What to choose: MacBook Core 2 Duo or 2006 MacBook Pro Core Duo ?

I have this dilemma… want to buy an Apple laptop to use mainly as a desktop, hooked to an external 22” display, keyboard and mouse, as I’m using it for graphics apps (Adobe CS3) or video apps.
I have to choose between a Core 2 Duo MacBook or an 2006 Core Duo MacBook Pro.
(about the same price range, the Pro is still more expensive)
Don’t care much about drive space as the files are stored elsewhere, so my question is a propos the graphics capabilities (and maybe heating?) – which laptop is better to use heavily in clamshell mode to do graphic design and such?
Thanks.
G5 desktop Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Hi tdrb,
Both model are able to run Lightroom and Aperture:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs/
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/productinfo/systemreqs/
but intel GMA is not that superb on 3D modeling if you planning to add 3D software later on, so I agree with mort for that.
Also macbook only comes in 13" while the smallest mbp comes with 15".
So if you only bring your portable laptop to clients, they will see better on 15" compare to 13"
Also on mbp you can choose matte or glossy lcd screen, and from my experience, I prefer matte finish when I do graphic composition.
For calibrate the tone color, you can use color guidience from pantone or other third party software and hardware like spyder, etc.
But the decision is yours to make, visit apple store run aperture on both and compare how that will response (remember 2006 model might slightly slower than new model on apple store) and which is preferable to your eyes.
Good Luck.

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Ok, it's been almost 3 months since I posted a similar post asking for experiences with the new MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo.
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Got my eyes on a 17", but don't know which internal to do.
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you're not planning to use the internal drive for audio though, are you?
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64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=29 ttl=64 time=6.367 ms
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64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=32 ttl=64 time=3.039 ms
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64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=31 ttl=64 time=12922.842 ms
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64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=34 ttl=64 time=10436.977 ms
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64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=37 ttl=64 time=7850.372 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=38 ttl=64 time=6853.211 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=39 ttl=64 time=5953.356 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=40 ttl=64 time=5052.035 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=41 ttl=64 time=4052.752 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=42 ttl=64 time=3078.099 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=43 ttl=64 time=2080.547 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=44 ttl=64 time=1256.154 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=45 ttl=64 time=354.956 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=46 ttl=64 time=70.425 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=47 ttl=64 time=195.729 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=48 ttl=64 time=322.706 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=49 ttl=64 time=162.115 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=50 ttl=64 time=266.209 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=51 ttl=64 time=93.211 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=52 ttl=64 time=7.915 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=53 ttl=64 time=17.481 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=54 ttl=64 time=94.742 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=55 ttl=64 time=20.951 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=56 ttl=64 time=7.534 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=57 ttl=64 time=4.164 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=58 ttl=64 time=2.394 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=59 ttl=64 time=71.640 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=60 ttl=64 time=95.045 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.201: icmp_seq=61 ttl=64 time=9.422 ms
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--- 192.168.1.201 ping statistics ---
62 packets transmitted, 37 packets received, 40% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 2.394/5981.947/32075.373/7491.365 ms

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MacBook Pro - Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz - 13.3? - 4 GB Ram - 250 GB HDD?

Just got a Apple MacBook Pro - Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz - 13.3? - 4 GB Ram - 250 GB HDD. i clicked on boot camp then it asked to download windows files or said i already have. i picked already had thinking it meant the windows 7 x64 dvd. i then made the windows 7 partition 50gb and the remainder was SL. after installing windows 7 x64 windows started up. i then installed the boot camp drivers off the SL dvd and i think that version was 2.1. after installing them i then updated boot camp from 2.1 to 3.0 to 3.1 then 3.2. after this my video card which is a NVIDIA 320 showed up as a standard VGA and i was missing my SM Bus and Coprocesser driver. i read something about getting the drivers from here to fix it D:\Boot Camp\Drivers\NVidia\NVidiaChipset.exe (D meaning your dvd drive) but i didn't see that file on there. i saw version on there for every OS but windows 7 x64. not sure how to fix this can someone help me in what i am doing wrong. i was going to just delete the windows partition again and start over.
so i started over and reinstalled windows 7 x64 again. i was able to get the video card driver for the 320 NVidia of NVidia's website. so now my video is working but now its saying i have 3 missing drivers. Bluetooth, Coprocessor and SM Bus... i have tried everything to get these drives install. tried everything i have found online but can't get it working. this was the last one i tried here: http://realitypod.com/2010/09/solved-macbook-pro-running-windows-7-missing-sm-bu s-driver/ but the problem is on my Snow Leopard Retail 10.6 disc i don't see this file "D:\Boot Camp\Drivers\NVidia\NVidiaChipset64.exe" tried going to the vista64 folder on the disc for SM Bus and it wouldn't install anything.
please help
Thanks!

Your OEM DVD for OS X has the latest drivers, which would be 3.x
Luckily you skipped DL drivers, that is broken with 10.6.6, wrong reason, right response.
You don't want retail OS X DVD if you have a NEW Mac, you should have OEM DVD from Apple.
Apple though doesn't probably list "Windows 7" though it should, or have "Vista/7" or just "Bootcamp64.msi"
Uninstall drivers, rollback drivers, and/or uninstall programs, rather than redo everything.
Just got a Apple MacBook Pro - Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz - 13.3? - 4 GB Ram - 250 GB HDD.
i clicked on boot camp then it asked to download windows files or said i already have.
i picked already had thinking it meant the windows 7 x64 dvd.
i then made the windows 7 partition 50gb and the remainder was SL. after installing windows 7 x64 windows started up.
i then installed the boot camp drivers off the SL dvd and i think that version was 2.1. after installing them i then updated boot camp from 2.1 to 3.0 to 3.1 then 3.2.
after this my video card which is a NVIDIA 320 showed up as a standard VGA and i was missing my SM Bus and Coprocesser driver.
i read something about getting the drivers from here to fix it
D:\Boot Camp\Drivers\NVidia\NVidiaChipset.exe (D meaning your dvd drive) but i didn't see that file on there.
i saw version on there for every OS but windows 7 x64. not sure how to fix this can someone help me in what i am doing wrong.
i was going to just delete the windows partition again and start over.
so i started over and reinstalled windows 7 x64 again.
i was able to get the video card driver for the 320 NVidia of NVidia's website. so now my video is working but now its saying i have 3 missing drivers.
Bluetooth, Coprocessor and SM Bus...
i have tried everything to get these drives install.
tried everything i have found online but can't get it working.
this was the last one i tried here:
http://realitypod.com/2010/09/solved-macbook-pro-running-windows-7-missing-sm-bu s-driver/
but the problem is on my Snow Leopard Retail 10.6 disc i don't see this file
"D:\Boot Camp\Drivers\NVidia\NVidiaChipset64.exe"
tried going to the vista64 folder on the disc for SM Bus and it wouldn't install anything.

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I have an original Macbook Pro Core Duo, purchased not long after Apple's announcement of "Bootcamp", and it has a "Wireless Network Adapter (802.11 a/b/g).
From what I can tell from various documentation around the web, this should be upgradable to 802.11n with Apple's 802.11n Enabling software, however it tells me that the hardware is not compatible.
If anyone can suggest what I am doing wrong, or whether I miss out, that would be good.
Also, assuming it can not be upgraded, will running my local Airport network in "802.11n 5GHz 802.11a compatible mode" affect the speed of my other 802.11n devices on the network?
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