I have an i5 machine and it seems like more of my waiting is disk
input output than CPU bound. That's with the 7200 RPM drive. I can see
why flash drives are becoming the rage since disk I O is being a
bottleneck to these crazy fast processors.
CB
On 9/8/10 3:22 PM, Cameron wrote:
Hi. What will you be using the machine for? That's very important to
consider when deciding on specs...
In any case, even the slower I5 processor would give you a lot more
horsepower than the core 2 duo 2.66gHz processor.
Depending on what you'll be using the machine for, discussing ram is also
important.
Cameron.
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: duo core or i5 in an mbp?
hay all,
Well I've a question for you all, I'm soon to be picking up a macbook
pro and there are two options, the duo 2.4/2.66 or the i5, with
significant price differences between them. I do not want to buy into
duo core, especially since its already like 3 years old and is set to be
replaced by i5s or something like that in the future, I would like this
mac to be future proofed as hell, since theytend to last a while. I
could also go for a lower processor and a 7200 rpm hardrive, for extra
data transfer speeds to a duo core might boost performance?
Secondly though, I don't fancy dropping 300 quid or so extra on
something that aint worth it. I've done some research but am still
unsure, advice?
thanks
MJ
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