| The MacBook Pro has a very nice graphics card, runs a chip set that is faster in communicating with the rest of the computer, has a slightly higher CPU clock speed (both have intel core 2 duo processors), more options one can purchase, has a slot for an external card (e.g. for cellular data plan card, etc.), a keyboard that senses the ambient light and illuminates the keys from underneath to make them visible in low light, and in the 15 inch screen model (the MacBook is 13.3 inches), the display has LED backlighting which makes for a very bright evenly lit display and removes all mercury from the display, making it more environmentally friendly, and it comes standard with 2 GB or RAM. All this comes at a price of about $500 more than the mid range MacBook quoted earlier. (One can get a less expensive MacBook with 1 GB or RAM for $1199.
Most college students find the the MacBook readily meets their needs. It is very fast, very durable, and very portable. Both the MacBook and the MacBook Pro comes with the free iPod etc. |