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Some advice before I purchase this please

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solid0mike

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Okay, I've been waiting to buy a new Macbook being that my old G4 is just not up to par anymore. I could afford the current Macs right now, but like everyone else I've been waiting for the refresh and can't wait any longer :( due to needing a new laptop right now.

There is a post in my local Craigslist that announces the following:

2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
160GB GB Hard Drive 13.3 inch TFT Widescreen Display : 1280 x 800
Intel GMA graphics Processor with shared 384MB of DDR2
Built-in iSight Camera
Front Row
Firewire 400 x 1
USB 2.0 x 2
Optical Digital input / Audio line in, optical digital audio output / headphone out, built-in stereo speakers
Mini-DVI port for DVI, VGA, composite and S-Video
Built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
Built-in Airport Extreme (includes 802.11n!)
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR ( enhanced data rate )
Includes: Apple Front Row Remote, Box and original packaging, restore disks, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, etc.
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All for 775$. It's a black Macbook.

My plan is to buy it, use it for the time being and then resell it as soon as the new Macs come out and buy the Refresh Macs. Catch my drift? :)

Now, I will be doing the following with the laptop.

Adobe CS4: Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop.
MS Office
Internet, videos, itunes, pictures, etc
Starcraft
Java programming via Bootcamp with Windows 7.

So will this black Macbook work for me well given these specs? Or should I just stick to using my home PC and wait for the new refresh?

Thanks in Advance :)
 
I would say that if you plan on using the machine for the Adobe CS4 Suite, I would suggest waiting until the next refresh comes out. Since those applications tend to use a lot of memory and that Intel GMA graphics processor is going to get run down pretty quick trying to keep up. So if you can hold out, hold out, if you can. Since you are just going to be getting rid of it anyways when the new Macs come out. Hope this helps you out.
 
Thanks guy! :)

I decided to wait. Its prominent that the new macbook pro's will come out soon so I shall wait.

I do however want it because it's a black macbook but if I buy it, I wont have enough money to buy a Pro when the news ones roll in.
 
solid0mike said:
Lets put it this way,

is that Mac worth 775$ ?
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Not worth my $775. Like others have said, you could spend an extra $200 on a new one and get much more than $200 in additional performance, IMO.

Refurbs are also a pretty good deal, although I don't know what a refurb MB goes for these days.
 
that is overpriced if you have a microcenter near you. They still have the new unibody macbook for $799
 
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