What's the difference between macbook pro 13" and macbook 13" aluminum

[Jonb09]

I've noticed that they have taken of the Macbook 13" Aluminum from the apple website already (My Macbook) and now the only 'Macbook' you can get is the old White one. But there are new Macbook Pros and one of them is 13" and looks just like mine but with Pro on it anyone know what differences there are? If any?

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

I've noticed that they have taken of the Macbook 13" Aluminum from the apple website already (My Macbook) and now the only 'Macbook' you can get is the old White one. But there are new Macbook Pros and one of them is 13" and looks just like mine but with Pro on it anyone know what differences there are? If any?

Where have you been since last Monday (WWDC keynote)? All aluminum MacBooks are now labelled "Pro," as you discovered, and the white one is the only MacBook left. The new one adds FireWire back, and an SD card slot, as well as the integrated battery, standard backlit keyboard, slightly bumped specs, and, perhaps most notably, a downgraded SATA (hard drive) interface, from 3.0Gbit to 1.5Gbit speeds.
The biggest difference is that "Pro" is now glued on after the MacBook.
Edit- ah yes, the screen too. I'm going to report this thread as it's not in the right forum.

 

[mrj205]

Where have you been since last Monday?

I'm guessing under a rock. To add, the screen quality on the 13" MBP is far greater than that of the 13" uMB. Also the base specs for processor, HDD, and RAM were increased slightly. To note, the SATA interface speed is only an issue for those who have a SSD or plan to upgrade to one. But still a pretty crappy downgrade on Apple's part.

 

[Jonb09]

Where have you been since last Monday (WWDC keynote)? All aluminum MacBooks are now labelled "Pro," as you discovered, and the white one is the only MacBook left. The new one adds FireWire back, and an SD card slot, as well as the integrated battery, standard backlit keyboard, slightly bumped specs, and, perhaps most notably, a downgraded SATA (hard drive) interface, from 3.0Gbit to 1.5Gbit speeds.
The biggest difference is that "Pro" is now glued on after the MacBook.
Edit- ah yes, the screen too. I'm going to report this thread as it's not in the right forum.

OK.... Sounds interesting. No to bothered though the only thing i wouldnt mind is the liht up keyboard but beggars cant be choosers i love my macbook anyway and now its RARE =D lmao

BTW Crystal Castles!

 

[Jonb09]

"a downgraded SATA (hard drive) interface, from 3.0Gbit to 1.5Gbit speeds."

Is that a good thing or a bad thing??

 

[.product]

In general, that's a bad thing, but in real life performance you may not really notice a difference (except when doing hard drive intensive tasks, like moving large files or repairing permissions).

 

[hamish5178]

In general, that's a bad thing, but in real life performance you may not really notice a difference (except when doing hard drive intensive tasks, like moving large files or repairing permissions).

I thought it ONLY mattered if you used a SSD?

Also, people keep talking about the upgraded screens on the 13"MBPs, but the the uMBs have had those for a bit now (I had one).

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

"a downgraded SATA (hard drive) interface, from 3.0Gbit to 1.5Gbit speeds."

Is that a good thing or a bad thing??

Has a "downgrade" even been a good thing?

I thought it ONLY mattered if you used a SSD?

Also, people keep talking about the upgraded screens on the 13"MBPs, but the the uMBs have had those for a bit now (I had one).

The UMBP 13.3" has even nicer screens now than the updated UMB screens from March-May '09 production.

 

[AdamLikesMusic]

The biggest difference is that "Pro" is now glued on after the MacBook.

I wouldn't call it the "biggest difference". If anything, it's a fairly minor difference.

 

[harcosparky]

I thought it ONLY mattered if you used a SSD?

That's my understanding, a mechanical HDD is not capable of overloading the SATA 1.5

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

OK.... Sounds interesting. No to bothered though the only thing i wouldnt mind is the liht up keyboard but beggars cant be choosers i love my macbook anyway and now its RARE =D lmao

BTW Crystal Castles!

It's good to see someone not convinced that their computer was made worthless by the gluing of 3 letters to the case.
Nice catch

I wouldn't call it the "biggest difference". If anything, it's a fairly minor difference.

Depends on who you ask.

That's my understanding, a mechanical HDD is not capable of overloading the SATA 1.5

I believe this is right, and, while this downgrade begs the question of why Apple had it at 3.0 in the first place, I don't see the average end user affected. Sure, you can tell them about the speed of SSD, but when they look at the cost and size, compared to an HDD, they quickly lost interest in SSD's speed improvements.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Has a "downgrade" even been a good thing?

Vista to XP.

BOOM, gotcha there!