C2D 1.6 worth the money?

[Hell0W0rld]

Is the 1.6 worth the 78 € or is there no noticeable difference compared to the standart 1.4 C2D?

 

[yly3]

For daily light use it shouldn't be any difference. But when you need more power or for future OS updates it does worth it.

 

[iPave]

I'm quite sure that 4GB ram upgrade has much more impact on performance. Remember, you can't add it afterwards.

 

[Acorn]

I have the 1.4 and its way faster then i thought it would be. im obsessed with ssd's now. overall i like my baseline but to be honest getting a refurbished ultimate model wouldnt have been much more then what i paid for the retail baseline. so i kinda regret it in terms of bang for the buck. windows 7 runs super speedy as well. i may buy an ultimate version and put just windows on this baseline and sell it to my sister as a travel machine.

 

[BlackMax]

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[donster28]

I had the opportunity to own the base 1.40 and now I have the ultimate 1.60. One thing I noticed is that the 1.60 has smoother HD playback (including from Youtube and Vimeo). The 1.40 HD playback is good enough for a lot of people and it doesn't chop that much, but for videophiles, the 1.60 is the way to go.

I also had the chance to edit in Final Cut Express 4 on the slower 1.40, and you know what, it's not bad, I didn't notice lag during editing and it was buttery smooth.

I hope this helps.