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  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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Tue 20 Jun 2006, 09:43
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QUOTE (thumperjack @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 04:05)  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? 2 important differences to compare with your needs; expresscard expansion slot, dedicated graphic card.
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Tue 20 Jun 2006, 15:37
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Dedicated graphics card means two things: - high resolution for the built-in LCD (i.e. more stuff can fit on the screen)
- the ability to have two displays with separate pictures (extended desktop)
The MacBook can draw to another display as well, but it will only mirror it's built-in LCD image, not have an extended desktop. So that ability of the MacBook Pro is rather handy if you ever set up a desk with a big LCD & keyboard & mouse. Oh, and if you spring for the 17" MBP, you get another USB port & a Firewire 800 port (sweet!)
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Tue 20 Jun 2006, 17:13
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QUOTE (gogo @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 14:37) The MacBook can draw to another display as well, but it will only mirror it's built-in LCD image, not have an extended desktop. the MacBook actually supports "extended desktop". it is not disabled like the iBooks were.
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Tue 20 Jun 2006, 18:46
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QUOTE (Nonz @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 12:13) QUOTE (gogo @ Tue 20 Jun 2006, 14:37)
The MacBook can draw to another display as well, but it will only mirror it's built-in LCD image, not have an extended desktop.
the MacBook actually supports "extended desktop". it is not disabled like the iBooks were. Really?! Wow. I was not aware of that. Ok, so then, yeah, that dramatically reduces the gap. If you're not gonna play any games or do any graphics work, or need the expresscard expansion slot, there's no difference. Just a tiny bit of processor speed, screen size, and hard drive size (but you're gonna have a bunch of externals anyway as a musician.)
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Tue 20 Jun 2006, 20:30
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so basicly the macbook is a steal as far as features for price go.
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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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