[X4U] MBP vs Regular ol' Macbook

[Jim Colgate]

I would guess that another issue of choice would be battery life; at least
it was in the past.

   Jim


> From: Vince Lewis <vplewis at mac.com>
> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."
> <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:31:21 -0700
> To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."
> <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [X4U] MBP vs Regular ol' Macbook
> 
> On Oct 19, 2007, at 11:03 PM, Stroller wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 20 Oct 2007, at 01:26, Neil Laubenthal wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Drawback . . . the metal case is probably actually less durable
>>> than the polycarbonate one on the MB ...
>> 
>> Modded up.
>> 
>> The regular 13" MacBook is the perfect size for me. I had the 12"
>> Powerbook, and with the widescreen the extra inch is all in width -
>> the MacBook's keyboard just feels less cramped than my Powerbook's
>> one did.
>> 
>> For me dual-head operation used to be the most compelling feature
>> of the "pro" models, but Apple now include this on the plastic
>> MacBook.
>> 
>> Here the price difference between the MacBook & the Pro is £500 -
>> $1000. There's no way I can justify that for a speed bump and for
>> screen resolution I'm not really interested in. The 13" MacBook is
>> perfectly portable.
>> 
>> Stroller.
> 
> An issue I've not seen mentioned is the choice of matte screen or
> glossy on the Pro, but only glossy on the MB. If that matters to you,
> it could be a dealbreaker.
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