Do MB / MBP use same peripherals?

revheckrevheck
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
My wife an I both need new laptops, and we have decided to switch to mac platform.



We are on a tight budget. My wife's work will buy her a new macbook pro, but I have to buy my

own. If I purchase a macbook, and my wife has a macbook pro, can we share the same peripherals,

e.g. powercords, dvi cables, etc.?



Or are they different?



Thanks.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    flounderflounder Posts: 2,674member
    Well, I think the power supplies are a bit different so I don't think that would fly, but yes for everything else. The only exception would be if she had a FW800 peripheral. The Macbook has a FW400, but not 800, port.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    tontontonton Posts: 14,067
    Also the Expresscard slot.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    kareliakarelia Posts: 525member
    The MacBook Pro's adapter can be used on either machine, but the MacBook's adapter can only be used safely on the MacBook.
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