Difference between $1299 and 1499 macbook?

i tried figuring out the differences and only can spot two - 1) color (white, black respectively) and 2) hard drive (160 vs 250 repectively).
however, the 1299 white one costs $100 more to upgrade to 250....so essentially i could get the same specs except for color and the cost would be $1399.
Am i missing anything? is there another reason why the $1499 black one cost more?
also, i'm upgrading from a thinkpad T40 (model 2379-d6u) which came with 256 mb (i upgraded to 512 mb) and 40 gb hard drive (i know, so little right? but it was 5 years ago) (more spec infor here http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/thinkpad-t40-2379-think/4507-3121_7-30470935.htm l?hhTest=1)
so either model, the 1299 white or 1499 black is well more than I need right? My thinkpad is pretty full but doesn't have everything on it, and I do use a western digital 250 gb external hard drive to back up everything but there's still plenty of room on it.
just trying to save money here and get what is sufficient. honestly, i wanted the black macbook because i thought it'd look sleeker, but for $100 less the white one would be fine with the hard drive upgrade. plus i read here that the black one gets oily fingerprints which are harder to clean, whereas i've heard that the whitle macbooks get dingy and dirty looking quicker.
sigh i know i'm lame for being picky about the esthetics...but seriously. am i missing anything as to why else the black macbook would be better than the $1299 white one if i upgrade the HD?
thanks!
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rowan57, did you upgrade your hard drive? or stick with the 160?
i'm not in school, don't do gaming......so it's really jsut for email, internet, pictures and music....once in a while word & excel, but mainly those 4 things i listed previously.
thanks!

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