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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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Eauboy
05/27/09

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I'm one neuron away from buying the 15" MBP. An equivalent bump for them would at least let me feel like I'm not buying last year's hardware.

C'mon Apple, I've got $2000. You tough enough to come take it from me?
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mind in rewind
05/28/09

@Eauboy: The upper-range 15" MBP got a spec-bump a couple of months ago (as well as the ability to accept 8GB of RAM).

Although I definitely expect the unibody MacBook to get a speed bump.
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Kaiser-Machead
05/27/09

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It would've been nice if Apple opted for just keeping the black model instead of the white. I suspect that a black Macbook with specs nigh identical to the lower end unibody would've cannibalized sales like crazy. I would've scooped up a blackbook with the new innards immediately. I just don't like the white plastic, especially the thin soft inner paneling.
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matthorn
05/27/09

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My year old Acer Aspire trumps all those spec's and only cost me $699 Oh, but wait, it doesn have a white polycarbonate shell...
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Kaiser-Machead
05/27/09

@matthorn: Which Aspire is this?
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Kaiser-Machead
05/27/09

@Kaiser-Machead: After looking around, I found an Acer Aspire AS8730-6918 notebook for the price you mentioned, but it comes with an 18.4" display. I'm having trouble finding one in a 13" with that same price.
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salviati
05/27/09

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I don't know if this is new, but the price has also fallen to $950 when I look through the Education store.

[store.apple.com]
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MadColombian
05/27/09

@salviati: It's always been $950 thru Education store.

But what is new is the new iPod touch they are giving away with the Macs
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Kaiser-Machead
05/27/09

@MadColombian: The 1st generation iPod touch had a rebate deal with the purchase of a Mac as well.
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