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booth22

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Looking to decide between the two... Using mostly for email/web surfing, light photo editing/organizing while traveling and perhaps watching a movie or two while on the plane. Am I getting anything notable other than a larger screen on the macbook? the prices seem really good, just don't know if the extra $300 is worth it?


Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
15.4-inch widescreen display
1GB memory
120GB hard drive
6x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight camera Learn more

$1299

Or....

Refurbished MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Black
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
1GB memory
160GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in iSight camera Learn more

$999
 
booth22 said:
Looking to decide between the two... Using mostly for email/web surfing, light photo editing/organizing while traveling and perhaps watching a movie or two while on the plane. Am I getting anything notable other than a larger screen on the macbook? the prices seem really good, just don't know if the extra $300 is worth it?


Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
15.4-inch widescreen display
1GB memory
120GB hard drive
6x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight camera Learn more

$1299

Or....

Refurbished MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Black
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
1GB memory
160GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in iSight camera Learn more

$999
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You should be just fine with the MacBook. The MacBook Pro has a nicer graphics card, but for what you want to do, it wont necessarily be necessary (wow that's probbly bad grammar).
 
don't know for sure, but you'd probably get better battery life from the smaller screen. My MBP will handle a full-length movie on a full charge, but it'll be pretty low by the end. Sound like the MB has all you need. spend the 300 on RAM, a cool case, or a nice iPod Touch!
 
Yes, as said above, save the extra money, or put that money towards more RAM. You can never have too much RAM. Battery will probably be fairly close, although a little better on the MacBook. Screen size will aid in better battery, however you really dont need the MacBook Pro, and would be better off with a nice Blackbook. They are quite stunning.
 
I agree. Go for the MacBook. The smaller screen will be easier to manage on the plane.
 
Also, if your going to be on the plane a lot, you can use that extra $300 to buy another battery so you dont have to worry about that on the plane.
 
I originally bought a MacBook, primarily for photo and movie editing, and found the display too small for comfort. And, it had the horrible color gradient issue where supposedly solid colors such as white had a tiny checkered pattern to them. Not good for photo editing! I understand that which LCD you get is luck of the draw and that some MacBooks' displays are perfectly fine in this respect, but I returned mine for a refurbed MacBook Pro 2.2GHz and find the display much, much better for my purposes.
 
I think it's unanimous that you should go with the macbook. Before I bought, I was in the same boat as you, couldn't decide between regular or pro, and I went with the regular macbook, couldn't be happier.

And with that money you saved, you can invest in more ram*, bigger hard drive, maybe an external monitor, or a ipod touch.


*buying more ram might not be necessary, the refurbed macbook that I bought was supposed to come with 1GB of ram, but when I got it, I got a surprised, and received 2GB of ram. And from what I hear, I'm not the only one that's gotten lucky from apple.
 
Thanks everybody! Ended up grabbing a Blackbook (2.2GHZ) off the refurbished list. Should do the trick nicely- can't wait for it to get here!
 
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