what to do...

[CMC]

ok, so ive decided that my macbook isnt really meeting my needs at the moment... so i have a couple of options....

upgrade the MB, i.e. Bigger HDD, (ive just added more ram to it), buy an external HDD etc..

or sell the MB n buy a mid range MB Pro...

I would love a MPB, but its much more expensive, and im not sure i can justify spending THAT much extra, when i can upgrade the macbook and run it till i really NEED a new one....

but im torn...

any thoughts?

[Steve B]

whats the spec of the MacBook at the moment?

[CMC]

1.83ghz, 2gb ram, 80 gb hdd, standard drive(cdr/w but not dvdr/w)

[arizonagroove]

any thoughts?

That it might help if you said what these needs you have that the MacBook is failing to meet are.

That if the MacBook is a Core Duo it's more worthwhile going to a MacBook Pro than if it's a Core 2 Duo. (The MacBook has shipped with both a 1.83ghz Core Duo and 1.83ghz Core 2 Duo.)

That I believe you can put 3Gb memory in if it's a Core 2 Duo machine, but if you can then you just kinda blew the opportunity by going to 2Gb unless you're willing to try and sell on the RAM you just bought.

[CMC]

its for photography....

My MB is core duo, and the macbook pro will be a core 2 duo, if i was selling the MB i would sell the RAM with it....

[Steve B]

i'd buy it

[CMC]

im currently having a wee look round some places to see how much i could get for my MB, and then wondering where i would get the rest of the ££ for the mbp...

[artaxerxes]

A speedy 7200 drive might give you the umph you need, and they are easy to whack into the MacBook. For photography though the better graphics o the MBP and the matte screen choice might be superior.