Buying Ex-Demos?

thats not a very good price...you can't just look at processor speeds especially when comparing current and last generation system. the alum macbooks have far better graphics as well as different ram configurations, etc.

if you are set on buying demo systems then it probably wouldn't be that bad of a purchase if the discounts are significant enough

 

If resale is important to you, then you'd be a fool to buy a Blackbook for the same price as a unibody MacBook. Because it's plastic alone it will be worth substantially less used, even if it is 2.4GHz vs. 2.0.

And don't get hung up on clock speed. The original Blackbook was 2.0GHz as well, but the new unibody MacBook 2.0 is far faster. Processor technology is about more than clock speed. In this case, I think the 2.4 might actually be a bit faster than the 2.0, but as was pointed out, the unibody has other features that make it an all around better machine. I wouldn't go near the BlackBook for the same price as the unibody. Not unless I was using the machine to make a living, and that living involved doing some CPU-intensive rendering where the seconds saved by going 2.4 vs. 2.0 meant more money in my pocket. But if that was the case, I doubt I'd be looking at the MacBook to begin with...

 

Alu has better graphics and faster ram. If you buy a new system you'll get full warranty as well.

 

He is right, that price is ****.

 

I'd go on craigslist and find one that's been used less for less money. Preferably one that qualifies for extended applecare.

Wow, less IS more!