C2D T8300 vs C2D T9300?

I am planning on ordering a T61 14.1 Widescreen eventually within the next couple of weeks and want to know which processor I should get.
The computer will mostly be used for notetaking in class(Word) , wireless internet, bluetooth, some basic computer programming in Excel (VBA), other than that nothing to system taxing.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T8300 (2.4GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
or
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9300 (2.5GHz 800MHz 6MBL2)

The price difference is around $60 or so, but I have no clue If should go with the higher T9300.

The basic details of the system include:

XP Pro (When I do recieve the computer, a clean install will be done with the help of Arkit3kt's guide.)
100GB 7200 RPM HD
TFT WXGA+
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM) (So I can eventually upgrade to 3-4GB)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Slim
PC Card Slot & Media Card Slot
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (supporting Centrino Pro)
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
6 cell Li-Ion Battery
1 Year Depot Warranty

 

What kind of things are you planning to do with your notebook? Any intensive applications? 3D type stuff?

 

Here is a link to my thread asking about Lenovo T61s and my questionnaire for that purpose.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=226246

This is a basic copy/paste from that thread, on what I feel I will be using the laptop will be used for.

5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
I will need the notebook to take notes in MS Word, some use of MS Excel, email and internet on campus with addition of Bluetooth for printing at library and wireless. I would also like to run MS Streets and Trips for my trips home when I do drive. These are some basic functions of the laptop. I will be using my desktop or desktops in the engineering computer lab for other processes that may be computer taxing, such as Autocad or other 3D parametric software, fire dynamics, and other engineering type programs. I am a fire protection and safety major, which deals with safety in the fire protection, suppresion, and supply areas of building design, construction, and safety.

 

I was in a similar position to you two weeks ago when I ordered an similar equipped t61. I decided on the t9300 even though I had no doubt the t8300 was plenty. When I checked around it seemed that 60.00 was more than fair for the t9300, so i just got it. Can't speak for the t8300 but the t9300 feels quite zippy.

 

I saw a similar price difference between the two CPUs and decided on the T8300 since getting my budget up to get a T61 was enough of an accomplishment for me.

My T8300 has been very, very cool and quite fast. I haven't found anything that slows it down yet, even compiling 1920x1080 HD video (using PhotoStory3). Usually the CPU isn't the bottleneck on a sytsem, especially a laptop, so since your expected activities are not very CPU-intensive, look for getting a 7200rpm hard drive or 4GB of RAM. More memory and/or a faster hard drive are more likely to give you a better overall performance bump than 100 MHz and 3MB extra L2 cache.

 

The T9300 for it's price and performance offered, is the ideal buy at the moment IMO.