request: convince me to go for MBP

kymac · Jun 18, 2007, 12:00 AM

hey everyone,

my parents are buying me a new mac for gradution. they tell me they want to buy me a macbook pro. but i keep teetering on that or the macbook. im afraid the mbp wont be as portable as im hoping. and then i think the macbook screen will be too small. im a graphic designer so the screen size would be appreciated, but i then said i would just buy a display for the macbook. i went to go place my order for the macbook, but bailed because now i think a mbp would be better. and that if i wanted screen space when im away from the display, the macbook wouldnt be pleasant. so now im stuck and cant decide. so can someone convince me to get the mbp?

mrkramer · Jun 18, 2007, 12:03 AM

get a MacBook Pro. did that convince you?

But really if you want the Pro go for it.

iBookG4user · Jun 18, 2007, 12:04 AM

Since you're a Graphic Designer, you'll definitely want to get a Matte screen and that option is only available on the MacBook Pro. Also the MacBook Pro is less than half a pound heavier than the MacBook, so you shouldn't notice much of a difference. The extra resolution and screen space is more than worth it for a Graphic Designer.

kymac · Jun 18, 2007, 12:05 AM

done! thanks guys for convincing me [: im going for mbp.

coogee · Jun 18, 2007, 12:05 AM

nvm ! ^

scott85213 · Jun 18, 2007, 12:07 AM

Portability? It's pretty much exactly the same as all the other 15 inch laptops if you've seen any..

adrianblaine · Jun 18, 2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kymac

im a graphic designer so the screen size would be appreciated, but i then said i would just buy a display for the macbook.

I spent a whole year and a half doing my architecture projects on a 12" iBook screen and just about shot myself. I upgraded to the 15" MBP and life has gotten much better. I have a friend who does graphic design on a MacBook and he now wishes he got the bigger screen. If you want the portability, at least spend the extra money on a large screen to have at home... But then you'll spend the same amount as the MBP...

Jun 18, 2007, 12:00 AM	#1
kymac macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: portland	request: convince me to go for MBP hey everyone, my parents are buying me a new mac for gradution. they tell me they want to buy me a macbook pro. but i keep teetering on that or the macbook. im afraid the mbp wont be as portable as im hoping. and then i think the macbook screen will be too small. im a graphic designer so the screen size would be appreciated, but i then said i would just buy a display for the macbook. i went to go place my order for the macbook, but bailed because now i think a mbp would be better. and that if i wanted screen space when im away from the display, the macbook wouldnt be pleasant. so now im stuck and cant decide. so can someone convince me to get the mbp?
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Jun 18, 2007, 12:03 AM	#2
mrkramer macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere	get a MacBook Pro. did that convince you? But really if you want the Pro go for it. __________________ "Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind." -Mikhail Gorbachev
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Jun 18, 2007, 12:04 AM	#3
iBookG4user macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern California	Since you're a Graphic Designer, you'll definitely want to get a Matte screen and that option is only available on the MacBook Pro. Also the MacBook Pro is less than half a pound heavier than the MacBook, so you shouldn't notice much of a difference. The extra resolution and screen space is more than worth it for a Graphic Designer. __________________ Super high tech stuff goes here
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Jun 18, 2007, 12:05 AM	#4
kymac Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: portland	done! thanks guys for convincing me [: im going for mbp.
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Jun 18, 2007, 12:05 AM	#5
coogee macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007	nvm ! ^
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Jun 18, 2007, 12:07 AM	#6
scott85213 macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	Portability? It's pretty much exactly the same as all the other 15 inch laptops if you've seen any..
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