2.53Ghz vs 2.26Ghz
I'm trying to decide between a 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz and the 2.53Ghz. Is the .28Ghz difference worth the consideration?
My plan is to get a 2.26Ghz Macbook with 2GB RAM then upgrade to 8GB using after market and at a lower cost. It will also have a 250GB SSD drive. The difference is $250 in RAM savings.
8GB kit - $600
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=MacBook%20Pro%202.26GHz%20Inte l%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2813-inch%20DDR3%29%20MB990LL/A%20Mid-2009&pl=Apple&cat=RA M
I've read that the SSD is the best performing hard drive and can actually offset the need for some additional RAM. Maybe 4GB in the end will suffice. The problem is that if I upgrade, I won't purchase a 2GB kit and take the chance that I need more RAM. I run lots of intense apps such as:
- Xcode
- Interface Builder
- Logic Studio
- Adobe After Effects
- Photoshop
- Camtasia Studio
- VMWare Fusion
not all at once but usually three or four of the above plus these are always open
- multi tabbed Safari
- multi tabbed Firefix
- Mac Mail
- iTunes
- TextWrangler
- Cyberduck
- Source code software
- 1Password
- Tweetie
- and probably one other app
Will an SSD drive, 8GB RAM with all of the above open at once (about six from the first list) work ok in regards to RAM consumption?
My plan is to get a 2.26Ghz Macbook with 2GB RAM then upgrade to 8GB using after market and at a lower cost. It will also have a 250GB SSD drive. The difference is $250 in RAM savings.
8GB kit - $600
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=MacBook%20Pro%202.26GHz%20Inte l%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2813-inch%20DDR3%29%20MB990LL/A%20Mid-2009&pl=Apple&cat=RA M
I've read that the SSD is the best performing hard drive and can actually offset the need for some additional RAM. Maybe 4GB in the end will suffice. The problem is that if I upgrade, I won't purchase a 2GB kit and take the chance that I need more RAM. I run lots of intense apps such as:
- Xcode
- Interface Builder
- Logic Studio
- Adobe After Effects
- Photoshop
- Camtasia Studio
- VMWare Fusion
not all at once but usually three or four of the above plus these are always open
- multi tabbed Safari
- multi tabbed Firefix
- Mac Mail
- iTunes
- TextWrangler
- Cyberduck
- Source code software
- 1Password
- Tweetie
- and probably one other app
Will an SSD drive, 8GB RAM with all of the above open at once (about six from the first list) work ok in regards to RAM consumption?
MacBook Aluminum, Mac OS X (10.6.2)