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<blockquote data-quote="WakeCarver" data-source="post: 687478" data-attributes="member: 37501"><p>Let me ask you this. Do you plan on running any of the programs in Adobe's Creative Suite 3 or similar software? Do you plan on playing any games at all? Do you plan on doing any video encoding? If you answered yes to any of those questions I would definitely go with the MBP. If you are just going to be running office productivity apps, surfing the net, emailing, and watching videos then the MacBook would be the better choice. I have owned both and much prefer the MBP to the regular MacBook. As far as the battery issue goes the MBP will get about 3 hours 15 minutes in the real world and the MacBook will get about 3 hours 26 minutes(numbers taken from MaximumPC August 2008 issue). That is not much of a difference and shouldn't really impact your decision. The main difference between the two are screen size and horse power. The MBP has a few other minor features as well, such as the back lit keyboard and better integrated speakers among others, but these don't affect the performance of the machine. I have to say I do prefer the MBP keyboard over the MacBook though. If you can go to an Apple store and try them both out to see which one you prefer. Also the white MacBook scratches very easily. Just taking mine in and out of the case scratched it up pretty good. So far I have not had that problem with my MBP and I use it in the same case I used with my MacBook. I hope all this helps you with your decision. Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WakeCarver, post: 687478, member: 37501"] Let me ask you this. Do you plan on running any of the programs in Adobe's Creative Suite 3 or similar software? Do you plan on playing any games at all? Do you plan on doing any video encoding? If you answered yes to any of those questions I would definitely go with the MBP. If you are just going to be running office productivity apps, surfing the net, emailing, and watching videos then the MacBook would be the better choice. I have owned both and much prefer the MBP to the regular MacBook. As far as the battery issue goes the MBP will get about 3 hours 15 minutes in the real world and the MacBook will get about 3 hours 26 minutes(numbers taken from MaximumPC August 2008 issue). That is not much of a difference and shouldn't really impact your decision. The main difference between the two are screen size and horse power. The MBP has a few other minor features as well, such as the back lit keyboard and better integrated speakers among others, but these don't affect the performance of the machine. I have to say I do prefer the MBP keyboard over the MacBook though. If you can go to an Apple store and try them both out to see which one you prefer. Also the white MacBook scratches very easily. Just taking mine in and out of the case scratched it up pretty good. So far I have not had that problem with my MBP and I use it in the same case I used with my MacBook. I hope all this helps you with your decision. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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