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Old 15-07-2008, 02:44 PM
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MacBook Pro, which one?
Which MBP pro should I go for, a 2.2 with 128MB 8600m GT or the 2.33 Radeon X1600 256MB. Which would give the better graphics performance? Opinions appreciated.

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Old 15-07-2008, 02:51 PM
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How about the new 15"2.4GHz with 256mb graphics.

256 is more than you will ever need in a lappy me thinks
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Old 15-07-2008, 02:53 PM
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These are the two options on the refurb store. I need to buy through Apple to so i can pay it off.

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Which MBP pro should I go for, a 2.2 with 128MB 8600m GT or the 2.33 Radeon X1600 256MB. Which would give the better graphics performance? Opinions appreciated.

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These are the two options on the refurb store. I need to buy through Apple to so i can pay it off.

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2.33 will be best for $-but u miss multitouch - A$1959

2.4 - current model -A$ 2,099.00
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I'd go for the $2099 personally. X1600, 2.33GHz is too old to bother with at that price.
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To answer your question, the 8600M with 128mb will beat the X1600

Its not about the amount of memory, its all about the chipset

There wouldnt be a huge deal in it though, neither are spectacular chipsets
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To answer your question, the 8600M with 128mb will beat the X1600

Its not about the amount of memory, its all about the chipset

There wouldnt be a huge deal in it though, neither are spectacular chipsets
Actually, the 8600M GT gives excellent performance, especially when it was put in the MBPs. Need to keep perspective. What I object to is the pathetic ripoff refresh that was given in February:P. Overpriced and underpowered by a big margin to competitors:P Should've gone minimum 2.6 with 3GB of RAM, and the higher end having 2.8 with 4GB.
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I would go with the base model. 512MB graphic memory in the 8600M GT ain't much different from the 256MB model, due to the graphic card (it is bottlenecked).
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I have the 2.5 and I've had plenty of video issues with it - I'm on to my second one and if it keeps up Imma gonna give Apple another call. It's more widespread than I first heard too... so I may suggest you look at the 2.4's instead or wait for a new revision, sometime in the probably not so distant future.
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