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New SR Macbook or Refurb Non-SR Macbook?

goodtimes5

goodtimes5

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In one corner:
The base model of the new SR Macbook for $999 with education discount.

In the other:
Refurbished MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - White (Non-SR)
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
1GB memory
80GB hard drive
Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
For $899 refurbished.

What do you guys think is the better choice? Money is a huge issue, so I'd like every bit of advice I can get.
 
If money is an issue, then save up another 100 dollars and def go for SR. I've heard SOOO many great things about the improvments in the SR. Not to mention, if money is an issue now, it may continue to be an issue, and the SR will last you longer as you can upgrade the ram more and the processor is newer. Spend the extra 100 now, and save in the future.

:)
 
Also, remember that only the newest MacBooks are fully 64 bit (as far as I know) and can use up to 4GB RAM (instead of just 3.3GB). Those things may not be an issue now, but in a few years time, they will be much more important. Go for the new one! :)
 
goodtimes5 said:
What are these great improvements other than the video card and the new processor? Does the advantage of the SR model basically lie in its future-proof hardware?
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Fast FSB.
Able to add up to 4GB of RAM.
Just a hare slower than a MBP.

For $100, you are getting a much faster machine - and yes, I'd consider that future proofing. But then again, I tend to upgrade my laptop every 4 years or so. So when I buy, I want the fastest thing going. [The wife has warned me to get what I want as there will not be an upgrade for a while.... :eek:]
 
The new ones are a much better deal. Here are some of the key differences between the SR and non-SR MacBooks:

# Fastest processor (CPU): 2.2GHz vs 2.16GHz
# Frontside bus: 800MHz vs 667GHz
# Memory capacity: 4GB vs 2GB
# Graphics: Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM vs Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM
# Maximum Storage Capacity: 250GB vs 200GB
# Weight: 5.0 pounds (2.27 kg) vs 5.1 pounds (2.31 kg)
# Keyboard changes and larger rear vent in the SR models
 
Wow! this thread was a HUGE help! I was gonna buy a Black Macbook, but was gonna go with the Refurb....but now I notice some differences, and I dont want that refurb at all! I'm going with a brand new one!
 
For all the good reasons above, I say go with the new model as well.

And you never know -- by the time you save the extra cash, refurbed SR MacBooks may be available, and you'll save the difference of the educ discount.
 
the refurb macs all run leopard now as well.

Personally it was between blackbooks for me. But I don't have $1400 to spend. But I do have $1000 (which is what I got my blackbook for (last year model) if the difference is only 100 dollars though, it's new macbooks all the way
 
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