It's time to upgrade the "Family" computer, and I am planning on getting one of the new iMacs. (of course sitting next to my linux box, using synergy). I'm looking at getting the 24" version, and while I normally wouldn't go for the top upgrade based on lack of ROI for the features, I'm interested in this one. For those who aren't geeky enough to have looked, you can upgrade from a 2.4ghz core 2 duo santa-rosa based chip, to a 2.8ghz core 2 "extreme".
What I'm trying to figure out is just what is different between the chips, besides the 400mhz. what makes it "extreme", and is it worth the approximately $250 it costs. I am planning on keeping the machine for quite a while (that's a lot of money), so anything to help it's lifespan would be nice. But that's a bit of money for an upgrade. So help me out, because googling is just leading me to a lot of press anouncements, and worthless pages that tell me nothing about the actual chip difference/value. -- Jayce^ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
