macbook or macbook pro

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giovigiovi
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
hello, i am planning to buy a mac notebook next month my question is.. I do not know which one to buy



I am a graphic design student so i will be running adobe suite (photoshop, illustrator,etc), beside that i will use the computer for my personal use, i tunes, ms office, internet and final cut.



can someone help me decide which one to buy \

thank you

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    If you have the cash, get the Pro. It has a bigger monitor, which is the primary reason to get it. Alternatively, you could get a macbook in addition to a large monitor that you keep at your desk.



    For graphics, the most important asset is a large screen. Looking back, I can't believe I used to get by with the small screens of yore -- a lot of mousing around.
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    smeesmee Posts: 195member
    Like Splinemodel said, it's really based on how much money your willing to spend.

    They just updated the macbooks graphics card so, if I were in your boat, I would probably get the macbook. But that's based on how much money I'm willing to spend.

    But the macbook pro is definitely the best way to go.
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    9secondko9secondko Posts: 929member
    i depends what you use it for.



    If you use it lightly or for school work, get the Macbook.



    If you do graphic design, any multimedia editing, games, etc, get the Pro.



    It breaks down like this:



    Macbook Pros:



    Price

    Size



    Macbook Pro Pros:



    Size (depending on what you use it for)

    Faster CPU (much faster if you option the 2.6, going by the benchmarks)

    Graphics card (as opposed to integrated graphics in macbook)

    Better hard drive

    much higher resolution screens

    aluminum exterior

    more connectivity options





    Basically if you have the money or don't find yourself on long airplane trips every week, get the PRO. It does everything noticeably better. yes, you can tell the difference.



    If you are able to, I suggest waiting until after MWSF to purchase. See what come out then as there may be a greater performing machine available by then.
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    giovigiovi Posts: 3member
    when is the MWSF?
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    nvidia2008nvidia2008 Posts: 9,262member
    MacBookPro 2.4ghz 15" model. You won't regret it. Given Leopard and a lot of apps, pushing the GPU more, an 8600M GT 256mb is an very useful graphic card in the MacBookPro 2.4ghz.
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