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(I dunno what happened with my old account. I don't post much, I just read around, but this deserves a rant: )
So I just found out that I'm in possession the last line of macbooks that have a Firewire 400 port. I was lucky enough to unwittingly get one when they brought back Firewire for a while two years ago.
Now I'm looking through the new macbooks and... ***?
Apple has really let me down. Let's look at the comparison between a macbook and a macbook pro (which costs $200 more):
Apple (Canada) - Mac - Which MacBook are you? - Comparison Chart
So now if you want a Firewire port (which I need: USB 2.0 is too slow to run a 7200 drive with live audio for music production [I use my Macbook to record away from home]), you have to go with the Macbook pro.
But what exactly is it those $200 are paying for?
Apparently, a Firewire port, an SD card slot, and 90 GB less of hard disk space. -- O, and an aluminum body, of course.
Seriously? $200 bucks more for the exact same computer, only shiny, with less memory, and a Firewire port -- which any half decent computer should have in the first place!?!
Apple's really dropped the ball on this one. I really cannot get through my head what Steve Jobs was thinking.
This could really be a deal breaker when I buy my next computer. I wouldn't mind having to buy a Macbook pro if it was actually worth the extra $200, but there's no way in **** I'm dropping two bills on the same computer.
So I just found out that I'm in possession the last line of macbooks that have a Firewire 400 port. I was lucky enough to unwittingly get one when they brought back Firewire for a while two years ago.
Now I'm looking through the new macbooks and... ***?
Apple has really let me down. Let's look at the comparison between a macbook and a macbook pro (which costs $200 more):
Apple (Canada) - Mac - Which MacBook are you? - Comparison Chart
So now if you want a Firewire port (which I need: USB 2.0 is too slow to run a 7200 drive with live audio for music production [I use my Macbook to record away from home]), you have to go with the Macbook pro.
But what exactly is it those $200 are paying for?
Apparently, a Firewire port, an SD card slot, and 90 GB less of hard disk space. -- O, and an aluminum body, of course.
Seriously? $200 bucks more for the exact same computer, only shiny, with less memory, and a Firewire port -- which any half decent computer should have in the first place!?!
Apple's really dropped the ball on this one. I really cannot get through my head what Steve Jobs was thinking.
This could really be a deal breaker when I buy my next computer. I wouldn't mind having to buy a Macbook pro if it was actually worth the extra $200, but there's no way in **** I'm dropping two bills on the same computer.