is it worth the boost

[tacvbo83]

I just compared prices between a mac book pro with 2GB, 100 GB 7200 RPM and with differences being the speed 1.67 and 1.83 and video card 128, 256.

The difference including taxes is around $250. Knowing that I will not be using it for videogames and only for school and recording music using NI or logic software, should I just save me those $250?

Note: I used the prices from the Education store adding AppeCare as well.

[Franz Josef]

CPU speed difference will look more or less negligible and I'd have a hard time believing you'll notice VRAM uplift unless you're using heavy graphics intensive apps. Save your cash.

[torifile]

At the same time, that $250 initial investment doesn't necessarily translate into a $250 loss at the end of the day. I'd bet you could get an extra $150 for that when you decide to sell it (if that's your thing). So, is it worth $100?

[tacvbo83]

I guess I'll save those $250 for the following.

First, is it possible to get an external 16X DVD+RW at least to run with VPC or something? I have not seen anything talk about this before.

Another is to get an external hard drive.

[curiousuburb]

And don't forget, it's all moot if your primary use is Logic Pro... not Universal Binary Yet... (http://www.apple.com/logicpro/crossgrade.html)

You'll spend $299 on the Crossgrade in order to have it run at all.