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Alum MacBook 2.0 v 2.4. Question.

by jvtennis Apr 23, 2009 11:43PM PDT

I'm stuck between the new Alum MacBooks 2.0 and 2.4.

The most intensive app I am going to run is Elgato -- watch, record, burn TV programs.

I'm not a gamer or photoshopper.

Will 2.4 provide any real advantages for my situation over 2.0?

Thanks in advance.

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"Life"

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 24, 2009 12:06AM PDT

What I learned years ago is that if I pop for the faster computer I don't replace it as soon as when I popped for the cheapest model. Maybe it was the money but the slower machine was going to obsolesce or feel like obsolesces faster.
Bob

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RE: Alum MacBook 2.0 v 2.4. Question.

by dj_erik Apr 25, 2009 2:54AM PDT

If all you want this laptop to do is watch movies/TV.. I wouldn't spend the money on the larger processor. The Elgato tuner still works fine on my PowerMac G5, and honestly most video's will play fine on a NetBook with a cheap atom processor, so I wouldn't be worried about that. Your looking at basically the same laptop between the two, so if I was you I would save the money on the 2.4Ghz processor and spend it on an aftermarket 500GB laptop drive to store more movies/tv shows.

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