Macbook or Macbook Pro? Need help, opinion and recommendation!

I am buying a Mac tomorrow, but I am not sure which one should I get?

With my budget it boils down between a Macbook and a Macbook Pro.

The price difference for me is $150 because of the student discount. It seems like the new MacBooks have the same processor and graphics card as a Macbook Pro. So is there any reason to get a Pro of a regular Macbook besides the back-lit keyboard and the extra 2 GB ram?

Any help would be appreciated!

I am talking about the basic Macbook that retails for $999.99 and Macbook Pro that retails for 1199.99

I am buying a Mac tomorrow, but I am not sure which one should I get?

With my budget it boils down between a Macbook and a Macbook Pro.

The price difference for me is $150 because of the student discount. It seems like the new MacBooks have the same processor and graphics card as a Macbook Pro. So is there any reason to get a Pro of a regular Macbook besides the back-lit keyboard and the extra 2 GB ram?

Any help would be appreciated!

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I was wondering where you are getting the school discount? Is it through apple or through your school? Also is that for the 13 inch screen or the 15 inch?senses_fail_06

I was wondering where you are getting the school discount? Is it through apple or through your school? Also is that for the 13 inch screen or the 15 inch?senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]I was wondering where you are getting the school discount? Is it through apple or through your school? Also is that for the 13 inch screen or the 15 inch?MPHhunter

Don't be stupid and just buy a windows based pc for half the price. SAGE_OF_FIRE

Getting a mac is such a waste of money. I don't get the appeal. Do you just want to look cool? Are you getting it as a status symbol? A PC can do twice as much and is twice as powerful for half the price of a mac. I say you should seriously think about getting a PC and you can save the rest of your money.SF_KiLLaMaN

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]Don't be stupid and just buy a windows based pc for half the price. MPHhunter

I usually hate the anti mac comments, but they have a point (unfortunately, although for all the wrong reasons).

If you want OSX, make a hackintosh. This is coming from someone who owns a macbook pro. I love it, but I also understand I could have gotten something a lot better for the same price.

I suggest one of the Asus computers with an i7.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220696

[QUOTE="MPHhunter"]

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]Don't be stupid and just buy a windows based pc for half the price. ChiliDragon

EDIT: And to the above poster who gave the Newegg link: ASUS for the win!

You can always do it the hackintosh way, if you don't mind being a bit... illegal, and not supporting Apple.

MPHhunter

[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"]Getting a mac is such a waste of money. I don't get the appeal. Do you just want to look cool? Are you getting it as a status symbol? A PC can do twice as much and is twice as powerful for half the price of a mac. I say you should seriously think about getting a PC and you can save the rest of your money.senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"]Getting a mac is such a waste of money. I don't get the appeal. Do you just want to look cool? Are you getting it as a status symbol? A PC can do twice as much and is twice as powerful for half the price of a mac. I say you should seriously think about getting a PC and you can save the rest of your money.senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"][QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"]Getting a mac is such a waste of money. I don't get the appeal. Do you just want to look cool? Are you getting it as a status symbol? A PC can do twice as much and is twice as powerful for half the price of a mac. I say you should seriously think about getting a PC and you can save the rest of your money.SF_KiLLaMaN

As for performance, Apple optimizes their software very well, so it's like having better hardware, except it's not better hardware. It's just better utilized hardware, which makes the performance better. I hope I'm not being confusing. On the flip-side, third-party developers for Mac may not optimize nearly as well as Apple does, so there's a chance third-party software won't run as well as Apple's own software.

I'm not an apple fan but if the guy wants an apple product let him have it, is not like he's asking for our money or something like that, beside, he asked for advice not to be bashed or called an idiot.

As for performance, Apple optimizes their software very well, so it's like having better hardware, except it's not better hardware. It's just better utilized hardware, which makes the performance better. I hope I'm not being confusing. On the flip-side, third-party developers for Mac may not optimize nearly as well as Apple does, so there's a chance third-party software won't run as well as Apple's own software.MPHhunter