Core 2 duo or i3

[joeyclapp]

I am looking to buy a new machine. I'm looking to save some money. There is a $169 difference between the core 2 duo and i3. Is the $169 worth spending for the i3?

 

[tecmo34]

Welcome to Tom's Hardware...

Can you give us a little more details on the actual CPU's in question? Also if you are looking at a Sandy Bridge CPU, you'll need to a wait a few more months as the motherboard have a chipset issue...

 

[joeyclapp]

Btw... great picture with the Tecmo Bowl screenshot. That is a great game. Kept me busy for hours as a kid. Don't crucify me, I'm not sure how you feel about them, but I'm looking at Macs. I have a 13" MacBook and I do a small amount of video editing. The small amount that I do is very important though. Every project I've done has given me some type of minor blow up because there is just not enough computing power in the laptop. I'm looking to get a refurbished desktop. I have it down to two. They are practically identical in their specs, but one has a core 2 duo and the other has an i3. I realize the i3 is better, etc. I'm just wondering if it is worth my $170 to get the i3.

 

[joeyclapp]

The two I'm looking at are 21.5 inch iMacs. Like I said, almost identical specs, just one has the i3 and the other the core 2 duo

 

[tecmo34]

For $169, I would say it is worth it... Here is a quick comparison of similar PC versions (most likely ).

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/56?vs=143

Yes... Tecmo Bowl ruled!! It was the original Madden and one of the console games that made them what they are today.. IMO

 

[joeyclapp]

Refurbished 21.5 inch iMac with core 2 duo:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC413LL/A?mco=MTU0MzQ1NzA
Refurbished 21.5 inch iMac with i3:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC509LL/A?mco=MTkwMjE2NTc

 

[tecmo34]

Get the i3 model... http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC509LL/A?mco=MTkwMjE2NTc

 

[joeyclapp]

That's what I was thinking. Thanks Tecmo man! I appreciate it.