High-end Macbook or Low-end MBP?

daviesified · Jan 11, 2009

I currently have a late-2007 MacBook 2.2Ghz, and I am looking to upgrade to one of the new models, but i'm just not sure which model to go for. Is the difference in price between the high-end MacBook and low-end MacBook Pro justified? Screen size isn't of major importance to me, although I would prefer the 15", but it's like a 55/45 split between the 2.

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

kastenbrust · Jan 11, 2009

To start this may help:

http://guides.macrumors.com/Which_Apple_notebook_should_I_buy?

It basically comes down to: Do you want a graphics card?
Do you play games? Do you do any sort of design work? If so get the MBP.

daviesified · Jan 11, 2009

It's for personal, rather than work use. I do frequently use iMovie though, and I am looking to take that further, which is why I am looking to upgrade. Would the additional graphical power of the MacBook Pro result in improved performance in this application?
At the moment I am leaning towards the MacBook Pro.

Roy Hobbs · Jan 11, 2009

daviesified said:
It's for personal, rather than work use. I do frequently use iMovie though, and I am looking to take that further, which is why I am looking to upgrade. Would the additional graphical power of the MacBook Pro result in improved performance in this application?
At the moment I am leaning towards the MacBook Pro.

iMovie will see no improvement from the "graphical power" of the MacBook Pro.

daviesified · Jan 11, 2009

"iMovie will see no improvement from the "graphical power" of the MacBook Pro. "

Then what is the best way to improve performance on iMovie?

DeusInvictus7 · Jan 11, 2009

daviesified said:
"iMovie will see no improvement from the "graphical power" of the MacBook Pro. "

Then what is the best way to improve performance on iMovie?

RAM. And maybe a faster hard drive/SSD.

Roy Hobbs · Jan 11, 2009

daviesified said:
"iMovie will see no improvement from the "graphical power" of the MacBook Pro. "

Then what is the best way to improve performance on iMovie?

RAM, HDD speed and processor speed

daviesified · Jan 11, 2009

Roy Hobbs said:
RAM, HDD speed and processor speed

Thanks for the info. I think it's just going to be a case of walk into the Apple Store and it being an impulse decision! It really is 50/50 at the moment!

SnowLeopard2008 · Jan 11, 2009

I also have the same MacBook as the OP. I would upgrade myself to a MBP. Better LCD panel, bigger resolution, etc. Honestly, I would either buy the 2.0GHz MB lower end model or the lower end 15" MBP. the extra little boost from the CPU from 2.0 to 2.4 doesn't cut it. Neither does the backlit keyboard in terms of frugality. The 15" MBP has features that make me want to upgrade, but the 2.4GHz model MB does not, all except the $200 backlit keyboard.

daviesified · Jan 11, 2009

SnowLeopard2008 said:
I also have the same MacBook as the OP. I would upgrade myself to a MBP. Better LCD panel, bigger resolution, etc. Honestly, I would either buy the 2.0GHz MB lower end model or the lower end 15" MBP. the extra little boost from the CPU from 2.0 to 2.4 doesn't cut it. Neither does the backlit keyboard in terms of frugality. The 15" MBP has features that make me want to upgrade, but the 2.4GHz model MB does not, all except the $200 backlit keyboard.

Thanks for your input. The more i think about it, the more i'm leaning toward the MBP. I was hoping Apple would have made my decision a lot easier during Macworld, but unfortunately it didn't really affect me in anyway!

I'll let you know what decision I make tomorrow... Thanks for the help!

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