New MacBook, or Previous Generation MacBook Pro??
I'm looking into getting a new laptop. I'm sitting on the fence between the new 2.0GHz MacBook, and a previous generation 2.4GHz 15" MacBook Pro.
Both would be in the stock configuration, and there is only a $300 price difference. Would it be worth it to get the MBP for the Firewire port, if I mainly use that for an external HD, or would I be fine with the MacBook??
Any input would be awesome.
Thanks
Well if you need that FW for the external drive I'd get the Pro. Not only do you then get the FW port which you actually need (otherwise you'd be out more money to buy a USB drive), but you also get better graphics capabilities and a larger screen. The new MacBook has much better graphics than it used to have, however the dedicated card from the older 2.4GHz MBP is still more powerful, not to mention the 400MHz more speed on the Pro.
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