11-02-2007, 05:58 PM
I bought mine new. I saved up for months because I wanted the latest thing. Refurbs are nice and a good deal, and you can occasionally get the latest model as a refurb, but I decided that, rather than scour the refurb page for deals, I would just wait a bit longer and save up the price difference.
I kept my last computer for four years. I hope for this one to last me six. We'll see. :p
I got the base 15" MBP (the cheapest model) and boosted the HDD to 160GB. Specs here. The main differences between the MBP and MB are:
There are a few other niceties as well that I don't really care about. Those four advantages are the main reason I spent the extra $400 (over the MB configuration that I would have bought had I gone that route).
I kept my last computer for four years. I hope for this one to last me six. We'll see. :p
I got the base 15" MBP (the cheapest model) and boosted the HDD to 160GB. Specs here. The main differences between the MBP and MB are:
- Better screen
- WAY better video card
- Newer Santa Rosa chipset w/faster memory bus (at the time I bought mine this was the case; yesterday, the MacBook was bumped to use the Santa Rosa chipset).
- Better keyboard
There are a few other niceties as well that I don't really care about. Those four advantages are the main reason I spent the extra $400 (over the MB configuration that I would have bought had I gone that route).