Macbooks have been updated - before you rush out and this 'teh bigger
number' look at the information regarding GMA 950; sure, the GMA x3100
has bigger numbers but look at this and ask yourself - the
enhancements, do I need them? its not just a matter of 'massive speed
improvements overall but actually significant improvements in certain
areas.
If you're Joe and Jane Doe, you sit there, surf the net, watch a few
films, write a few documents - you would be better off saving your
money, and possibly upgrading your memory on your existing Macbook. If
you're a iBook user, however, then go for it. You'll notice a HUGE
performance boost.
The first time I loaded up my Macbook (black model with 2 gigs of
memory) my jaw hit the floor - I was truly shocked at the performance
boost over my old iBook G4, iMac G5 and iBook G3 Indigo. It was huge.
Leopard apparently will take it a notch up from that. If the rumours
are true, its going to be a great few years.
For me, I'll wait till the Intel GMA x3500 to appear in the next crop
of Macbooks, it'll include a whole host of features that'll make an
upgrade really worth while - hopefully by then DDR3 will be out (or
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