[EnvXOwner]

Would I be better off getting the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor or the 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor in the early 2010 Mac Mini?

[moopet]

EnvXOwner, on 04 July 2010 - 02:18 PM, said:

Would I be better off getting the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor or the 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor in the early 2010 Mac Mini?

I'd go for the one with the bigger number. It sounds faster.

[EnvXOwner]

It cost $150. I wonder if it's worth it.

[nooblet]

This is subjective. I say you can't put a price on your computer set up but others may disagree. So much so, It's one of the biggest arguing factors for Windows fanboys. Personally for me I wouldn't take any chances, go with the bigger numbers =]

[EnvXOwner]

nooblet, on 04 July 2010 - 01:09 PM, said:

This is subjective. I say you can't put a price on your computer set up but others may disagree. So much so, It's one of the biggest arguing factors for Windows fanboys. Personally for me I wouldn't take any chances, go with the bigger numbers =]

Yeah. I'm thinking that I'm going to get the bigger processor.

[Tom9729]

How much money do you have to spend? How long are you planning to use this machine before upgrading? Is the only difference the processor speed?

[EnvXOwner]

Well I'm not planing on spending more than $900. My father gets a discount at Apple for their product, though I don't remember how much the discount is. I don't know how long I'm going to use this machine before upgrading, it's my first Macintosh. Yeah.

[Tom9729]

Ahhh just looked on the Apple store and I see what you mean, didn't realize you were talking about just a processor upgrade. Personally I would save the money for a nice monitor or something.

[EnvXOwner]

Tom9729, on 05 July 2010 - 10:16 AM, said:

Ahhh just looked on the Apple store and I see what you mean, didn't realize you were talking about just a processor upgrade. Personally I would save the money for a nice monitor or something.

Yeah. I'm going to be using a Panasonic 42" 1080p HD television until I can get a monitor.

[nooblet]

Wow the resolution is gonna suck. Does your dad work at Apple or something? Why does he get a discount?

This post has been edited by nooblet: 05 July 2010 - 12:24 PM

[EnvXOwner]

My father works for Chrysler.

[Tom9729]

nooblet, on 05 July 2010 - 02:23 PM, said:

Wow the resolution is gonna suck. Does your dad work at Apple or something? Why does he get a discount?

As long as they have a job or go to school, pretty much anyone can get a discount from Apple. Unfortunately it's not worth very much (I get 50-100USD depending on the item).

[nooblet]

Okay I get the education store discount... I don't get the job/chrysler reference to discounts however. It is worth a lot actually. I got about a $400 discount on my last macbook pro configuration recently (less than 2 weeks ago). Minus tax, I saved like $800+ on that system.

[Tom9729]

nooblet, on 05 July 2010 - 03:07 PM, said:

Okay I get the education store discount... I don't get the job/chrysler reference to discounts however. It is worth a lot actually. I got about a $400 discount on my last macbook pro configuration recently (less than 2 weeks ago). Minus tax, I saved like $800+ on that system.

You got that with your education discount or a job discount?

[nooblet]

Education. Just had to look at it again. The exact price was $4,449.66 not including shipping. The price I paid out of pocket was $3,664.00. This was a pure hardware configuration. No software upgrade. So actually a little shy of $800.

This post has been edited by nooblet: 05 July 2010 - 01:59 PM