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    Macbook air 13.3 1.83Ghz Vs. 2.13GHz

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Bashar, Jan 11, 2011.

  1. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,
    I'm buying one with 2GB ram and 128GB disk , is there really a big difference between the 1.83 and 2.13 processor ? i mean worths the $$$ ?

    Thank you :)
     
    Bashar, Jan 11, 2011
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  2. CitizenPanda

    CitizenPanda Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Probably not ...
     
    CitizenPanda, Jan 11, 2011
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  3. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    No, there isn't anything really that the 2.13 processor has over the 1.83 processor. Use the money for the 4GB ram option.
     
    dbam987, Jan 11, 2011
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  4. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    agreed. get the RAM instead.
     
    crazycanuk, Jan 11, 2011
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  5. Mr6860

    Mr6860 Newbie

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    ^second, i always splurge on the ram more than cpu. 1.83 vs 2.1 meh but 2gb vs 4gb of branded quality ram yay improvements that are almost noticeable :p
     
    Mr6860, Jan 12, 2011
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  6. lastrebelstanding

    lastrebelstanding Notebook Evangelist

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    Processor upgrade is not really worth it. Ram for me too
     
    lastrebelstanding, Jan 12, 2011
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