Refurb iMac: $1549 C2 2.8GHz vs. $1599 C2 Extreme 2.8GHz

[savechief]

$50 price difference
Core 2 Extreme has 500GB HDD, Core 2 has 320GB HDD
Core 2 has faster frontside bus and more L2 cache
Core 2 Extreme is pre-refresh

Everything else looks the same...which would you buy and why?

 

[Eidorian]

I'd get the 2.8 GHz Penryn 6 MB L2 Cache iMac. I don't think you'll be terribly desperate for onboard hard drive space with FW400/800 love.

 

[adamvk]

$50 price difference
Core 2 Extreme has 500GB HDD, Core 2 has 320GB HDD
Core 2 has faster frontside bus and more L2 cache
Core 2 Extreme is pre-refresh

Everything else looks the same...which would you buy and why?

Where did you find these refurb deals?

 

[savechief]

Where did you find these refurb deals?

In Apple's refurbished Mac store.

 

[savechief]

I'd get the 2.8 GHz Penryn 6 MB L2 Cache iMac. I don't think you'll be terribly desperate for onboard hard drive space with FW400/800 love.

Since 100 percent of the recommendations )) were for the Penryn 2.8GHz, I pulled the trigger on that one this morning.

 

[adamvk]

In Apple's refurbished Mac store.

Really? I didn't know it was that cheap. Thanks.

 

[Eidorian]

Since 100 percent of the recommendations )) were for the Penryn 2.8GHz, I pulled the trigger on that one this morning.

Good work. I've found that buying a refurbished Apple is well worth the wait to save some money and the service is just as good too.