Apple has upgraded all their MacBook Pros one notch up -- the 1.67Ghz is getting upgraded to a 1.83Ghz, and 1.83Ghz becomes a 2.0 Ghz. Apple also made available a 2.16 Ghz CPU upgrade on the MacBook Pro. I thought about cancelling my preorder and getting the new upgraded 2.16 Ghz CPU, but looking at the Intel roadmap with the upcoming Merom processors, I think I'm going to err on the side of caution and say 2.0 Ghz is going to have to do.
The only reason I ordered a 1.83 Ghz in the first place was not because of the processor speed, but the availability of the 256MB graphics chip (this 2nd Gen TiBook has a whooping 32MB!) I'm quite happy this Powerbook has lasted over 3.5 years, but I'm guessing in a couple years I'll want to upgrade anyway to take advantage of whatever new goodies are available.
On the other hand, having an extra 0.16 Ghz might be kind of nice... What do people think?
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