Comments on: MacBook Vs. MacBook Pro – Which Should You Buy?

By: Luigi Marra

Luigi Marra — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:30:35 +0000

Hi all,
I bought a macbook last december… today I find a big difference between macbook and macbookPro… My macbook don’t run 64bit kernel version. It’s run 32bit mode only

uname -a
Darwin xxx.local 10.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 10.2.0: Tue Nov 3 10:37:10 PST 2009; root:xnu-1486.2.11~1/RELEASE_I386 i386

Apple didn’t permit to switch to 64bit mode

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:45:25 +0000

Maven,
That’s a pretty short-sighted idea of what FW can be used for. People in music can use the consistently high bandwidth FW provides, as can people who rely on external HDs. USB 2.0 is OK for smaller transfers and has a higher peak data rate, but when you’re dealing with data bandwidth it’s a no-brainer between the two.
I agree Apple did a poor job distinguishing the MB from the MBP, but there is a difference – especially in the aforementioned FW and the display. The display on the MB has 60% of the color gamut of the MBP. It’s still leaps and bounds better than the old displays, but nowhere near as amazing as its more expensive counterpart. The aluminum definitely feels a lot sturdier, too, and you don’t get that yellowing issue that seems to plague the polycarb bodies.
I think the backlit keyboard is asinine. I can’t think of the last time I had to look down at the keyboard where a backlight would have come in handy. I can touch type, and anyone who’s spent some time learning how doesn’t really have much need for the backlight, either.

By: maven

maven — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:32:49 +0000

Poor review. Why would you want to compare a macbook with a 15inch MBP, obviously the MBP15 will win in every aspect. Compare it with a MBP13 if you want. A macbook with all the equivalent upgrade is still cheaper than an entry level MBP13 and not to mention the higher end one. I dun see why would a firewire port or a SD card slot cost that much of a difference. The SD card slot can be offset by a multi-card reader which most people with a DSLR will prefer. The firewire unless you have a videocam if not it would be under-use. I know the MBP can be upgrade to 8gb ram but if you need that kind of processor power, the MBP13 should never be a choice in the first place.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:56:05 +0000

The real question is, when will Apple come out with a newer Macbook Pro now that the holidays are here?

The current MBP is not worth it compared to the latest MB.

Financial Samurai

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