Hi Geoff, No. Both the Macbook, and Macbook pro come with a multi gesture trackpad. The things that separate one from the other are 1. Material: the Macbook is plastic while the Macbookpro is allonym. 2. Upgradeable: The Macbook pro will allow you to expand to 8gb of ram and a faster processor than the macbook. 3. connections: I believe the Macbook pro has more USB ports as well as a firewire port.
These are the main differences between the 2 Macs. hth On Aug 7, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Thanks much to all for their suggestions!! Since I don't want to be hooked > to a display it seems that my choices are down to the MacBook vs MacBookPro. > > From Eric's description the track pad sounds like a priority. Is that what > distinguishes a macBook from a pro? As Ricardo points out I could purchase > one separately, but I would think that having it built in without needing to > keep track of another peripheral would be an attractive option. > > Take care. > Geoff > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Caron" <ecar...@comcast.net> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: Mini or MacBookPro? > > > Hi Jeff, > > As you are a iPhone user I think you would really like the Mac book with > built in multi gesture track pad. Also, I use a 13 inch mac book white case > and it would certainly do all you have mentioned. I just hook up a usb hub > and I'm good to go. I love being able to take it with me when I travel. > Nothing against the mini but if you have only one Mac it might be nice to > have the flexibility of the Mac Book. > > Nice thing is you cant make a wrong choice. Both would work well. > > Eric Caron > > On Aug 7, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > >> Hi, >> Due to the portability, and trackpad, I'd go for the Pro. >> Sarai Bucciarelli >> Personal Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia >> >> On Aug 7, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >>> Either model would work fine for what you want, the only thing is, the mini >>> requires that a monitor be connected, not turned on, just connected. >>> Otherwise voice over will be quite sluggish. If you have a monitor you can >>> connect, I would go with the mini, otherwise the mac book pro would be a >>> good choice. Or you could just get the regular mac book for $999, that >>> would also meet your needs I think. >>> On Aug 7, 2010, at 9:37 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: >>> >>>> Greetings y'all, >>>> >>>> For the benifit of those who don't hang out on the viPhone list, I >>>> recently started assisting Cara Josh and Olivia with the management of >>>> this list. Since I don't yet have a Mac until now I only read posts that >>>> Google suspected of being spam. >>>> >>>> This weekend my state is exempting "back to school" items such as >>>> computers from sales tax. I've been considering migrating to the Apple >>>> world for a while and the 8% savings is tempting. >>>> >>>> I am a total, hence gaming is not a priority. I anticipate my primary >>>> uses would be web surfing, email, playing/editing audio, and hopefully app >>>> development. I therefore don't believe that processor speed and memory >>>> would make a lot of difference, but perhaps more experienced Mac users can >>>> comment. >>>> >>>> With these assumptions in mind I'm considering either the 13 inch low end >>>> MacBookPro (2.4 GHZ processor) for $1,200 or the Mac Mini for $800. >>>> Comparing the specs it would appear that $400 would buy me a keyboard, 2GB >>>> extra memory, a 13 inch display, fewer USB ports, an extra pound to cary >>>> around and 70 GB less disk storage. >>>> >>>> I have a four year old USB display that I plug into my Dell desktop on >>>> those rare occasions when I need sighted assistance. >>>> >>>> Okay, so at long last, here are my questions. Any input would be greatly >>>> appreciated! >>>> >>>> 1. Considering my anticipated usage are my assumptions about memory and >>>> processor speed accurate? If not, any details would be very helpful. >>>> >>>> 2. Will the Mac Mini work without a display? >>>> >>>> 3. I already own an Apple wireless keyboard. I assume this would work >>>> with the Mini if I unpare it from my iPhone? >>>> >>>> TIA and best regards. >>>> Geoff >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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