New MBP vs. Last Gen MBP

I have a reseller who is offering to sell me a Last Gen 13" MacBook Pro (2.53Ghz/4G RAM/250G HD) for $ 1,000.
The Current Gen 13" MacBook Pro base models (2.4Ghz/4G RAM/250G HD) sell for $ 1,199.
Since they are so close in price I would USUALLY just get the new, but it seems to me, based on the Tech Specs I've seen, that the Last Gen MBP is actually better???!!! Almost all sopecs are identical with the exception of the Last Gen has a faster processor (2.53Ghz Core 2 Duo as opposed to 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo)
Is that right, or am I missing something? I appreciate any input.
Thanks!

Hi.
The 13" MBP is definitely not a Core i5/7, it's still a C2D. The previous gen 2.26Ghz has been bumped up to 2.4Ghz and the previous gen 2.53Ghz has been bumped up to 2.66 Ghz. The new gen also have updated GPU, which is supposed to give a good performance gain also. I guess it depends on what you will be using it for and how much you want to spend. I am also planning to get an MBP, pretty sure it will be the standard 2.4Ghz one, however, I think I'm going to wait and see if Apple resolve the freezing issue with these new 2010 MBPs.

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It comes down to what you can afford right now. The machine that you have quoted will serve you just as well as a new MacBook Pro.
Having written that, I have noted a thread with praises for the new MacBook Pro.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1755451&start=0&tstart=0
By having a unibody MacBook Pro, you will never have to worry about this issue.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1633616&tstart=60
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