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SoulReal
Jul 7, 2008, 07:12 PM
I am buying a Macbook Pro and I found that the 2007 edition is much cheaper. I could not figure out what the differences were other than processor speed, both of which are good. Can anybody help me understand this? Thanks.


doobi18
Jul 7, 2008, 07:13 PM
slight speed bump. and stress on "slight". that is all.
Cymbal
Jul 7, 2008, 07:13 PM
The 2008 MacBook Pro's also have the multi-touch trackpad, as well as larger hard drive sizes and the Penryn processors.
kingcrowing
Jul 7, 2008, 07:22 PM
If you found a good deal on the last gen one... I say grab it! Awesome machines since Santa Rosa, all are pretty cool (temp) and very fast! Unless you really love the multi-touch trackpad or need the little bit of extra speed, which most of us honestly don't, then go for it!
SoulReal
Jul 7, 2008, 07:47 PM
I bid on and won a 2.2 g macbook pro on ebay for $1,400. Not sure if that is a really good deal but what is done is done. I guess I could always resale it and hope I get my money back. Any thoughts if that is a good deal.

Thanks for all the feedback. It does seem to be a better deal to go with the 2.2g
kingcrowing
Jul 7, 2008, 08:15 PM
assuming its in good shape thats a great deal! Congrats! $600 off the new price! Hope you enjoy it!
drossad
Jul 7, 2008, 10:47 PM
As the previous people said, the only differences are slight power bumps with the Penryn chip, multi-touch trackpad, bigger hard drives. I just bought the last generation MBP 2.4 GHz brand new on clearance a month ago with an education discount for $1699. (Originally $2500) I love it! Could've paid $1799 for a current one, but I only had a limited amount of money and so I figured i'd spend the extra $100 bucks to boost my RAM to 4GB.

I'd say you got a great deal if it's in good shape. Way to be!
doobi18
Jul 8, 2008, 03:00 AM
The 2008 MacBook Pro's also have the multi-touch trackpad, as well as larger hard drive sizes and the Penryn processors.

touché
bertpalmer
Jul 8, 2008, 03:12 AM
I also just bought a 2007 Santa Rosa for £800 with 2 years warranty.

Differences are smaller harddrive, a 128mb graphics card rather than 256mb, no multitouch trackpad and also it might come with Tiger.

Still, for an effective 35% discount I think I did good.