stick with the old macbook, or get the SHinny New Macbook Pro ?

[sanzu3]

I bought a Macbook 1.1, last October:
Intel Core Duo, 2GB Ram - its a great machine but I'm really, really tempted by the latest Macbook Pro's - love the new screens.

Now if I got a macbook pro, 2.4 GHz, 4GB ram + 7200rpm harddrive would I notice quite a leap in speed ????

Basically I'm feeling guilty about buying a my laptop in under a year and I need someone to encourage me and convince me I'm not mad.

Cheers,

M

[Cybergypsy]

I bought a Macbook 1.1, last October:
Intel Core Duo, 2GB Ram - its a great machine but I'm really, really tempted by the latest Macbook Pro's - love the new screens.

Now if I got a macbook pro, 2.4 GHz, 4GB ram + 7200rpm harddrive would I notice quite a leap in speed ????

Basically I'm feeling guilty about buying a my laptop in under a year and I need someone to encourage me and convince me I'm not mad.

Cheers,

M

you think you are bad, I have had a total of 4 macbooks, the last a few weeks old and wanted a MBP so i bought it, I will NEVER go back to a macbook again the MBP is amazing...I dont know why i waited so long :(

[sanzu3]

you think you are bad, I have had a total of 4 macbooks, the last a few weeks old and wanted a MBP so i bought it, I will NEVER go back to a macbook again the MBP is amazing...I dont know why i waited so long :(

okay thats it - I'm ordering a MBP !!!

[vicious7]

That was easy...lol. Yes, if you pick up the 2.4, I think you might notice some increased performance..:D I would suggest that you buy RAM third party, though, since Apple charges an arm and a leg for em. Try OWC (http://www.macsales.com).

[Cybergypsy]

You will never go back to a Macbook.....Ever

[macjay]

I would only move to the MBP if you're unhappy with the MacBook, or if there's something it can't do performance-wise that the MBP could.

[sanzu3]

You will never go back to a Macbook.....Ever

Damn I should have ordered today - now I'll have to wait till Tuesday (monday is a holiday in uk)

[Cybergypsy]

You will love it....its so much nicer the the Macbook :)

[Palliser]

You will love it....its so much nicer the the Macbook :)

I think "nicer" means different things to everyone. I could have bought a mbp but went with a macbook because I think smaller is "nicer". I travel a lot and it it's nice for me to have something ultra-portable. I guess its all in the eye of the beholder. Don't get me wrong the mbp is nice and I almost got one, but saying its "nicer" than the macbook is a bit off. IMHO.

[Cybergypsy]

Nicer it is no sharp edges, nice keyboard, more screen, no crappy track pad....yes in my mind its much nicer.......IMHO!

[Taylor C]

Welcome to the MBP club. D: You won't regret your purchase, trust me.

[macjay]

I agree that the MBP is nicer, however if someone is content with the build of the MB and it does everything they need it to do then IMO it doesn't make sense to move to a MBP.

[sportsnut]

I agree that the MBP is nicer, however if someone is content with the build of the MB and it does everything they need it to do then IMO it doesn't make sense to move to a MBP.



+1

[kellen]

I agree that the MBP is nicer, however if someone is content with the build of the MB and it does everything they need it to do then IMO it doesn't make sense to move to a MBP.

+2, although I am going through the same mental wrestling match. Can't game on the MacBook well, only thing keeping me coming back to the MBP.

[ricgnzlzcr]

My macbook is doing everything perfectly, but I'm hating the sharp edges and miss the feel of the aluminum keyboard. I'm about to jump ship just because of that.

[Cybergypsy]

My macbook is doing everything perfectly, but I'm hating the sharp edges and miss the feel of the aluminum keyboard. I'm about to jump ship just because of that.

The track pad on the macbook drove me nuts, it just feels so nice......on the MBP!

