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MacBook buying advice

Jul 25, 2007 4:24AM PDT

If you are buying a macbook would it be better to spend $200 to get the 2.16GHz model (that also comes with 120GB HDD and superdrive) or spend the money on buying apple care (won't be treating the macbook too badly, just traveling on the train with it using a protective case).

Thank you for any help

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Both!
Jul 25, 2007 10:58AM PDT

Do not consider purchasing a MacBook, of any flavor, without purchasing the AppleCare for it.
Remember that you can purchase AppleCare at any time during the initial warranty period. Buy the 2.16 model, save up the AppleCare price and get it.

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It doesn't matter, really...
Jul 27, 2007 12:42PM PDT

there's not much performance difference between the two processors in mac os x like there would be in windows. get more ram...that's where the difference always will be; 8 gigs of ram in a 2.5 quad g5 make it better at large datasets than 1 gig of ram in a quad xeon 3.0, as an example.