 Macbook Vs. Macbook Pro, what's the real difference??? |
  Tue 20 Jun 2006, 05:05
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what is the difference between the macbooks and the macbook pro's?
except for screen resolution, design, and cosmetic features, an equally equiped MacBook costs less than MacBook Pro of the same system features such as hard drive, RAM, processor speed, and FSB speed. so what is the extra 1,000 dollars for the MacBook Pro for? an extra two inches of screen? im confused. and im wanting to get a macbook (the cool black one) but i feel like im mising something cause i can get a 2.0ghz intel core duo with 80gig HD and 1gig of ram with the same 667mhz FSB in a MacBook for almost 1000 dollars less than an equally equiped MacBook Pro. anyone? 
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Wed 21 Jun 2006, 10:04
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The dedicated graphics card in the Pro is kind of a big deal: the base MacBook has a shared graphics card and can demand something like 300Mb of your system RAM, so unless you max that puppy out you'll be losing quite a chunk of RAM that could be put to better use managing EQs, compressors, reverbs etc.
Also, having a bigger screen is a real-world, day-to-day benefit. To me, the MacBook screen feels cramped, even though it's now "widescreen". My 12" iBook feels like it has more room to breath, vertically at least. Personally, I don't like the glossy screen or the keyboard of the MacBook. Definitely not crazy about the easy-marking surface of the black one, either. If you get the black one, you'd better take good care of it and clean it daily. Check out the demo machines in an Apple Store and you'll see what I mean. |
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thumperjack Macbook Vs. Macbook Pro Tue 20 Jun 2006, 05:05
earthlinger QUOTE (thumperjack @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 04... Tue 20 Jun 2006, 09:43 gogo Dedicated graphics card means two things:high reso... Tue 20 Jun 2006, 15:37
Nonz QUOTE (gogo @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 14:37) The... Tue 20 Jun 2006, 17:13 gogo QUOTE (Nonz @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 12:13) QUO... Tue 20 Jun 2006, 18:46 thumperjack so basicly the macbook is a steal as far as featur... Tue 20 Jun 2006, 20:30 lepetitmartien The graphic chip uses 64 MB of ram, where have you... Thu 22 Jun 2006, 03:34 rickenbacker From what I understand (as told to me by someone w... Thu 22 Jun 2006, 14:53 misio Ok, but if the RAM is shared between graphics and ... Tue 18 Jul 2006, 09:25 monkeyboy23 QUOTE (misio @ Tue 18 Jul 2006, 08:25) Ok... Tue 18 Jul 2006, 16:34 Nonz OK .... I finally got my MacBook. I had to get the... Tue 18 Jul 2006, 17:33 Justin Thyme I'm new to Mac's, and just picked up the b... Tue 18 Jul 2006, 18:45 |
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