New Mac Question

[Gert van Santen]

Joost Schuttelaar schreef:
> On Aug 27, 2009, at 12:42 , Gert van Santen wrote:
> 
>> I don't see the need for 8 GB of RAM (way too expensive, btw),
>> but I am thinking of the SSD 256 GB and the 3.0 GHz PCU.
> 
> The SSD you shouldn't get from Apple. They might be using a non-Intel,  
> where Intel's are far superior to the rest. (Good) SSD is very nice,  
> poor SSD is often slower than a regular hard drive after some time.  
> Also know that SSDs are not that much faster in transfer speeds. They  
> mainly shine in acccess time. In short: Very nice for databases, less  
> impressive for Photoshop.
> 
> Having at least 4 gigs makes sense. The CPU upgrade from 2.8->3 is  
> something I don't think you would notice at all. I never encounter  
> that my 2.3GHz CPU is holding me back, just my 3 gigs of RAM. 8 gigs  
> is currently too expensive and is something which is probably cheap 'n  
> easy to upgrade 2 years from now.
> 
> Best bang for the buck is the 15" model with perhaps only the 500GB  
> (5400RPM) upgrade (1734€). If you start going further with upgrades,  
> just go directly to the 17" (no upgrades, 2299€). Not so much heavier  
> and bulkier than a 15", but a much nicer bigger screen.
> 
> Both match great with the new 24" Apple screen. Dell currently has no  
> decent screens out (the 2405/2407 were great, the 2408 sucks).
> 
> Oh, also get the Apple bluetooth keyboard, it's lovely :)
> 

Thanks Joost - lots of good ideas!

Well, the thing is - I like the non moving thing in my netbook. 
Feels so sturdy somehow. Plus the speed. Windows XP starts up in 
no time...

Have to think about this one...

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