[Cybergypsy]

I have to say that many of us dont NEED a MBP but have it anyways :)

[phungy]

I've been through 3 Macbooks (no problems with any) and now my sister just got a MBP. I love it so much more than the MB. Get the MBP! It's so much faster than the MB (starting up, loading programs, etc) and the screen is much more brighter.

[Cybergypsy]

I've been through 3 Macbooks (no problems with any) and now my sister just got a MBP. I love it so much more than the MB. Get the MBP! It's so much faster than the MB (starting up, loading programs, etc) and the screen is much more brighter.See thats what happens when you open your sisters MBP, you bonded with it........so take it and run :)

[/V\acpower]

I have to say that many of us dont NEED a MBP but have it anyways :)

Money exist to be used.

[phungy]

See thats what happens when you open your sisters MBP, you bonded with it........so take it and run :)

I wish I could. Now she's got a MB and a MBP. I asked if she could just use her MB and I'd take the MBP but it's still under the school's possession. I would sell my MB in a heartbeat to buy a MBP if I wasn't paying so much for dental school secondary application fees :(

[D1G1T4L]

You evil MBP people! Had just settled on getting a MB but after reading thread after thread after thread about the MBP I went and spent some time with it.

Yeah I ordered my first MBP tonight. :D

[Cybergypsy]

You evil MBP people! Had just settled on getting a MB but after reading thread after thread after thread about the MBP I went and spent some time with it.

Yeah I ordered my first MBP tonight. :D

Haha the MBP is really sweet i just love the way it feels and looks....and always loved the MBP look better then the macbook......

[phungy]

You evil MBP people! Had just settled on getting a MB but after reading thread after thread after thread about the MBP I went and spent some time with it.

Yeah I ordered my first MBP tonight. :D

Haha that's hilarious. You'll love it!

[D1G1T4L]

Haha the MBP is really sweet i just love the way it feels and looks....and always loved the MBP look better then the macbook......

Yeah I have too but talked myself out of buying it. Then of course due to these dang forums went to take a second look or what ever count it was :p and finally decided to bite the bullet.

Figured I would just always want the MBP even if I would have been happy with the MB.

[Cybergypsy]

I many times said i just dont need it, but I would pay 1K more just for the lit keyboard....i type at night alot.......

[D1G1T4L]

I many times said i just dont need it, but I would pay 1K more just for the lit keyboard....i type at night alot.......

Yeah I have talked myself out of the MBP so many times but after looking at all the "little" things it just is well worth it IMO.

Keyboard will also be a big plus for me also. I'm sitting here right now in a pitch black room with just the TV on.

[phungy]

Yeah I have talked myself out of the MBP so many times but after looking at all the "little" things it just is well worth it IMO.

Keyboard will also be a big plus for me also. I'm sitting here right now in a pitch black room with just the TV on.

It'd be awesome in a dark lecture room with the backlit keyboard. Lots of turning heads :D:apple:

[aliquis-]

It'd be awesome in a dark lecture room with the backlit keyboard. Lots of turning heads :D:apple:In my days we used pens.. Oh, and the lecture rooms where always lit, and mind you I even studied computer engineering so they better not give us to much bright light or we would never come back!

[MooCow]

I actually like the new MB keyboard design much better than the current MBP keyboard :eek:

If the next MBP comes with a MB-style keyboard (with backlight of course) then that's a deal maker for me.

[sanzu3]

this has turned into a great thread - thanks to all of you for replying.

I was really surprised how many people were swayed by the "feel" of the MBP - I hadn't really factored that in. I was being drawn to the better screen, higher spec - well and I'll admit it , the backlit keyboard....

any hows the order will go in on Tuesday morning, guess it'll be 2 weeks before delivery...

thanks again

[Cybergypsy]

I hate the MB keyboard...i hope they never put it on the MBP

[Kazak]

I many times said i just dont need it, but I would pay 1K more just for the lit keyboard....i type at night alot.......

Just turn a light on? That is so bad for your vision.