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Ok so I’m not as bothered by the MacBook Pro after getting my Powerbook only a couple months ago, because it appears the MacBook Pro is lacking a few things. Some things you can get by buying an accessory.

• No modem (I wouldn’t care but some do, have to get USB one)
• No S-Video plug (I use this a lot, you have to get a DVI to video plug)
• No DVD+R DL burning like the PowerBook October ‘05 models
• No word on battery life, is it better? Thought it was supposed to be.
• No firewire 800? Well I don’t use it but only get 1 firewire 400 port instead

So I don’t feel as bad for having a outdated-in-3-months Powerbook anymore. They seem to have left some things out. We’ll see how they are with issues too later on, since first revisions can sometimes be rocky.

I know it was rumored to be true, but part of me didn’t expect them to get a “Powerbook” or what’s now a “MacBook Pro” out until maybe Summer ‘06. But they now have a MacBook Pro which they claim is 4x faster than my current PowerBook.

I wonder how smooth they’ll be since Apple has had problems often with first revision of a lot of hardware. I don’t think it’s been too often though so this could easily probably go well. I do kind of wish I could upgrade to the new one, built-in iSight, possibly less crappy power cord, 4x faster, etc. My current machine is great, but always feel like you want the better one, specially if it’s only been 3 months since mine came out.

Also wondering if I should get iLife ‘06 when all I use is iPhoto and not all that frequently.