Thanks, guys. Ed mentions something about dual video cards being necessary
for video editing (below). Since Macs are good for that sort of thing, I
had thought about buying a program that will allow retouching of old photos.
We have family tintypes and such that are up to 150 years old that I'd like
to restore digitally.
Would I need dual cards for that sort of thing? My son-in-law would like
the video editing feature since he shoots a lot of video. If I got a
MacBook with the video editing feature, I could loan the MacBook to him to
try. If he liked it he would probably buy a Mac too since video is his main
hobby (besides fishing).
I just now checked the Apple refurb website and the plastic case MacBook for
$749 Ed mentions (see below) that was there this morning is gone; nothing
left but aluminum case MacBooks for a higher price, of course. I'll keep
checking.
Gerry
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From: "LWB250" <lwb...@yahoo.com
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
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