MBP 2,5 GHz or 2,9GHz?

Hi.
I'm going to buy a Mac, and wondering on which I should settle for. What I will use the Mac for is general school work, streaming soccer matches, the web of course, and playing Football Manager 2013 when it comes out. Is the 2,5GHz all I need, or should I settle for the 2,9GHz?

The part number for the panels in all the new MBPs, I am told by an Apple rep, is the same. What they don't tell you, however, is that the there are different manufacturers of the panels and that it is a lottery as to which panel you will get. Using Colorsync Utility, I was able to determine that mine is a 9C85 - the other is a 9C84. The 9C85 is made by Taiwanese manufacturer Chimei and the other is made by either LG or Samsung.
As you all know, when you buy a LCD TV, you will choose one model over another even if the specs are the same - it all comes down to personal preference probably borne out of the quality of the manufacturing process. So the MBP you see in the store, may not be the same as the one you take home.
I don't know about you, but I do not believe that Apple should get their parts from different manufacturers for such an important component. Everybody loves the screen in the MBA, myself included. At least it comes from the same manufacturer - AU Optronics. The one you see in the store, is the one you will get. Apple probably can use one manufacturer in this instance because of volumes. Volumes or not, I'd rather wait for the best screen, rather than be lumped with something from a Taiwanese company that I would never knowingly by a product from - I thought when I was buying my new MBP, that it was made to the highest standards in ALL respects.
The screen, after all, is the thing you look at the most.
Imagine if Apple started using different manufacturers for the CPU - why should it be any different for the screen?

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Hi D,
DIGIT216 wrote:
Now I don't think it's that wise to install different sized pairs of RAM sticks, so I'm probably just going to go in for the full 4, but I'm curious to know that if the system does register all 4, but is only using 3.2, is it possible that certain software will still be able to utilize all 4 gigs of RAM?
I cannot say for a fact, but from everything I know/understand about Macs and computers, I'm confident the answer is "no."
Also, when talking about the internal drive, would it be better to stick with the 320 gb @ 7200, or for just $50 more, get a 500 gb @ 7200?
Unless you've found some sight-unseen deal on a 320, you should be able to get a 500 for less than $50 more.
I do a lot of video and audio production and live performance, but I'm wondering it's worth the extra money to get more space, when I'm just going to be back it up anyway, since it is a portable.
But until it is backed up, more storage is nice. And if for whatever reason you cannot backup to the portable HD, that extra room could come in handy.
However, 500 gb's would be the same size as the external that I'm also looking to get, which makes me wonder if I should get the 320 gb and stick with the 500 gb external. So at least that way, I can keep dumping things, when my internal gets full. Cause I think if I have an internal that is 500 gbs I might get too used to have a lot of data on here.
I suspect that will be true. HDs are kind of like garages, storage sheds, and basements; the bigger they are, the more stuff they seem to collect. But as far as a HD is concerned, I consider that a convenience, not having to throw things away until/unless I 100% know they're junk.
Right now, I'm using a 160 @ 7200, so either one would definitely be nicer that what I have now. And some of the reasons I'm changing it, besides the capacity, is because it's seems to make a bit of noise at start up and I'm a bit paranoid it will be going soon.
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