MacBook 13.3" vs. MacBook 15.4"
This will be my first post over here at Mac.
I got my MacBook 13.3" 2.4Ghz, 250GB 5400rpm, 2GB, 9400M, on saturday. I bought it with an agreement that if it wasn't to my liking I could take it back on a trial basis.
I'm wondering whether I've picked the right model.
The point of me going mac was to have the best possible performance I could in a laptop that was portable. I do my school work (word processing mostly and a lot of internet use) and photography (PS CS4, PTGui and the like) on my laptop.
I am at current using an XPS1330 1.5Ghz, 120GB 5400rpm, 2.5GB, integrated graphics.
#1 - Discounting the screen size and the price for the moment, would there be a difference for the purposes mentioned above between a MacBook with the above specs, and a MacBook Pro with the same specs but the 9600M graphics as well?
#2 - Secondly, which would be better 13.3" or 15.4"? I like the portability of a 13.3" and the weight and size benefits, but am wondering whether the size of the extra screen would be benetifial enough to warrant the £150 extra cost.
#3 - Having bought my Mac for better performance than the XPS, how can I get the best out of it to maximise the performance and see a big difference that would make me feel good that I had bought a substantially better machine? You might be able to tell, but I'm feeling as though the performance benefits aren't that great.
#4 - What can I do to make programs open faster?
#5 - What difference would the jump from 2GB to 4GB make for my purposes?
#6 - Is snow leopard going to make my work in PS faster?
#7 - Can the graphics card on the MacBook with 9400M be upgraded later?
Thanks,
Fred
MacBook 13.3", Mac OS X (10.5.7), 2.4Ghz, 250GB 5400rpm, 2GB, Nvidia 9400M