Blk MacBook or 15" MacBook Pro??? Serious answers please!?

Question

Please Help!
I really need to figure this out. School starts on the 23rd, and I need to go get one of these before then!

I like the affordability and color of the black Macbook.

On the other hand, I really like the design, and sleekness of the MBPro. Also, I love the power that the unit possesses.

BTW, I will obviously use a student discount. Which one to get?

Cheers,

Robert

P.S. Do I "need" .Mac, and what will it do for me? Also, I noticed on the apple website that they offer a discount on Adobe Photoshop and it's only $199.99 w/ the laptop. I love photoshop, but could I do without it and use something else? And is it the full version?

THANK YOU ALL!

Answer 1

well if u do any gaming, or high end vidio editing get the macbook pro b/c it has a dedicated graphics card. that and the screen size is the only diffrence between them. i would go with the macbook b/c its small and easy 2 carry around.

no u do not need .mac. .mac gives u a @mac.com email address, 10gb of online space, and host a website.

if u need ne more help msg me

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oh and dells suck. do not, what ever u do, get a dell

Answer 2

Ok, I am in college, and have used the MacBook, and tried the Mac Book pro. Get the MacBook, you do not need the macbookpro's power, the MacBook already has plenty of power and storage. Although the MacBookPro looks good and has more power, but it is unnessicary and expensive, especially for college work.

I am not too familiar w/ the photoshop for the mac, but the built in photoshop is already a good working software program, you may want to give the mac software a shot before you upgrade to the other photoshop.

I also notice that you want to get the black MacBook, but you could get a white one and save money if that is what you are looking for.



I also notice that several people are saying to get a dell, but I am against the dell's. Mac's are the new thing in colleges, they work efectively, you get a great discount if you are a student, it makes music sharing excelent in the doorms, and the Ichat program that comes built in is excelent, although you can also use Skype for a PC which is great, but the Ichat is a great program.

Also, don't forget that you will get to purchase a ipod Mini, and do the mail in rebate, (i don't know if they are still doing that) but i did it, and it was easy, no hastle and got the rebate in a timely manner.

GO MacBook!!

Answer 3

since your just a student, i would suggest the mac book. the reason i picked that is b/c it is cheaper, and what would you need w/ a mbpro? it's basically just the macbook w/ a bigger screen, bigger hard drive and more ram. and the reasons macs are better than pc's is b/c no body has ever figured out how to put a virus on a mac, and how nice the new OSX is. and the reason that they cost so much is only b/c they come w/ the software you'll ever need, except for maybe yahoo messenger, limewire, and things like that. and apple is also doing a deal that if you get a macbook, you get a free ipod!

Answer 4

I would say go with the macbook pro. Because it has more glossy and wide screen and higher processor than macbook. Also graphic card and harddrive is more developed in the pro. But if you are going to use the student discount macbooks are fine too. Besides you can have a free iPod nano with the student discount.

Answer 5

the black macbook is more expensive than the white one.. i think you mixed them up ($200 more i think). the macbook pro only comes in silver.

you don't "need" a mac. it's a choice.

you don't "need" photoshop, it's a choice. photoshop is superior to all other graphics editing programs.


if you're concerned about price, get a PC... specifically, a dell.

Answer 6

personally i would get a dell because apple is way over priced and you can double what u get with dell