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crzdc0l0mbian · Jul 29, 2006, 05:48 PM

I am a college student and am tired of windows... my bro has had a G4 for a long time and has never given him any problems.. and my roommate had a powerbook and never had to update anything during school but because i had windows, i was forced to download like 20 mins of stuff every fews days which was very annoying...

any way, i am just wondering what u guys say i should get...

the thing that worries me about a Macbook is A they seem to be getting way WAY too hot... i hear that they have more problems than the pro, like the color and heat.... also the video card... im not going to be playin video games on it because i have a xbox 360 and will prob buy the ps3 so it has nothing to do with games for me, but is 64 mb of shared video memory to small..

i am intersted in using imovie and photoshop but i dont no how much of that I will use...

the pro seems great... with the backlight keyboard and the better graphics card.. but is it really worth 1000 more just to have 2 ichs more on ur screen, a better graphic card..... also the Pro is the same speed as the regular macbook

Langdon · Jul 29, 2006, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by crzdc0l0mbian

I am a college student

the pro seems great... with the backlight keyboard and the better graphics card.. but is it really worth 1000 more just to have 2 ichs more on ur screen, a better graphic card

Macbook

fesdds · Jul 29, 2006, 09:35 PM

MacBook all the way.

iREZ · Jul 29, 2006, 10:28 PM

macbook for college use = perfect

chipchen · Jul 29, 2006, 10:29 PM

If you need a 15" screen or the power of a MBP, get the MBP, if 13" is fine and you just need a better experience.. get a MacBook. (and don't forget the free iPod)

crzdc0l0mbian · Jul 30, 2006, 12:06 AM

yea I have always used desktops ... so i am a bit worried about the whole 13in screen but im sure as soon as I use it for a while it wont be that big of a diff...

but the MB and MBP dont seem any diff other than the whole video card thing.. if im not mistaken

masugu · Jul 30, 2006, 01:39 AM

The MBP also has a *slightly* faster CPU option - the 2.16Ghz Core Duo....You can bet they will get Merom soon (End of August) But it really does not sound like you need it.

gnomexp · Jul 30, 2006, 01:52 PM

Get the MacBook. Photoshop will run fine on it. The MBP is a bit extravagent, especially since you're not gaming. You will GREATLY appreciate the durable plastic case so you don't have to freak out when carrying your laptop out of case.

Thraxes · Jul 30, 2006, 02:11 PM

Do you game or can your gaming habits be quelled by a game console? If you really really like your computer games such as WoW, CounterStrike:Source etc then you just might want to consider a MBP. If you habit can be quelled with a Playstation, XBox or Wii then get the MacBook.
-- I love PC gaming and help organize large LAN parties (300+ peeps) and like visiting them aswell so a notebook which can do it all is nice.

Do you do any 3D artwork/rendering? Consider getting the MBP, the accelleration by the GPU is very welcome. If you dont, the MacBook will suffice.
-- I do quite a bit of work in Blender and waiting for the integrated graphics to shuffle my polygons around is not nice

If you are worried about the 13" screen, get a 20" Dell widescreen LCD for your dorm (do chain it to your desk though

). It is reasonably priced and it has standard Video/S-Video inputs for a game console. Think about that!

crzdc0l0mbian · Jul 30, 2006, 02:23 PM

cool ill get the macbook... yea i dont like PC games, I actually rather play single player games like oblivion or sports games like fifa.... i played FF11 and i have to say that was like the worst game ever, and i never got into star craft or any of those pc games