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| Allied Nations |
Is there any difference besides obvious aesthetic details, size, and graphics card?
If i spec'd a Macbook to the same speed/ram what are the advantages of the pro besides the graphics card?
Will I find a well spec'd Macbook less useful than the pro? Why?
I like the idea of the 15 inch screen (or the 17 :eyes: ) but is that one of the only things the huuuge increse in price is getting me? |
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| dj_bas |
| The MacBook Pro's have bigger screens and, stock, run faster. The fastest MacBook isn't as powerful as the lowest MacBook Pro. |
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| Danny Ocean |
| 17 inch would be very uncomfortable for me. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Danny Ocean
17 inch would be very uncomfortable for me. |
you get used to it after a while. |
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| Eis |
I like my 2Ghz macbook with 2GB ram, because it's small and easy to use @ school :)
Only thing I hate about it is, that I have to take it to the service for like the second time already. Keyboard plate is discolored and mousebutton is semibroken :D.
First time the motherboard broke :whip: |
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| Danny Ocean |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
you get used to it after a while. |
i'm always carrying my 15 inch pro though, i guess if you don't take your laptop everywhere a 17 would work...but 17 is more for graphic design and maybe gaming. As for the regular macbook, it's not like you will feel a huge difference in performance between it and the pro if they are similar stats. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Danny Ocean
i'm always carrying my 15 inch pro though, i guess if you don't take your laptop everywhere a 17 would work...but 17 is more for graphic design and maybe gaming. |
lol man i was trying to make a perverted joke... :sadgreen:
but srsly, i have a 15.4" and it's a pain in the ass to take anywhere with me. i really want one with a 12" screen. |
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| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by Danny Ocean
17 inch would be very uncomfortable for me. |
I like the real estate, It's very useful for audio/video applications that require a bigger screen, but still portable.
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_bas
The MacBook Pro's have bigger screens and, stock, run faster. The fastest MacBook isn't as powerful as the lowest MacBook Pro. |
Obviously but:
Macbook
* 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 200GB Serial ATA drive @ 4200 rpm
* Superdrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
$1,874.00
Macbook Pro (15in 2.16)
* 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 200GB Serial ATA Drive @ 4200 rpm
* SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
$2,374.00
Macbook Pro (15in 2.33)
* 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 200GB Serial ATA Drive @ 4200 rpm
* SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
$2,699.00
Macbook Pro (17in 2.33)
* 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 200GB Serial ATA Drive @ 4200 rpm
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
$2,899.00
500+ dollar difference for 2 inches, up to 1/3 ghz+ and a nicer graphics card.
Is it worth it? i don't know, someone tell me. |
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| Danny Ocean |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
lol man i was trying to make a perverted joke... :sadgreen:
but srsly, i have a 15.4" and it's a pain in the ass to take anywhere with me. i really want one with a 12" screen. |
haha , yeah for a second i got your joke but decided to disregard it because i can't comment !
yeah 15.4 can be quite a hassle too...wouldve been cool if they made macbook pro the same same size as the powerbook 12'' as well. |
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| Danny Ocean |
| hey if you can afford those $500, why not. i wouldn't go broke just because i want 2 inches more and a better graphic card though. and 1/3 ghz is nothing. kinda like the 1.86 vs 2.0...theres very little difference..they just charge you more for insignificance. |
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| dj_bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
500+ dollar difference for 2 inches, up to 1/3 ghz+ and a nicer graphics card.
Is it worth it? i don't know, someone tell me. |
The 2 inches will make a big difference, especially if you're going to be using the laptop a lot. It boils down to what you're going to use it for. If you're just going to use it as a laptop, for e-mail, homework, internet, playing music...get the regular. If you're going to be doing music production, graphics/movie editing, get the pro. I got the pro and my friend has the regular one, I'm much happier with the pro. |
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