MacBook Pro

15" MacBook Pro

So, I’m crazy.  I just got done cleaning up my old MacBook, and I just went and ordered a MacBook Pro.

(The good news is, I’ll be able to hook the two up via FireWire and transfer all my settings, accounts, and data between the two.  There’s a great migration wizard in Mac OS X.)

Why did I go and purchase such an expensive, albeit beautiful, piece of hardware?  Power.  I’ve pushed this old MacBook now close to three years, and it’s served me well.  Very well, in fact.  And it’s still in great condition.  But truth be told, it chokes on processor intensive stuff, and I do like to play around with high definition video and high resolution photography.

And I can’t forget that I’m going to invest into an HD camcorder before too long, which, with its 24Mbps and 1080p resolution, would wreck this old notebook.

That, and it’s pretty.  And LED-backlit display and a unibody aluminum enclosure.  Sold.

I took the Pro over the standard new MacBook because of the higher power video card, as well as the extra screen real estate (13.3″ vs. 15.4″).  Trying to future proof myself a bit and get another 3 years (or more) from this next machine.

Specs
2.53GHz Core 2 Duo (Penryn) with 6MB (!!!) L2 cache on a 1066MHz bus, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB HDD, 8x Dual-layer Superdrive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M 512MB GDDR3, Wireless N, Bluetooth 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, multi-touch glass trackpad.

I feel pretty set.  I might bump the hard drive to 500GB or more later, but for now, this makes me pretty happy.  Can’t wait until it arrives on Friday.

What happens to this 2006 MacBook?  Haven’t decided.  I might sell it, but my brother could use a portable computer, and I might give it to him to use for school.  (He has an impressive 3.06GHz 24″ iMac, but that’s obviously stationary.