New white Macbook vs last years aluminum Macbook

Hey all,
I currently have last year's standard aluminum macbook. My mom just won a standard macbook (the new white one) in a sales competition. She offered to give it to me and take mine. Besides this new one having snow leopard vs min only having leopard, what are some of the advantages of taking the new one? I kind of like my aluminum frame makes it feel sturdy, this new one however is VERY clean looking and I'm digging the interface a little more. Spec wise what would be the better decision?
Sorry if this is in the wrong place..
Thanks

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Aluminum has been shown to have more interference with WiFi, although not as bad as some other substances. Aluminum notebooks can receive WiFi generally as well as most other notebooks, though some people have noted more issues.
Your mileage may vary.
Polycarbonate has had a tendency to get more dirt, but that's also partly due to the fact it is white. Dark dirt attracts itself to white surfaces as much as a light dirt attacts itself to dark surfaces. Nothing you can do about that except keep your work area clean of food, drink, and anything else that might impact your machine in its color.
Don't underestimate the strength of the polycarbonate body. It is the same material, albeit not as thick as bullet proof vests. So I wouldn't trust it to a bullet, but then again, if you have bullets near it, you have greater problems!
You still need to be careful of how you plug in cables regardless of the body*:
http://www.macmaps.com/frayguide.html
Furthermore, in willing the machine, I hope the seller made sure to include everything that came with the machine new. See my FAQ* on buying used and refurbished Macs:
http://www.macmaps.com/usedrefurbished.html
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
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