UPDATED!! MacBook Pro vs. Mac Pro, Decision made!!

[mac user 001]

Update!!

Hey everybody,

So theres been a huge change of plan, turns out I may be looking to buy a MacBook Pro. Im actually going to be travelling alot now, due to family reasons and school, so the Mac Pro isn't really ideal anymore, although I would have loved to have that beast of a machine!

The MacBook Pro is still a fully capable machine and depending on how things turn out in the coming months, I may purchase a Mac Pro in around a year's time.

The specs im going for are:

-17" High resolution matte display
-2.5Ghz Processor
-4GB RAM (3rd party, probably crucial, im open to other suggestions)
-200GB 7200 RPM HD (Im going to purchase an external HD and connect with FW800, again any suggestions as to the best external HD to purchase, thanks)

If anybody has any other suggestions, please post a reply, thanks!

This is the complete opposite of what I was expecting, but im really looking forward to a new MacBook Pro!

Thanks everybody for all your suggestions they completely helped me, I fully appreciate it.

 

[cluthz]

If I do go with the MacBook Pro, I want it to last more than a year without slowing down or showing its age if you know what I mean. My HP feels like cr*p after a year!. Final question really is, truthfully, in the long run what would last longer and have more potential? A MacBook Pro or a quad core Mac Pro?

1.5ghz turion must have been pretty lowend at that times I guess.
My MBP 2.2GHz Core2Duo is 1 year next week and it's still running great!

I've bumped the HD to 320GB and getting 4GB next week, so I guess it will last me for quite awhile longer