[X4U] MacBook Pro decision

[Jens Selvig]

I have a G4 17'' powerbook and am thinking about upgrading to a  
MacBook Pro 15". I am weighing the cost difference between the two  
15" models vs. performance. $500 price difference is significant to  
my budget.

The differences seem to me to be in three areas:

    Processor speed: about 10 percent

    Hard drive capacity: 40 gigs

    Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM vs.  
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM

Processor and Hard drive issues seem minor but I don't know if the  
video card is a significant item or not.

Any thoughts or experiences will be greatly appreciated.

I don't really overwork my powerbook now, so I am sure the MacBook  
Pro will be over kill for my purposes.

Jens

Jens Selvig
...lost in Montana...

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