sd card slot makes sense to me. sd cards are everywhere. On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:15 PM, LWB250 <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 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 > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090627/d18c7b37/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
