There are other differences on the "new" MacBook Pro, but all that aside, I believe part of Apple's reasoning behind dropping the "Pro" product line down a notch was to try and get the old 12" G4 PowerBook users onboard.
The 12" G4 PB had a following second to none in the notebook world, and I still know some people who are editing video on them in the field because of the size. I don't get the SD card slot, and I suspect that will eventually disappear. They also did the Mini Display port on the 13", as well as bumped it up to FireWire 800, as opposed to 400. I think this is a not to video folks, too, although the Mini Display port is proprietary and has "smart" functions to prevent the viewing of media that's without DRM, I believe. I know there was an issue with it when it was first introduced last year, mainly because it prevented the viewing of some content, and Apple never said anything about this change until it was "discovered" by end users. As for buying a used/refurb, do it from Apple. The only difference between new and a refurb is that the refurb will not have retail packaging - everything else that is included with a new Mac will be there. I have bought many refurbs from Apple, and they are as new, as well as carry a full retail warranty and are eligible for AppleCare (3 year warranty.) As for AppleCare, I wouldn't buy a notebook without it, and if you shop around you can find deals on it on eBay and other places - you have the first year to buy it -- after the initial one year warranty is up, no AppleCare. It gives you dibs on the Genius Bar at the Apple Store and unlimited phone support for three years, so it's money well spent. That being said, I have AppleCare on all my machines, and have never had to use it, other than to replace a notebook battery that died after 100 cycles (They consider anything under 300 cycles warranty for the most part.) MacDan > --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Ed Booher <edboo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Right now the only difference between a MacBook and a > MacBook Pro is > Aluminium. As of last month the difference was dual video > cards in the Pro, > so if you weren't editing video, etc you could drop to the > lower power card, > and the 12" MacBook was Aluminium. However, at the WWDC > this month they > moved the single video card Aluminium MacBook to Pro status > changing the > game. > > This is extremely odd for Apple as they now have only a > single product named > MacBook, and not a range.(Even if the range is only two > choices) As such > rumor hungry fans believe the only reason the plastic > MacBook still exists > is because an entirely new product line will be revealed > this fall with the > MacBook name. > > Also, if you are buying directly from Apple, don't forget > to scroll to the > bottom of the Store page and click on "Refurbished Mac" in > the lower left > hand corner. Very first option is a Refurbished MacBook > 2.0Ghz Core Duo 2 - > Plastic (White) 13 inch with 120 GB HD and 2 GB RAM with > SuperDrive (DVD > Burner) for $749.00 > > Don't forget, also, to check out LowEndMac (http://www.lowendmac.com) and > click the "Deals" link and check out what a used one is > going for as well > ($594.99 1.83 Ghz 13 inch with 60 GB HD and 512 MB RAM and > Combo Drive) to > find the best deal for you. > > EdB > > -- > "I'm a Night Elf Mohawk!" - Mr. T. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090627/66c1a4e8/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
