Pre-purchase: Processor and HD choices
I'm about to buy a new 15" MBP and am wondering if there's a significant difference between the 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and the 2.93 GHz. I do mostly text stuff, some photo work, and very occasionally some iMovie and GarageBand projects.
Also, is there a noticeable speed difference between the 320GB Serial ATA @5400 and the 320GB ATA @7200?
Where will the differences between these processor and HD choices most show up?
For the uses you describe, the main place you'd notice differences would be in video encoding (iMovie). The faster processor might shave 4-5 minutes off of a one-hour render. The faster HDD will also make a slight difference, but the density of today's larger capacity drives actually mean the rotation speed difference has less of an impact on performance (i.e. the benefit of going from 5400 to 7200 rpm is fairly noticeable with a 100 GB drive, less so with a 320 GB drive).
Bottom line, those two upgrades will provide minor but detectable performance improvements. Up to you to decide if the cost/benefit ratio works for you.
My opinion, for the uses you describe, the 2.66 GHz processor and the 5400 rpm drive will be fine.
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