mb or MBP to buy
I am deciding between a MBP
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 800 MHz FSB
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB with expandable to 4 GB
120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
15-inch Widescreen Display
Price 1840 after tax, AD membership fees and ADC discount.
and a MB
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 667 MHz FSB
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB with expandable to 3GB with loss of dual channel functionality
120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Price 1490 after tax and Student discount.
I am a masters student in bioinformatics. I would be using a lot of Mathematica and Matlab, do C++ JAVA and lisp programming. I will also use some image processing through Photoshop. This is apart from the usual functions of Word and Powerpoint (or Neooffice).
Which do people recommend, considering the following:
1. The needs as I listed above.
2. I hope to keep the notebook for say 4-5 years.
3. Is the price difference of 350$ worth it?
4. Which is a better buy considering future-proofing? (eg. the MBP RAM is expandable to 4GB)
5. Will the ZFS file system in leopard be significantly different than the present hfs?
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 800 MHz FSB
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB with expandable to 4 GB
120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
15-inch Widescreen Display
Price 1840 after tax, AD membership fees and ADC discount.
and a MB
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 667 MHz FSB
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB with expandable to 3GB with loss of dual channel functionality
120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Price 1490 after tax and Student discount.
I am a masters student in bioinformatics. I would be using a lot of Mathematica and Matlab, do C++ JAVA and lisp programming. I will also use some image processing through Photoshop. This is apart from the usual functions of Word and Powerpoint (or Neooffice).
Which do people recommend, considering the following:
1. The needs as I listed above.
2. I hope to keep the notebook for say 4-5 years.
3. Is the price difference of 350$ worth it?
4. Which is a better buy considering future-proofing? (eg. the MBP RAM is expandable to 4GB)
5. Will the ZFS file system in leopard be significantly different than the present hfs?
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