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Macbook 2006 vs 2008

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rory.reilly

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I have decided to buy a used Mac for school as my school uses them and I see no point in saving up for a brand new €1000 laptop that will only be used for a few years then thrown out/sold at a much lower price when I want buy a new MPB for college. I am stuck between two options. I am buying them from a local Apple reseller which also sells used Macs. I'm in 2nd year in Ireland which is 8th grade in America. My parents said I could get one if I got straight A's in my summer exams (which I did) and if I funded it myself. I would be using it for writing essays, doing presentations and some light iLife/Final cut pro x (very light)/ and some Photoshop

1. Used White Macbook Late 2006
1.83ghz processor
80gb hard drive
1gb RAM
PLUS external hard drive
2 year warranty from store
€399

2. Used Black Macbook Early 2008
2.4ghz processor
250gb hard drive
2gb RAM
PLUS 1 year warranty from store and iWork
€550


So what do you think. Personally I don't really like the look of the black but I don't want to change my mind simply on aesthetics or I would be just fulfilling the stereotype. What do you think should I get the white MacBook and use the money I saved to upgrade the RAM or suck it up and buy the black and possibly upgrade RAM in future?
 
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Definitely the 2008 version, as it can go up to 6 GB of RAM and the CPU and integrated graphics processor (IGP) is much better, especially for you use. The 101 € difference totally make up for the faster 2008 MB.

I had one and sold it some months ago for 600 € and it was a very good machine, but I needed the money and also the screen resolution is a bot small.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Definitely the 2008 version, as it can go up to 6 GB of RAM and the CPU and integrated graphics processor (IGP) is much better, especially for you use. The 101 € difference totally make up for the faster 2008 MB.

I had one and sold it some months ago for 600 € and it was a very good machine, but I needed the money and also the screen resolution is a bot small.
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The BlackBook is probably the best bet, so I'll save up the extra 100 and buy a hard case for it so the matte lid doesn't show up the fingerprints
 
2nd one by far, it isn't even close , the Core 2 Duo in the BlackBook is much superior to the 06 MacBook , also the graphics will be better, bigger Hard Drive , and a newer machine less likely to break down.

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rory.reilly said:
The BlackBook is probably the best bet, so I'll save up the extra 100 and buy a hard case for it so the matte lid doesn't show up the fingerprints
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If you are going to save up 100 to get a case for a 3 year old computer(650 overall), you would be best going for a refurbished Air/Unibody White MacBook from 740 euro or something around that price.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC506LL/A

Its the american store, but the Irish store regularly gets updated with these MacBook Airs, just some food for thought :)
 
adamtj11 said:
2nd one by far, it isn't even close , the Core 2 Duo in the BlackBook is much superior to the 06 MacBook , also the graphics will be better, bigger Hard Drive , and a newer machine less likely to break down.

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If you are going to save up 100 to get a case for a 3 year old computer(650 overall), you would be best going for a refurbished Air/Unibody White MacBook from 740 euro or something around that price.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC506LL/A


Its the american store, but the Irish store regularly gets updated with these MacBook Airs, just some food for thought :)
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Hmm that's another good idea, the reseller also has some leftover stock of the unibody going for €800 which is a bit out of my budge after adding RAM and other costs such as software. I think I'll get the BlackBook for now as an air won't suit my needs and a unibody MacBook is too expe
 
Get the black macbook you will never regret and most probably will keep it for a long time.

I upgraded mine to 4GB ram and 120GB SSD, its quick given the age of the machine.
 
Problem solved

Turns out I don't need either of these, I bought my neighbours aluminium iMac for €600
 
Only problem with the late 07 and early 08 MacBook's was that they had possibly the worst display ever included on a laptop.
 
rory.reilly said:
Hmm that's another good idea, the reseller also has some leftover stock of the unibody going for €800 which is a bit out of my budge after adding RAM and other costs such as software. I think I'll get the BlackBook for now as an air won't suit my needs and a unibody MacBook is too expe
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An air (2010-2011) will fill your needs a lot better than the blackbook, unless you need a lot of storage space.
edit: sorry I didn't see you already bought one.
But I thought you needed a laptop, otherwise there was also the cheap option of a mac mini. But the iMac is great too, no laptop though
 
orfeas0 said:
An air (2010-2011) will fill your needs a lot better than the blackbook, unless you need a lot of storage space.
edit: sorry I didn't see you already bought one.
But I thought you needed a laptop, otherwise there was also the cheap option of a mac mini. But the iMac is great too, no laptop though
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I was originally all for a laptop, but my school have finally started letting students use the MacBook pros instead of just teachers so if I need to present something I can use them instead
 
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