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hey guys john here again back to try answer some more questions after the parallels or boot camp question the biggest one I got was should I get a mac or macbook pro I'm gonna try and shed some light on that and help you determine which one is right for you first I go over the macbook and the pros I'll go over the macbook pro and the pros and then we'll discuss and cons and what some differences are first the macbook has portability going for it comes in a very sleek thin 30-inch package for the specs just go check out apple.com comes in a choice of black or white very hard plastic and it's extremely durable laptop about reports obviously you can't drop it but you can throw it in a backpack it's great for college students it's running the older core 2 duo processor which is still lightning fast and can hold a max of I believe 3 gigabytes of RAM so the macbook pro is a very capable computer at comparable with a lot of the dells and compare both a lot of the pcs now what it doesn't have going for it is it does not have a dedicated graphics processor or GPU is the fancy top for now what that means is it shares its ram with the processor now that that's fine for doing general things like web browsing making some I movies listing itunes and things like that what's not good for is 3d stuff so if you're heavy into games getting a macbook is probably not the right choice if you're having 23 editing editing you use Final Cut Pro and you need motion and all that stuff the macbook probably isn't your best choice it'll it'll work it'll be a little bit slow and you might not have the results that you want but on the other hand if audio is your thing if you spend most your time editing tracks working GarageBand or every other audio editing you have your need the GPU so much and the macbook is a really great way to go as a powerful computer I almost got a macbook myself it really is a good machine you can output to an external monitor it can show I think up to the apple cinema display 23 inch so you're getting a really a really top quality machine something that decay take note of though is the the processor and the GPU is really what sets it apart from the macbook pro so there you go that explains the macbook if you're not doing heavy 3d stuff the macbooks great way to go it's a little bit cheaper you're still getting a very very very powerful machine plus in my opinion the black one looks really sleek now that macbook pro on the other hand comes in two choices of 15 inch or 17 inch so a little bit bigger it's got a different case as well it's the brushed aluminum doesn't have the magnetic latch of the macbook which I wish it did now but it does have going for is the new core 2 duo chipset which is people are calling Santa Rosa if you've heard that so what that means is a little bit faster higher front side bus and all that not not that important it can have a max of 8 gigabytes of RAM so it can run a little bit faster if they handle for you know or any other combination you want to throw at it it's got a backlit back screen they all do but this one is LED backlit little fancier term and the screen is higher resolution than the macbook so if you're going to use the laptop displays your primary to spoil you notice the difference if you look at the two between the macbook pro and the macbook if you're going to export to an external monitor not such a big deal and the macbook pro has its own dedicated graphics processor there are two choices to choose from both are very very very good options they're both nvidia the geforce 8600 GT graphics card you can even get one with 128 megabytes or 256 megabytes of sdram and all that means is that the dedicated ram for for your video card so it's great for 3d if 3ds your thing you need to use motion and final cut pro on all that and need a laptop really the macbook pro the only way to go that extra convenience though is also more expensive see really need to weigh your way your cost benefit you know know people are going to ask why did i get the macbook pro instead of the macbook and Gil I really didn't actually have the best reason I wanted a computer that I was sure was going to to last me five years throw my interests and I was starting to get into some video editing I was starting to get into playing with motion and final cut pro and i thought i'm looking to buy a computer you know every five years and i want to make sure that the one I get can handle my interest as they grow and I can see 3d editing and stuff being part of what i would like to do but if you're on the other hand saying we got no interest in 3d all i want is a computer that can browse the web playing my movies burn dvds get me through college just sit on my desk macbook it's a great way to go and i probably would have been just as happy had i purchased the macbook really really is a solid solid machine so anyway guys I hope this I hope has helped clear up a little bit of confusion for you guys anyway send 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