Hey, I'm about to purchase the Macbook Pro, and I was just wondering if the 0.2GHz processor upgrade and additional 40gb HDD is worth the +$500? I plan to do some gaming and perhaps a lil bit of photoshop and movie editting. Also, the 4 yr. AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro is also about $550, is that worth the extra money? thanks for the help =)
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Don't forget the extra vram as well. If you have the cash and plan on gaming, I say it's worth it.
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how do i upgrade vram? there doesnt seem to be a GPU option in the customization page =(
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Personally, I'm going to buy it on an american express card [which will add an additional year to the warranty for free.]
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Get the higher version if you can afford it. The extra power of the GPU will come in handy for gaming.
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IMO, it's not worth it. The performance boost will probably be negligible -- if you can notice it at all, and definitely NOT worth $500 extra. If you need HD space, you can always upgrade it in the base 2.2 ghz model online at apple.com OR just buy an external one. $100 can get you a lot of space.
If you want to get into details, here's a breakdown of the 128 versus 256 vram models for gaming. You can decide for yourself if the $500 is worth it for a few extra frames in high end games (normally 30 fps is good enough for gaming):
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=130879
Also, I agree that 3 years of Applecare is plenty -- and make sure you get the student discount.
Apple student - MBP Purchase
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ihavenofate, Jul 5, 2007.