MacBook v MacBook Pro

**jeffrey collins** · August 19, 2007, 06:51:02 PM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

lol...is that what this boils down to?

**Kamal** · August 20, 2007, 04:49:05 PM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

almost reminds of the same argument from 2003

**Jenks** · August 28, 2007, 11:24:36 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

is it worth $150 extra to go to a 7200rpm HD over the 5400rpm HD?

**Ryan0751** · August 28, 2007, 11:26:38 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

Hmm... I would say "no". It should be a little zippier, but there have also been some big issues with 7200 RPM laptop drives and the extra heat they throw out.

Unless those have been remedied...

Originally posted by Jenks

is it worth $150 extra to go to a 7200rpm HD over the 5400rpm HD?

**asdf_admin** · August 28, 2007, 11:29:42 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

Jenks ...

Mac mini - hard drive speed and upgrades

http://www.barefeats.com/mini01c.html

real world speed test results for performance minded Macintosh users

see for yourself.

**Jenks** · August 28, 2007, 11:37:47 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

after reviewing that ^ i'd say no, it's not worth it. thx.

**asdf_admin** · August 28, 2007, 11:44:39 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

exactly.

you will get some more zip working with large files but not much, in fact very little. ... you are truly better off buying more ram. Crucial and OWC have 4 gigs fairly priced ... the Apple store is just rape-of-a-price.

**Jenks** · August 28, 2007, 11:55:04 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

OWC has 4gigRAM for $249

mac wants $750 for that upgrade. thx for the tip!

**asdf_admin** · August 28, 2007, 12:10:39 PM

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yeah. huge cut. great memory. I did the same deal. I was almost stupid enough to pay the 750 at time of buy. thank goodness I waited and researched.

**Jenks** · August 28, 2007, 12:27:59 PM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

did you get the .mac dom?

**asdf_admin** · August 28, 2007, 12:40:18 PM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

No, I did not. The only reason is because I pay for web hosting from mediatemple and ultrahost. Otherwise I would have reviewed that option. The neat thing about .mac is it will back up your files to the server, plus a lot of apple software is compatible with the service.

**beanzncheez** · September 1, 2007, 03:24:40 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

Never get upgrades through the manufacturer. It's always cheaper to get the stuff on your own and slap it in. 7200 rpm for the win. 5400 rpm is fucking annoying and you'll be pissed off about it.

**Jenks** · September 6, 2007, 10:10:58 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

Parallels or Boot Camp?

And is Applecare worth it?

**Jenks** · September 6, 2007, 10:58:03 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

After review, seems parallels just emulates windows or something, while boot camp allows you to actually run windows from boot.

**miketpoto** · September 6, 2007, 11:06:57 AM

Re: MacBook v MacBook Pro

Originally posted by Jenks

After review, seems parallels just emulates windows or something, while boot camp allows you to actually run windows from boot.

Yes. It all depends on which windows apps you "need" to run and in what environment you want to run them in.

If you want the windows environment, boot camp is the way to go... but there really isnt a need for that these days, mostly.

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