# MacBook Pro 2.4ghz vs 2.5ghz

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**Created:** [September 3, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/macbook-pro-2-4ghz-vs-2-5ghz/269918 "2008-09-03T04:09:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/macbook-pro-2-4ghz-vs-2-5ghz/269918/1 "2008-09-03T04:09:37Z")

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Hey everyone.

I’m planning on getting a 15" MacBook Pro the end of this September. Right now it’s a toss between the one that’s 2.4ghz with a 256MB RAM video card and the 2.5ghz with a 512MB RAM video card. [http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/home/shop\_mac/family/macbook\_pro?mco=MTI2NDg](http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTI2NDg)

So the 2.4 is $1799 and the 2.5 is $2299. Does the second really provide that much more performance? I do my heavy developing and designing on a desktop. On the laptop I plan just to write code, surf the web, and listen to music. I want something that will perform on the go. Which would you suggest? It seems to me that extra $500 is for the video card performance.