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1 yr old MacBook vs New MacBook?? which one

  • 06-12-2007 12:12pm
    #1
    AlanD
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    Right, need some advice...

    I have the option to buy a 1 year old MacBook 2Ghz with 1 gig of RAM. Usual specs after that. Price is just over 700 euro. Comes with a full keyboard, bag and mouse too and it runs Tiger.

    Or, I have been wondering about buying a new MacBook with similar specs running Leopard.

    I've read a LOT of bad things about Leopard and was all set to get a secondhand MacBook and wait til Leopard got sorted before upgrading. Is Leopard that bad? I don't want crashes. I will be recording songs using the laptop so want something stable.

    Your advice would be appreciated. This is not about the money....this is about the quality and although some folks may think that newer is always better, I'm wondering if I should pocket the price difference and go with the Tiger machine.


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
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    There's nothing really wrong with Leopard. Some people just weren't particularly forgiving toward it; there was a lot of delays for what essentially amounted to a (relatively) minor update that was less than fully polished. As for the other problems, well there's always someone who claims such-and-such update bricked their system. I haven't had any stability issues with it. The last update seemed to sort most of the immediate issues.


  • #3
    AlanD
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    well that's good to know. I love the look of the new features in Leopard.

    With the older laptop, I was going to upgrade later when it looked like Leopard was popular with the techies again.

    But, what about the old vs new machine. Old one out of warranty now but has same speed and spec as new one. I could buy old one and upgrade to leopard for less than a new machine


  • #4
    Sad Professor
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    Well if the old macbook is over a year-old it's assumedly a Core Duo; the new machine would have the Core 2 Duo. So there is a difference in specs. Personally if it were me I'd always go for the newer machine, as it's likely to last you longer. Plus you have a year's warranty and the option to get Apple Care within the first year. The saving isn't worth the risk with the old machine imo, if it fails you're f**ked.


  • #5
    AlanD
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Well if the old macbook is over a year-old it's assumedly a Core Duo; the new machine would have the Core 2 Duo. So there is a difference in specs. Personally if it were me I'd always go for the newer machine, as it's likely to last you longer. Plus you have a year's warranty and the option to get Apple Care within the first year. The saving isn't worth the risk with the old machine imo, if it fails you're f**ked.

    yes you are right, it's a core duo.....

    would I notice the difference in speed?

    Also, can I not buy applecare after the fact?


  • #6
    Sad Professor
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    You can only get Applecare within the first year of purchase.

    I'm not an expert but afaik the CD is slightly slower than the C2D. The C2D is 64-bit however and Leopard is a true 64-bit OS which makes the new macbook a little more future proof. I've also heard that the C2D is cooler, quieter and easier on the battery.


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  • #7
    AlanD
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    oh I see.....

    glad I asked so!! I didn't think there was much of a difference.....

    Thanks for your help.


  • #8
    Sad Professor
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    It's still a really good price for the old macbook though. But if you can *ahem* get the new macbook for a hundred or so more than I'd go for that. ;)


  • #9
    Nonoperational
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    I have a black late 2006 macbook which i purchased in Jan 2007. Its a core 2 duo with 1gb of ram. Running leopard like a dream. Some amazing computer.If the macbook is the original - its a core duo, the 2nd model released is core 2 duo and really has very little less spec than the machine being sold today.


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