The new White MacBook is a great value now - so you have to figure out if it's worth the US$300 (depending on where you buy) for an Aluminum one...
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New White MacBook or Unibody MacBook ?
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Price - Refurb Uni and new White are close
Firewire - need = White
LED Cinema Display - want = Uni
Then you are down to construction, style, case material, trackpad, screen, cost of RAM ...
Cheers,
OW
Firewire - need = White
LED Cinema Display - want = Uni
Then you are down to construction, style, case material, trackpad, screen, cost of RAM ...
Cheers,
OW
...if enough of us buy the "new" whitebook, maybe SJ will add the Firewire back on Rev B of the uni
OK - Can I throw this in the mix - My daughter wants a laptop for school work and e-mail / web browsing etc. for her 13th Birthday. She is pretty careful with electronic equipment, but she is still young. She prefers the look of the Alu Macbook compared to the white Macbook, but will the White Macbook wear better. When ever I go into my local (not apple) store the white macbook's always tend to look a bit grubby and the case can show signs of scratches more than the Alu Macboks. That having being said the White Macbooks are meant to be able to stand knocks more than the Alu ones. Any one any comments on this ?
I hate the plastic. And do a search on the plastic cracking... common problem. The overall durability of the aluminum unibody MB is amazing. Definitely more durable than a PlasticBook. AND, for only $1099 you can buy a refurbished aluminum unibody MB. The refurbished are like new, sometimes not even being charged one time. They have full one year warranty and only cost $100 more than a new PlasticBook. Your daughter would never know the difference if you just give it to her out of the box (the box is brown instead of white).