firewire is a faster way of transfering data to some firewire drives. It is 
mainily used though in hooking up mixers and cameras that support it though.
On Jun 1, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:

> Hi,
> What's Firewire, I use Wifi, is that affected?
> Courtney
> On 01/06/2010, at 7:37 in the Afternoon, Cameron wrote:
> 
>> Hi.  yeah, if you don't need firewire, then the $999 mac book is the way to
>> go.  However, I will say that the case on the mac book pro is much more
>> durable and scratch resistant etc.  so, if you're going to be using it in
>> some rough and tumble environments, then I'd go with the pro.  It would be
>> worth the extra money.
>> 
>> Cameron.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Courtney Curran
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:33 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity
>> 
>> I'll probably end up getting a regular Macbook in a few months (probably
>> sooner knowing me). I absolutely need the Cd/dvd drive, so the Air's
>> probably out. Thanks for all your help.
>> Courtney
>> On 01/06/2010, at 7:25 in the Afternoon, Cameron wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi.  The mac book is the cheapest.  The current imcarnation does not have
>> a
>>> firewire port or an sd card slot.  It has an intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz
>>> processor and 2 gigs of ram.  it has a plastic unibody case.  it goes for
>>> $999 US.
>>> 
>>> The mac book pro has an aluminum unibody case and has TI firewire as well
>> as
>>> an sd card slot.  you can get them with Intel core 2 duo processors, or,
>>> I6/I7 processors, depending on how much you want to spend.  they start
>> with
>>> 4 gigs of ram on the less expensive models.  The mac book pro starts at
>>> $1199 US.  I have the mac book pro 15 inch intel I5 model and it is an
>>> amazing machine!
>>> 
>>> The mac book air is the lightest and the thinnest of the lot and has a
>> solid
>>> state hard drive.  They come with Intel core 2 duo processors and 2 gigs
>> of
>>> ram.  It lacks a cd/dvd combo drive.    It is also the lightest.  The air
>>> starts at $1499 US.  
>>> 
>>> There are other differences, but, that gives you a rough idea of the
>>> differences between the three lines of mac books.
>>> 
>>> Check out the apple site to compare models further.
>>> 
>>> Cameron.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Courtney Curran
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:02 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> What's the difference between a Macbook, a Macbook Pro, and a Macbook Air.
>>> And which one's the cheapest out of the three models?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Courtney
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