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Updated Macbooks Outperform Their Unibody Counterparts

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TheCrudMan
06/03/09

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Not to mention with the white one you get firewire bitches!
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/03/09

@TheCrudMan: Too bad it's a bitch to get a firewire external drive without paying a huge premium these days. =|

Then again, all of my drives are FW400 if not 800 already...
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sprice82
06/03/09

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Apple has realized that the shinier model attracts less intelligent people that don't require as much power.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/03/09

@sprice82: Technically, as the white's also glossy on the outside, it's considerably shinier than the matte aluminum.
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Coolou424
06/03/09

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So basically you pay $300 for the new trackpad, unibody construction, and LED screen, 90GB of memory, a bit faster RAM, and... a slower processor! Or you could pay $600 more for an additional illuminated keyboard and .4 GHz.

Something seems off here...
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Kaiser-Machead
06/03/09

@Coolou424: I maintain that the lack of firewire makes the decision between a unibody and the current plastic model particularly tough. On the one hand, you get the better build, LED display and superior trackpad, but as long as firewire peripherals exist, I refuse to go any lower than that for my bulk transfers.
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Andrew Moulton
06/03/09

@Kaiser-Machead: just wait for USB 3.0...when that becomes a little closer to mainstream production apple will jump on that faster than your mom on the milkman. :-P jk
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madog
06/03/09

@Coolou424: It's not just that, but yes, a majority of the higher price does come from the unibody aluminum case design. While it does provide a sturdier notebook and a clean design, it, in my mind, was a way for Apple to redesign their lineup without upgrading a whole lot internally.

I do like the current designs, but at the same time I think it isn't necessary and try to steer customers away from them if possible.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/03/09

@Andrew Moulton: Haha, well I did consider that, but I'm also considering the fact that I require a new computer as I'm a bit out of date having nothing but a PPC (which means some apps I want to use will not be compatible), so I purchased an MBP, which gives me FW800 and the option to expand to eSATA via Express slot, so overall I'll be set.
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