of drive you want.</p><p></p><p>I'd take that $300 you'll not spend on the processor and put it towards a good back up drive and maybe a new router or network printer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 875899, member: 24160"] My usual comment is to buy as much processor as you can afford. But, unless you're doing a lot of audio or video encoding, it's unlikely that you'll notice much (if any) difference between those two processors. You will notice the difference beween a 5400 & 7200 RPM drive. Like Crimson, the WD drive I've put into mine is silent. For the $50 difference Apple is charging extra for the 7200 instead of the 5400, I'd probably go ahead and just get it from them unless you have a real preference on the brand of drive you want. I'd take that $300 you'll not spend on the processor and put it towards a good back up drive and maybe a new router or network printer. [/QUOTE]
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