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purchase this macbook pro?

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I am in the market for a laptop and want a Mac of some sort, and will probably be getting a used one. I will be using it for Logic/Final Cut, but not as my main machine. Other than that it will be used for other everyday computing.

I had been set on getting a used black macbook, but recently saw this one advertised locally for $550.

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP13 it is the 2.2ghz Core 2 Duo 15 inch. on the left.

Would you recommend this laptop? I am not familiar with the older MBP's and any issues they may have had that I need to be aware of.

There is also a mint condition Black Macbook for sale locally for $625 with these specs: 2.0 Core 2 duo, 2 GB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive.

Which would you recommend? I like the black, but could used the extra screen size.
 
While normally I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a MacBook Pro over a MacBook, I think the MBP you are looking at might be the one with the faulty graphics card. I do believe Apple still covers those even out of warranty though, so if you can verify that it works fine right now, it's not a big deal to have it fixed if the graphics card does fail. Also, the MBP definitely has a lot more power overall.
 
axu539 said:
While normally I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a MacBook Pro over a MacBook, I think the MBP you are looking at might be the one with the faulty graphics card. I do believe Apple still covers those even out of warranty though, so if you can verify that it works fine right now, it's not a big deal to have it fixed if the graphics card does fail. Also, the MBP definitely has a lot more power overall.
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That is the graphics card which is faulty, however due to Apples Coverage Id be tempted to say get the MBP, as its more powerful and has a better screen.
 
chrismacguy said:
That is the graphics card which is faulty, however due to Apples Coverage Id be tempted to say get the MBP, as its more powerful and has a better screen.
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Hmm, so say the card doesn't fail until after their replacement period. How much would it cost me to get it fixed?

thanks for the quick replies.
 
There's also a chance that the owner already swapped out the GPU with that coverage, in which case you'd be completely fine. You should ask.
 
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