Is it even worth the extra money for the MacBook Pro?
These notebooks have been on the market for a while now, but it's only recently that I noticed the latest specifications for the new MacBook. They are almost identical to the specifications of the bottom-most MacBook Pro (the MacBook has a larger hard drive off the shelf - huh).
I've always been a huge fan of the white plastic composite traditionally used for the MacBook (before that, the iBook). It does scratch up a bit after usage, but with the lovely products from Zagg you can keep that MB looking fine for much longer (I purchase invisibleSHIELDs for all of my notebooks - PC's included).
I have a MB Pro 17, and it's a great machine. If I were in the market for a smaller notebook - for portability, I think that the normal MacBook takes it. The base configuration of the MacBook Pro 13 costs $200 dollars more. It certainly can be built up more, but if you're going for the base configuration don't waste the $200.
I'm glad they've kept that line of notebooks available; I've only ever purchased the regular MacBook for my wife.
Well done Apple.
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