Archive for October 14th, 2008

 

The New MacBook Pro VS The Old MacBook Pro

New MacBook Pro: -$1999 Apple.com

  • 250GB HD Standard. 128GB SSD optional ($550)
  • Mulit touch Glass Trackpad
  • USB, FireWire800, Displayport(+$100 for DualLink DVI), Expresscard
  • 2GB RAM
  • NVIDIA GeForce 9400M+ and 9600M GT (Hybrid SLI) W/256MB
  • 2.4GHZ
  • 1066MHz FSB
  • 8X Superdrive
  • Glossy Display Only

Old MacBook Pro: -$1349 Apple.com Refurb

  • 200GB HD Standard.
  • Multi-touch Trackpad
  • USB,FireWire800, FireWire400, Expresscard, DualLink DVI
  • 2GB RAM
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT W/256MB
  • 2.4GHz
  • 800MHz FSB
  • 8x Superdrive
  • Gloss or Matte, your choice

While I’m not devastated by the loss of the FW 400 port on the MacBook Pro, the complete omission on the MacBook is preposterous , the lack of the DualLink DVI port does have me asking questions. Like, seriously Apple?

What are your thoughts? Please leave them below in comments. :)

Posted by Luke under Apple, Hardware  •  4 Comments