<p>I don't know which one to get.
I'd be getting the 13" screen for either one.
I don't do any MAJOR photo/video editing.
Money isn't really an issue. Especially since they have the college student deal going on now, the price difference is only about $50.
I personally like the white macbook's look, but I heard the plastic case cracks a lot. Is that true? I DO plan to take it with me places.</p>
<p>Advice, please! :)</p>
<p>Ok I’m in the same fix so I’ll be following this. And where is there a $50 difference? Last I checked the Book was at $950 and Pro at about $1100 (college student rates). Do post a link if you find better numbers.</p>
<p>And yeah - Macbook or Pro.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry! You’re right. $150 difference**</p>
<p>Still, without considering the price because money isn’t a huge issue, which would be the better choice?</p>
<p>i have a white macbook and you’re correct, all of the plastic on mine is either cracked or chipped off on the edges. i plan to get a macbook pro for school next year</p>
<p>in terms of functionality, i think they’re about the same with some some minor changes</p>
<p>id say get the macbook pro because the aluminum casing is absolutely awesome, it hardly gets any scratches and is highly durable. The look is just great and compliments the computer system ^^ but up to you</p>
<p>I wish I had gotten the pro! I think they fixed the white case cracking issues though with the newer models.</p>
<p>if money difference really doesnt matter that much to you, i would go with the mbpro. i just upgraded after a couple years of use with the white macbook and i love the aluminum casing. plus, i think its a 2 gig memory upgrade if you do decide to do slightly heavier programs on your laptop.</p>
<p>nevertheless, both are excellent laptops and im glad you’re having the problem of choosing which one to use rather than asking about a broken toshiba/hp fan.</p>
<p>boo. pc > mac. D=<</p>
<p>Normally I’d just say buy a PC and be done with it, but the i7 MBPs are damn nice and would be a desktop replacement for my processing photos.</p>
<p>i7 / 330M MBP still costs $2k. You can get an i7 with 5870M graphics on a PC for around $1100 without much trouble. Money better spent on software and an SSD (or four).</p>
<p>Can’t say anything bad about Macs performance-wise (especially the epic battery life), but the markup has gotten a bit obscene in recent years now that the hardware is mostly comparable.</p>
<p>You forget that most PC laptops under $1800 are running underpowered 720QM processors, which are nowhere near the benchmarks of the i7-920 that’s in the new MBP.</p>
<p>Not to mention I can scrap my current i7 desktop for parts and salvage around $800 not including hard drives.</p>