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<blockquote data-quote="SweetCosmicPope" data-source="post: 1032391" data-attributes="member: 135923"><p>I, like you, am a newb, myself. I recently bought the MBP and couldn't be happier.</p><p></p><p>Depends on your needs, as far as the MBP vs MB, and I'm sure you'll hear that several dozen more times in this process. If you'll just need basic stuff, like surfing, e-mail, and word processing, then the MB will be perfectly fine for your needs. Anything else, and I'd consider going pro, as it has more ports, and can expand to more ram than the MB can (4gb vs 8gb). I found the MBP to be quite worth the money, but it's not going to be worth the extra dollars, functionally, if you don't need the extras. Now, it's up to you if the aesthetics are worth anything to you.</p><p></p><p>You'll want a wireless router if you don't have one, already. You'll spend between 50 and 200 bucks on a decent one of those. I get great use out of my linksys, which was 50, but alot of people on here swear by airport extreme (which, I believe is about 160 bucks). The airport express card comes installed, so there's no need for a wireless adapter or anything.</p><p></p><p>i-work is about $70 bucks last time I checked, and i-life comes with the computer.</p><p></p><p>What else are you looking for?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SweetCosmicPope, post: 1032391, member: 135923"] I, like you, am a newb, myself. I recently bought the MBP and couldn't be happier. Depends on your needs, as far as the MBP vs MB, and I'm sure you'll hear that several dozen more times in this process. If you'll just need basic stuff, like surfing, e-mail, and word processing, then the MB will be perfectly fine for your needs. Anything else, and I'd consider going pro, as it has more ports, and can expand to more ram than the MB can (4gb vs 8gb). I found the MBP to be quite worth the money, but it's not going to be worth the extra dollars, functionally, if you don't need the extras. Now, it's up to you if the aesthetics are worth anything to you. You'll want a wireless router if you don't have one, already. You'll spend between 50 and 200 bucks on a decent one of those. I get great use out of my linksys, which was 50, but alot of people on here swear by airport extreme (which, I believe is about 160 bucks). The airport express card comes installed, so there's no need for a wireless adapter or anything. i-work is about $70 bucks last time I checked, and i-life comes with the computer. What else are you looking for? [/QUOTE]
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