Mac book 1.83 vs 2.0 Ghz

Hi Everybody
I am up to upgrade from a 1.2Ghz iBook to a Mac Book (considering a configuration with 1Gb Ram and 80Gb HD, however I am clueless about the 1.83 and 2.0 version. Please note that I do already have a La Cie external firewire dvd burner (I read lots of complaints about the superdrive) so basically my question is:
Is the 2.0Ghz processor worth the money difference compared to the 1.83Ghz in terms of performance? Those 0.17Ghz do make any difference worth purchasing?
Thanx to all of you for any feedback

I would say that if you already have a DVD burner, the performance difference probably isn't worth the extra $200. I'm in a similar situation in that I rarely use a DVD burner, and have access to a burner when I do need one. Thus I went with the 1.83 version, and this puppy still flies compared to other laptops I've used.
I would suggest you upgrade the RAM, however. Right now I've still got the stock RAM and I've seen the performance get a little sticky when I'm doing a lot on it. I plan on upgrading the RAM soon. An option I'm considering is buying a 1GB stick and then buying the second matched stick later on. You'll sacrifice some performance in the interim, but you gain a little flexibility. I'm guessing that with 1.25 GB the performance will be roughly equivalent to what it'd be with a pair of matched 512s (though I haven't seen any benchmarks, this is just a gut feeling; if anyone has seen benchmarks please let me know!), which is probably enough for anything I do anyway. But it's nice to know I can update to 2 gigs if I ever need (or want) to.
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